The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians near Highland is giving UC Riverside a $1.28 million grant, partly to help fund its Gathering of the Tribes Summer Residential Program. More...
Swastika defaces Duke mural
A mural at Duke University — created to honor the victims of last month's Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — was vandalized with a Nazi symbol over the weekend. More...
‘An oasis in rural America’
A new commission at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is focusing on what it means to be a small and rural college in America today. More...
Ky. education officials launch employability initiative
The Council on Postsecondary Education has partnered with six colleges and universities to launch an employability initiative. More...
Free college tuition an option, but less than half of students sign up
At least one Franklin Community High School graduate wouldn’t be a college freshman today if his mom hadn’t signed him up for a scholarship six years ago. More...
Peterson’s partners with YouVisit
For students seeking colleges that fit their needs, the daunting task of finding suitable prospects just got easier thanks to a unique partnership announced today between longstanding college search authority Peterson’s and YouVisit, the leading virtual campus tour provider for over 500 colleges and universities globally. More...
Univ of N. Colo. launches badging program
The Software Guild is bringing its successful coding bootcamp to one of the most rapidly growing tech markets in the country by teaming up with the University of Northern Colorado. More...
UMaine System trustees draft ‘new vision’ for public education
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees released today a draft "declaration of strategic priorities" that would commit its campuses to leading educational efforts statewide in response to Maine's growing workforce crisis, concerns about student debt and the rapid changes in the higher education marketplace. More...
Trump can’t immediately end DACA, appeals court panel says, setting up Supreme Court fight
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Trump cannot immediately end the program that shields from deportation young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children. More...
A new approach to addressing hunger in higher ed
On the basement level of Harold Washington College, students find space to study, catch up and a grab a bite between classes or jobs. And in the corner, something most colleges don’t have, but a surprising number might need: a food pantry. More...