Quebec province’s university network is getting a CA$1.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) funding boost over the next six years plus the power to set their own tuition fee rates for foreign students, and in the future, rectors and senior staff will no longer get some of the existing free perks, as Quebec tightens the screws on abusive spending, writes Philip Authier for the Montreal Gazette. More...

The campuses that served as incubators for the civil rights movement in the mid-20th century are experiencing something of a renaissance, with freshman enrolment up at 40% of the historically black colleges and universities, writes Maya Rhodan for Time. More...

A Florida voting rights group and university students from two schools sued the state's chief election official on Monday over a 4-year-old edict banning the use of college buildings as early voting sites. More...

Oregon gave need-based college scholarships to just 31 percent of students who were eligible for one in 2015, turning down the other 69 percent because it ran out of money. More...