Less than a week after announcing record total student enrollment and the largest freshman class in its history, Western Carolina University took several steps toward providing the additional housing and parking necessary to accommodate anticipated growth in the years ahead. More...
Virginia College closing 3 Alabama schools
The private, for-profit school is closing its locations in Mobile, Huntsville and Montgomery. The Birmingham location will remain open. More...
Ohio colleges working to ensure a smooth election
Community colleges in Ohio are playing a role in ensuring that the computer systems used in upcoming elections are impervious to hacking. More...
Harvard, MIT win appeal in battle over gene editing patents
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision awarding CRISPR-Cas9 patents on human and animal gene editing to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. More...
W.Va. Higher Education Policy Commission evolving due to potential state funding changes
West Virginia is poised to dramatically change the way it funds and administers higher education — a process that has plunged the state Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) into controversy. HEPC is the state agency that administers and coordinates the state’s four-year colleges and universities. More...
Monmouth University suspends all fraternities, sororities
Monmouth University in West Long Branch has indefinitely suspended all of its fraternities and sororities for what school officials say was an inadequate response to some "serious conduct violations." More...
Montclair State defends police officers who drew guns on campus
Police at Montclair State University are facing student criticism after they responded to a reported fight, ordered individuals to the ground and drew their weapons in an incident captured on video and shared on social media. More...
Investigation ongoing of SUNY Upstate Medical University
The Onondaga County District Attorney's office has launched a broad grand jury investigation of SUNY's Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, including hiring decisions, severance packages and construction projects. More...
Code Blue sponsoring National Campus Safety Awareness Month
Code Blue Corporation is proud to return this September as sponsor for National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM). More...
Students on track to a second college degree
It’s August and recent high school graduates and returning students are packing for the move to campus. At Misericordia University, we are looking forward to welcoming more than 400 new first-year students again this year. On campuses across the nation, millions will begin their collegiate careers. More...