By Elin Johnson. Utah will phase out two merit-based scholarships and redirect the funds toward need-based scholarships, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. More...
Activists Disrupt Harvard-Yale Game
By Elin Johnson. Climate change activists swarmed the field of the Harvard-Yale football game, delaying the game an hour and causing the Yale University police to issue 42 summonses for disorderly conduct, reported The New York Times. More...
American University Responds to Backlash
By Elin Johnson. The university's handling of the physical removal of an African American student from her apartment prompted student protests and public criticism after a disturbing video of the event went viral. More...
Trump Cheered by Alabama Fans
By Elin Johnson. At their much-discussed visit to the LSU vs. Alabama game, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were met with cheers and applause, while protests happened outside the stadium. More...
Radford Employee Emptied Student Newspaper Racks
By Elin Johnson. A Radford University worker was responsible for the removal of issues of the university's student paper in September, reports The Roanoke Times. More...
University of Minnesota Cancels Bloomberg Lecture
By Elin Johnson. Bloomberg's speech was scheduled in October, but the university said that due to rumors of his presidential run they could no longer host it, citing federal law and university rules that prohibit public entities from actions that may support presidential candidates. More...
SUNY, CUNY Host Disaster-Preparedness Conference
By Elin Johnson. Two large state systems will be bringing institutions from all over the country to learn from each other on disaster preparedness and response, taking examples from Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico in 2017, with the goal of pulling knowledge together and moving forward collectively. More...
As Fires Rage, More Campuses Close
By Elin Johnson. Across California, institutions are grappling with how best to provide for students and employees while combating power outages and poor air quality. For many, this is the new normal. More...
College Won't Have to Repay $42M in Federal Aid
By Elin Johnson. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College will not have to repay $42 million in federal student aid funding after a nine-year legal debacle, reports the Tribune Star. More...
5 Irvine Fraternity Members Charged in Brother's Death
By Elin Johnson. Five members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter at University of California, Irvine, have been charged after the alcohol-poisoning death of a brother. More...