By Rick Seltzer. University of North Carolina system's top lawyer issues cease-and-desist letter to outside lawyer said to be representing some of its board members. More...
Fresh Guidance for Merging Colleges
By Rick Seltzer. Mergers are “one more tactical arrow in a strategic quiver,” according to authors of new book offering practical advice on higher ed M&A. More...
Tug-of-War Over Students' Votes
By Greta Anderson. Efforts to suppress -- and protect -- the rights of student voters grow as they become a more influential bloc. Whether they voted in local elections or cast ballots on statewide issues, the elections last week showed the stakes are high. More...
States Ramp Up Aid Programs
By Greta Anderson. A report on 2017-18 state grants and aid shows that grant programs, including funding boosts in Florida and New York, contributed to a significant increase in state aid nationally. More...
Getting Beyond Offensive Costumes
By Greta Anderson. Students of color at Franklin & Marshall College say culturally insensitive and racist Halloween costumes worn by athletes are part of deeper racial problems on campus. More...
Discrimination Influences Student Activity and Mood
By Greta Anderson. Students who reported being discriminated against for various reasons changed their activity levels and showed indications of depression, University of Washington researchers found. More...
USC Student Deaths Possibly Linked to Drug Overdoses
By Greta Anderson. The University of Southern California is investigating whether several of the nine student deaths on its campus during the fall semester were caused by drug overdoses, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. More...
Wake-Up Call
By Greta Anderson. Several student deaths in the last month at the University of Southern California may have been overdoses. Other institutions are searching for ways to address the opioid epidemic before it costs lives on their campuses. More...
Community College Contracts With Outside Counseling Company
By Greta Anderson. Harrisburg Area Community College announced it is contracting with a third-party counseling services provider, after cutting its on-campus counseling services in September. More...
Fired for Violating or Upholding Title IX Law?
By Greta Anderson. Ohio magistrate recommends a federal judge allow a Title IX lawsuit against the University of Cincinnati to proceed. The university has asked that the case, brought by a former Title IX coordinator who alleged she was forced out for doing her job, be dismissed. More...