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The end of an era: Another long-established college closes due to financial problems

Alcino Donadel | March 29, 2023

The historic, 181-year-old school could not outpace its costs despite recent enrollment growth.

Ohio higher-ed bill would require instructors to teach ‘both sides’ on climate change

March 28, 2023

Ohio college and university instructors could be barred from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints under a sprawling higher education bill that received its first hearing last week. To say climate change is controversial is “simply wrong,” despite efforts to pretend otherwise, said Cyrus Taylor, a Case Western Reserve University physics […]

With upcoming vote, U of M joins national wave of higher-ed unionization efforts

March 28, 2023

Graduate students at the University of Minnesota are now joining the wave of unionization efforts sweeping across the country in higher education. After collecting around 2,800 union cards since their campaign launch in February, The Graduate Labor Union–United Electrical is now planning an election to determine whether graduate student workers at the U of M will form a union. If […]

US colleges face loss of racial diversity if race-conscious admissions banned – study

March 28, 2023

If the U.S. Supreme Court bans the consideration of race in college admissions, enrollment of minority groups at selective colleges will likely stall or decline – even if the schools give more weight to factors such as class, a new study found. Students for Fair Admissions, the group suing Harvard and UNC, argues that class-conscious admissions would […]

How The New York Times is giving students control over college rankings

Alcino Donadel | March 27, 2023

Students can scale what elements about a school are important to them, and their results are aggregated create an individualized Top 10 list.

West Texas A&M University student group files lawsuit against WT, Texas A&M University System officials over drag show cancellation

March 27, 2023

According to court documents filed on Friday in the US District Court Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division, Spectrum WT and student leaders Barrett Bright and Lauren Stovall filed a lawsuit against West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler, Christopher Thomas, the vice president for student affairs at the university, Texas A&M University System Chancellor […]

Opinion: There’s only one college rankings list that matters

March 27, 2023

DURHAM, N.C. — Within a few months of joining the faculty at Duke University in 2021, I could spot them: the high school seniors, juniors and even sophomores on their pilgrimages to our verdant and coveted wonderland, with its Gothic Revival spires, ecstatic basketball fans and acceptance rate of 6 percent. They stood out less […]

Tuition hikes at some SUNY campuses could reach 9% under Gov. Hochul proposal

March 27, 2023

Tuition hikes at several of the most competitive State University of New York campuses could grow by 9% each year, thanks to a loophole in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to fund public higher education. Language in the executive budget bills authorizes raising in-state tuition by an “additional” 6% at four campuses starting this fall, on top of the […]

How two wellness providers are broadening the menu of mental health care services for students

Alcino Donadel | March 26, 2023

Allowing stressed students to regulate themselves and, in some cases, utilize their smartphones to assess their own issues has encouraged even those who have not seen a healthcare provider in months to partake of the self-care services.

Students are likely to rule out your school based on state politics

Alcino Donadel | March 26, 2023

Both liberal- and conservative-leaning high school seniors tossed a college choice in the can if its state's policies didn't align with them.

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The end of an era: Another long-established college closes due to financial problems

Ohio higher-ed bill would require instructors to teach ‘both sides’ on climate change

With upcoming vote, U of M joins national wave of higher-ed unionization efforts

US colleges face loss of racial diversity if race-conscious admissions banned – study

How The New York Times is giving students control over college rankings

West Texas A&M University student group files lawsuit against WT, Texas A&M University System officials over drag show cancellation

Opinion: There’s only one college rankings list that matters

Tuition hikes at some SUNY campuses could reach 9% under Gov. Hochul proposal

How two wellness providers are broadening the menu of mental health care services for students

Students are likely to rule out your school based on state politics

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