Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality.
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Posted inOhio
How is Workforce Pell rolling out in Ohio? Slowly, so far
Higher education leaders in Ohio and across the country continue to navigate the strict requirements surrounding the federal grant.
Posted inColorado
Colorado will select training programs for new Pell initiative. But data shows a ‘mixed bag’ in outcomes.
Low-income students in Colorado will soon be eligible for short-term job training through an expansion of Pell Grants, the federal program that provides need-based aid for higher education.
Posted inChicago
Illinois Institute of Technology cuts 160 faculty and staff just before fall semester
University officials say finances have taken a hit from declines in research funding and foreign student enrollment. Faculty say leaders’ slow response and lack of transparency have deepened the crisis.
Posted inOhio
Some Ohio universities keep using Flock surveillance cameras as cities consider a pause
The technology helps universities monitor crime – but critics, including some students, worry it could also put immigrant students at risk.
Posted inOhio
Ohio college syllabi are going public under Senate Bill 1
Students – and members of the public – will be able to access more information about undergraduate courses offered at community colleges and state universities.
Posted inBerkeley
How Californians cope with the state’s staggering inequality
For their book “Normalizing Inequality,” two UC Berkeley professors spoke with dozens of Californians clinging to a middle-class lifestyle — seeking to understand how they make sense of living here.
Posted inSan Antonio
Vaccines, transcripts and more: How educators combat the summer melt threatening college enrollment
The summer melt phenomenon affects recent high school graduates who might find themselves alone in the transition to college.
Posted inColorado
This college rodeo team is mostly women. Here’s why that matters for rural men.
Researchers are starting to study why rural men attend college at lower rates than women. At Colorado Mesa University, the challenge of getting rural men to join the rodeo team mirrors what’s happening nationwide.
Posted inFort Worth
‘A quiet diplomat’: 50 years on, Tarrant County College trustee still aims to open doors
Gwendolyn Morrison has served for 50 of TCC’s 60 years. In her final term, she’s still watching rule changes and pushing to keep promises.