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Posted inIndianapolis

Martin University trustees announce college will close permanently

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJanuary 5, 2026January 7, 2026

They say the university will begin selling off assets.

Posted inCalifornia

College athletes can now make millions off sponsorship deals. Here’s the first look at California’s numbers

By Adam Echelman, CalMatters and Erica YeeMarch 6, 2025March 7, 2025

In 2021, California allowed college athletes to earn money, profiting off their name, image and likeness. University records show which student athletes are benefitting and how.

Posted inTexas

Texas now has more top-tier research universities than any other state, report finds

By Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneFebruary 13, 2025February 14, 2025

The number of top-tier research universities in Texas jumped, according to a new report, making the state home to more such institutions than any other state.

Posted inFort Worth

Tarleton students learn the language of medical translation with new Cook Children’s program

By Shomial AhmadFebruary 10, 2025February 14, 2025

Translating for her grandparents was something that Jacqueline Moreno, a senior at Tarleton State University, began doing when she was in middle school. Whether they were visiting a doctor or had an important bill in front of them, she would explain complicated issues in words — from English to Spanish — they could understand.

Posted inTexas

UT-Dallas students launch alternative newspaper after clash with administration

By Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneFebruary 7, 2025February 14, 2025

In late January, the University of Texas at Dallas removed most newspaper stands that once held its official student publication: The Mercury.

Posted inTampa Bay

FAU presidential hopeful, facing student protests, strikes moderate tone

By Ian HodgsonFebruary 7, 2025February 14, 2025

Former state Rep. Adam Hasner faced student protests and a grilling from faculty as he made his case to be Florida Atlantic University’s next president.

Posted inColorado

Colorado now tied for most educated state in the nation

By Jason GonzalesFebruary 3, 2025February 7, 2025

Colorado residents are still the most educated in the nation, but Massachusetts now shares the top spot, according to a report released last week.

Posted inMississippi

Anti-DEI bill would create taskforce to study ‘efficiency’ in university system

By Molly Minta, Mississippi TodayJanuary 31, 2025February 7, 2025

A Senate bill seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices on Mississippi college campuses would also create a taskforce to study how the state’s higher education system can become more efficient, a discussion some have feared is the opening salvo in an effort to close or merge universities.

Posted inFort Worth

TCU charts next decade of growth with new strategic plan. What’s in the playbook?

By Shomial AhmadJanuary 30, 2025February 3, 2025

Texas Christian University’s strategic plan for the next 10 years means growth in every direction.

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Posted inIndianapolis

Indiana struggles to send Black, Hispanic students to college, report shows

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJanuary 30, 2025February 7, 2025

Indiana’s making progress toward getting more students into college and job training, but new data shows the state still has significant work to do to help Black and Latino Hoosiers.

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