By Scott Jaschik. The University of North Florida is preparing for a possible neo-Nazi rally today by supporters of a white nationalist student who has been suspended for posting photographs of himself showing his swastika tattoo, holding a gun and stating that if anyone from the campus chapter of Students for a Democratic Society should challenge him, he will "shut them down." More...

By Scott Jaschik. After a special meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, the university announced late Tuesday that it would permit -- if certain conditions are met -- the white supremacist Richard Spencer to appear on campus. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Massachusetts at Boston announced layoffs Wednesday, with 36 nonfaculty staff members losing their jobs, The Boston Globe reported. Those losing jobs include those who clean facilities, those who help run academic programs and others. The university has been facing serious financial difficulties. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Valparaiso University announced Thursday that its law school would no longer admit new students. While such announcements sometimes mean a law school is closing, Valparaiso insists that is not the case there. More...

By Scott Jaschik. American Historical Association sees 12 percent decline in openings, for fifth straight year of downward trend.
The academic job market keeps getting tighter for historians. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Many small private colleges are worried about enrollments these days. A Midwestern location doesn't seem to help. Nor does a small endowment. So the strategies that are evident tend to focus on how to get more "full-pay" students. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Asian group tells Common Application to stop giving Asian applicants numerous ways to describe themselves by country of family origin. Other experts on Asian educational issues favor Common App's approach. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Breaking with longstanding tradition -- through Democratic and Republican administrations -- President Trump will not host a meeting with this year's American Nobel laureates, the science news website STAT reported. At least two of this year's laureates said that they would not have gone to the White House if they had been invited. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Simpson College, a private institution in Iowa, announced Monday that it will cover tuition for all students from families with annual incomes that don't exceed $60,000. Many wealthy private institutions have such policies, but they are less common for institutions that have small endowments. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Notre Dame last week said it would end a program that provided employees with access to birth control. This week, the university reversed itself, The South Bend Tribune reported. University officials said that they didn't realize that they had the option of keeping the past coverage, without the university paying anything. More...