Unionized Boston University graduate workers voted to authorize a strike by an overwhelming majority after saying the school failed to meet their needs during negotiations, the union representing the students announced Tuesday night. Negotiations between the university and its union for graduate student workers, known as BUGSW, for the unions' first contract began in 2023. […]
The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan on behalf of a pair of pro-Palestinian student groups that were suspended last fall after their protests pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza allegedly violated university policy. The groups were not given the chance to appeal their suspensions and their suspensions were renewed past […]
A joint report by the University of Phoenix and Motherly details why credentials from a college or a university are essential for mothers to secure a stable job—and what colleges can improve to ensure their success.
Leaders of Northland College, a private environmental college in Ashland, said the school will close unless it raises $12 million by April 3. The school announced the urgent funding goal Tuesday. If the money is not raised, the college will begin the closure process at the end of the academic year, according to a statement […]
Opinions from over 10,000 current college applicants and their parents suggest narratives surrounding higher education can differ vastly from those interested in attending U.S. institutions.
A lack of understanding around edtech, which in turn is fueling decision paralysis, may be forestalling the future, according to an unsettling survey by the College Innovation Network (CIN).
Historic numbers of students from India are studying at foreign universities as a fast-growing, aspirational generation of young people looks for opportunities they can't find at home. India estimates 1.5 million students are studying at universities elsewhere—an eightfold increase since 2012—with no country attracting more than the U.S. It represents a loss for India, with many […]
The head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those institutions from using government funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In a letter sent Monday to current and future student-athletes of the National Collegiate […]
Fontbonne University will close in 2025, a decision that follows years of dwindling enrollment and financial losses at the 100-year-old Clayton-based liberal arts institution. Neighboring Washington University will purchase Fontbonne's 16-acre campus "in the coming months" as part of a purchase agreement, Fontbonne officials said. A sale price was not disclosed. Washington U, in a […]
Not only could the headaches affect the number of students applying to one's institution, but they can also hurt the retention of one's first-generation students.
