By Marjorie Valbrun. More than 750 historians, including several prominent scholars, signed a statement earlier this week condemning President Trump’s "numerous and flagrant abuses of power" and supporting his impeachment, according to The New York Times. The number of signers more than doubled within 24 hours, other news reports said. More...
By Marjorie Valbrun. For the first time ever, women are now the majority of U.S. medical school students, according to 2019 data released Tuesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges. More...
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Senate passed budget bills for the 2020 fiscal year, which if signed by President Trump would avert a government shutdown that would begin today. Higher education and scientific research programs generally fared well under the budget. More...
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education has rolled out a new website for information on federal student aid. The StudentAid.gov site pulls together student-facing pieces of other federal sites hosted by the department. It also includes one phone number for all loan servicer contact centers: 1-800-4-FED-AID. More...
By Paul Fain. Most adults in the U.S. (60 percent) say education beyond high school is available to anyone in the country who needs it, according to newly released results of a Gallup poll. That finding is similar to what Gallup found in 2015, the last time it asked that question. More...
By Paul Fain. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced a new $20 million grant program for 12 organizations that will act as intermediaries between a broad set of partner groups and colleges that are attempting substantial transformations around student success. More...
By Paul Fain. The University of Texas at Austin on Thursday acknowledged the sexual misconduct of 17 of its 27,000 employees, including three faculty members, during the past two years, The Texas Tribune reported. More...
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