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Title hopes? Why switching athletic conferences is a big gamble for universities

UB Custom Publishing | January 10, 2022

Research shows that moves intended to boost notoriety instead cause major disruption to brands and bottom lines at most institutions.

Some colleges push COVID-19 boosters as others kill employee vaccine mandates

UB Custom Publishing | December 08, 2021

Institutions in conservative states favor pausing the worker requirement after Biden's order is struck down.

With big money on the line, universities adopt COVID-19 employee vaccine rules

UB Custom Publishing | October 25, 2021

Contracted workers are being told to comply with Biden's mandate, but some institutions are holding out.

Double trouble: How can colleges can prepare for the looming ‘twindemic’?

Chris Burt | October 13, 2021

From mandates to clinics to outreach, strategies vary as institutions try to stave off a potential 'twindemic'.

Democratic wish list includes billions to help students finish their degrees

October 01, 2021

Money could be used to boost counseling, fix remedial education, modernize systems for reenrolling students, ease transfers or help students through a financial emergency.

State-by-state mask tracker: Colleges impose new COVID-19 mandates

UB Custom Publishing | September 02, 2021

Higher education institutions opt for extra safety this fall by requiring face coverings.

Beating COVID-19 vaccine bans: Can public universities defy state orders?

UB Custom Publishing | August 26, 2021

FDA approval sets stage for potential challenges, but there are reasons why institutions may not flinch.

Alabama community college overhaul improves the odds for unprepared students

August 25, 2021

As students return this fall, the path to a degree should be shorter – and cheaper – for many.

Diversity champion Freeman Hrabowski to retire as UMBC president after 3 decades

Matt Zalaznick | August 24, 2021

Just a short list of the substantial growth during Hrabowski's 30 years of leadership: Enrollment, graduation rates, research investment, degree programs and the university's share Pell Grant recipients.