The future of Iowa Wesleyan University is uncertain as the private liberal arts school struggles to stay afloat financially. More...

There’s a particularly disturbing political ad running on WTOP radio these days, appearing often enough that the words really get into your head.  According to this ad, Democrats are “an unhinged angry mob of thugs” who promote all kinds of lawlessness and evil, described in extremely ugly and provocative language in the ad. More...

The governing boards of public universities have long provided political plums that governors and senior legislators love to hand out. But most state residents probably don’t know the oversight boards even exist until there’s a problem. More...

As authorities investigate the deadly attack at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Americans are confronting our history of racism and hatred.
The American dream is as enduring as the second line of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” More...

A student not affiliated with Dartmouth College was shot near the school's campus in Hanover, N.H., on Friday evening. The exact nature of the victim's injuries are not known at this time, but a Dartmouth spokeswoman said that the victim was taken to a hospital. More...

Three law enforcement experts will investigate the University of Utah’s police department, its policies, and — despite earlier statements — the “actions taken by individual officers” after a student was shot to death on campus last week. More...

Today, UC Berkeley announced the next stage (link is external) in its realization of the research university for the 21st Century – serving a connected world, recognizing the profoundly integrative character of the frontiers of knowledge, and using unprecedented observational and computational capabilities to make a positive difference in that world. More...

The Harvard trial wraps up on Friday. And for the last three weeks, the group Students for Fair Admissions has argued that the Ivy League school discriminates against its Asian-American applicants. More...

Florida is one of 35 states that tie college funding to graduation rates. But a new study, “The Pell Divide,” finds a difference in graduation rates between students who receive funding assistance from Pell Grants and those who don’t. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a Florida university that's using predictive analytics to identify students likely to struggle, so they can receive the support they need. More...

Edmentum, a global education leader and a pioneer in online teaching and learning solutions, announces new Edmentum course approvals under the University of California “a-g” program for the 2018–19 school year. More...