A loophole in state law allows trucking schools to operate with little state oversight, raising concerns about the quality of training for California’s truck drivers.
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Posted inBerkeley
At science fair, UC Berkeley researchers lobby for $23B bond to offset Trump’s cuts
Dozens of scientists, including some from Cal, left their labs and headed to Sacramento last week to defend their work studying disease treatments, resilience to extreme heat and more.
Posted inFort Worth
TCU equestrians show off their skills and sport at Fort Worth Stock Show
TCU is known for its sports culture. Football, basketball and baseball loom large. With 38 athletes, equestrian is the second-largest women’s sport at the university.
Posted inOhio
What happens if ICE agents show up at Ohio’s public universities?
Few of the state’s 14 four-year institutions publicly share this information online.
Posted inSan Antonio
Alamo Colleges launches first Promise partnership with a private university
The Promise-to-Promise agreement between Alamo Colleges and Schreiner University will allow qualifying students to transfer tuition free.
Posted inWisconsin
The transplants: 2 doctors fled Ukraine for Wisconsin. They’re still trying to get their careers back.
An anesthesiologist and a cardiologist gave up prestigious careers to save their daughter from war. Nearly four years later, they’re still on the long road to practicing their professions in the Dairy State.
Posted inNorth Carolina
Some NC professors fear new academic freedom policy will censor faculty
Some faculty members say the “lengthy and vague” policy is a threat to academic freedom in itself and fear it can be used to retaliate against professors who teach unpopular subjects.
Posted inWisconsin
Student loan borrowers are ‘confused and overwhelmed.’ Here’s what Wisconsinites should know.
The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt runs a free, confidential helpline for borrowers and prospective borrowers. Wisconsin Watch spoke to Executive Director Carole Trone about wage garnishment, the end of the popular SAVE repayment plan and how to avoid default.
Posted inTexas
Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities, agencies to halt H-1B visa petitions
The governor said public universities and state agencies may not seek new visas without Texas Workforce Commission permission through the end of the 2027 legislative session.
Posted inOhio
Kent State students say Senate Bill 1 cut emergency scholarships. Now they’re trying to restore them
Student organizers are launching an ambitious campaign to add $5 to the bills of all undergraduates to fund the initiative.