Both Zerwas and Davis have been serving as interim leaders of the university system and its flagship.
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Posted inPittsburgh
Campus hunger may rise amid the ‘beautiful’ bill’s changes to SNAP food aid
Trump-backed legislation aims to restrict nutritional aid and push costs on states, countering efforts to connect food-insecure students to benefits.
Posted inCalifornia
‘Like having a hand cut off’: California schools reeling after AmeriCorps cuts
Trump cut AmeriCorps, laying off over 5,600 of California’s public service workers. Because of a lawsuit, the state’s program can restart, at least temporarily, but schools and disaster relief sites are still reeling from staffing shortages.
Posted inColorado
What to know about the Trump budget bill’s impact on schools that serve students of color
Together, the Trump administration’s budgetary cuts and the pending lawsuit could cause the schools to reduce services for students, hike tuition, and even close their doors, according to higher education experts.
Posted inWisconsin
Trump funding freeze threatens programs that prepare thousands for jobs in Wisconsin
Wisconsin needs the $7 million currently on hold for adult education to build its workforce, officials say. Now the state is suing to get what it was promised.
Posted inNew York City
House Republicans Grill CUNY Chief on Campus Antisemitism Claims
Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez became the latest university chief facing hostile questioners, where his non-responses did little to satisfy House Republicans while they also infuriated the union representing faculty members.
Posted inSan Antonio
Alamo Colleges becomes top state earner under revised funding bill
Alamo Colleges District is positioned to become the top earner of state funding under Texas’ recently revised outcomes-based funding model, which could bring in at least $4.6 million more into its colleges this year. In 2023, House Bill 8 tied state funding to performance and outcomes, incentivising institutions for the number of students that received […]
Posted inPittsburgh
Trump touts $92 billion in energy and AI investments in Pa., amid Oakland protests
Some at Carnegie Mellon University saw the president’s visit as an honor, others as “insulting.”
Posted inMississippi
IHL reps assure wary JSU alumni that president search will be ‘open and engaging’
Questions still linger over whether the board will follow its policies and procedures for the leadership search this time.
Posted inTampa Bay
Florida approves $4 million for new college accreditation body
Florida is so far the sole member of the Commission for Public Higher Education.