By Doug Lederman. The U.S. Education Department last night announced that it would start a "Higher Education Ecosystem Challenge" this spring, inviting teams of colleges, companies, foundations and others to design and test a "truly student-centered ecosystem" to promote student learning. More...
Arizona Backs Coach Amid Rule-Breaking Charges
By Doug Lederman. The University of Arizona has decided to let its men's basketball coach return to the team after he strongly disputed allegations in an ESPN report that he was captured on tape talking about paying players, the Arizona Daily Star reported. More...
University Cleared of Responsibility in Student Death
By Doug Lederman. The University of Delaware bears no legal responsibility for the 2013 death of a student killed by a pickup truck while crossing a highway after drinking to excess at an off-campus sorority party, a state judge ruled last week. More...
Words Matter in Gauging Public Confidence
By Doug Lederman. Gallup survey finds that Americans believe more in "higher education" than in "colleges and universities." Poll also drives home that skepticism is deepest among white men without degrees. More...
Walkouts Nationwide
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Exactly one month after the Parkland, Fla., massacre, students across the country exited classrooms at 10 a.m., some quiet, some carrying signs demanding gun reform from lawmakers. More...
University of Kansas Suspends All Fraternity Activities
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The Interfraternity Council at the University of Kansas has halted the activities of its 24 fraternities amid allegations of hazing in the chapters. More...
Reclaiming Their Campuses
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Public colleges and universities that were forced to host white supremacists (who lacked any ties to the institution) are now looking at ways to restrict certain events, but to avoid doing so based on content. More...
Angry, Galvanized and Ready
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. College students organize protests and become activists on gun reform after the deadly shooting in Florida.
Two weeks ago, Zach Xu drove to his hometown of Parkland, Fla. Few had heard of the sunny suburb until Valentine’s Day, when 17 people were gunned down at Xu’s former high school. More...
Community College Researcher to Lead Teachers College
By Ashley A. Smith. Thomas Bailey, founding director of the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College, has been selected as president of Teachers College. More...
Troubled Essex County College Cuts Jobs
By Ashley A. Smith. Essex County College, a two-year institution in New Jersey, is cutting 34 positions next year as it deals with decreasing enrollment and scrutiny from its accrediting agency. More...