As the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) begins a new semester, its future is anything but certain. Hurricane María dealt a blow to its infrastructure last year; now, both the federal and local governments seem intent on further damaging the island’s public-university system rather than repairing and strengthening this crucial asset for Puerto Rico’s socioeconomic development. More...

Students gathered Monday on the UMBC campus to share their experiences with sexual violence and demand accountability from the administration after an explosive class-action lawsuit alleging a culture of covering up abuse. More...

The University of Pennsylvania today announced that the School of Arts and Sciences’ College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) has launched a new program that, for the first time, makes an Ivy League bachelor’s degree accessible online. More...

Congressional negotiators have approved the final version of the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Labor, HHS and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill, and the news is mostly good for community colleges. More...

The Trump administration is all in on for-profit colleges—but even with the governmental trade winds at its back, the industry is still struggling to find its footing amidst mass campus closures and plunging enrollment. More...

The University of Washington has drawn up a plan for massive growth on its Seattle campus, adding several thousand students, several thousand employees and a stunning 6 million square feet of academic, athletic, research and office space — including 3 million square feet in a so-called “innovation district” characterized by high-rises. More...

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University celebrated an $18 million renovation to the Gavin Engineering Research Laboratory on campus Friday. More...