By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The Supreme Court has opened the way for states to legalize betting on athletics, a defeat for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and professional leagues. More...
Student Wants to 'End Affirmative Action for Women'
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The U.S. Education Department is investigating whether Yale University discriminates against men, stemming from an unusual complaint from a doctoral student completely unaffiliated with institution. More...
Education Department Criticized for Investigating Yale
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The National Women's Law Center on Monday blasted the Education Department for investigating Yale University for potentially discriminating against men, saying the Trump administration appears hostile toward a key federal gender discrimination law. More...
Michigan State Settles Nassar Lawsuits for $500 Million
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University officials won't say where they'll get the money, which will be distributed among the former doctor's hundreds of victims. More...
Campus Cops Handling Racism
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. In the past few weeks, a black student at Yale University had the police called on her for napping in a common room, and two Native American teenagers, prospective students at Colorado State University, were stopped on a campus tour after another parent was reportedly nervous, calling them “creepy” in a 911 call. More...
This Film's a Party, No College Lessons
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Life of the Party, the newest Melissa McCarthy movie, fails to capture any of the struggles of an adult learners, though it's full of sophomoric laughs. More...
A Vice President, the N-Word, a Coffee Shop and Culture
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. After a Duke University administrator complained about rap music being played at a campus coffee shop, two baristas working their shifts were let go, inspiring campus -- and national -- ire. More...
NCAA Compared to Slavery, Prison
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Federal officials alleged a scheme to push recruits to certain institutions in exchange for thousands of dollars. Assistant coaches with four high-profile programs were arrested last fall, and prosecutors at the time hinted at much more widespread corruption. More...
Another Setback for Programs Overseen by Troubled Accreditor
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A large for-profit college chain fails in first attempt to find a new accreditor, potentially raising the stakes for the Trump administration's review of ACICS, its current agency. More...
Making the Case for Pell
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Advocates prioritize a stronger Pell Grant as the next appropriations process gets under way, but big changes to the program are viewed as unlikely before an update to Higher Education Act. More...