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Posted inTexas
Fewer Texas students seek financial aid for college after this year’s bungled FAFSA rollout
Texas college access advocates are in a race this summer to get more students to apply for federal financial aid.
Posted inFort Worth
Women lead majority of Tarrant County’s universities and college systems, defying national stats
Unlike in Tarrant County, just about a third of college presidents nationwide are women.
Posted inTampa Bay
Among USF Gaza protesters: a past supporter of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
In 2006, Hatem Fariz pleaded guilty to providing nonviolent support to the terrorist group. Since Oct. 7, he’s helped organize Tampa pro-Palestine rallies.
Posted inEl Paso
White House canceled ‘party’ for NSF grant in El Paso amid UTEP concerns
University of Texas at El Paso leaders were dismissive of plans for a celebratory launch party by the White House meant to recognize the school and its partners for being awarded several significant grants, including a major National Science Foundation grant, El Paso’s congresswoman said. They cited concerns that it would appear political in an election year, […]
Posted inCollege in Rural America
A rural Florida county hopes a new airport will bring jobs. First, it needs to retrain its workforce
A third of Hendry County’s working-age adults lack a high-school diploma. And local leaders’ efforts to educate more of the region’s diverse population face political headwinds, too.
Posted inNorth Carolina
Founding professor of UNC Asheville’s religious studies department says cuts threaten ‘core’ of university
Over the past five years, UNC Asheville’s enrollment has dropped 25%. The chancellor has proposed eliminating six departments.
Posted inChicago
UChicago decision to withhold protesters’ degrees leaves students stuck in limbo
Some faculty say the punishment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators goes against the school’s commitment to free speech. Others say the encampment was uniquely disruptive.
Posted inOhio
Few taking advantage of program to help Ohioans with ‘some college, no credential’ return to campus
Only about 2% of eligible Ohio residents enrolled in the first year of the Ohio College Comeback Compact.
Posted inThe Dispatch
DEI bans meant to be ‘ambiguous enterprise’
When universities are forced to interpret policy themselves, they often act more conservatively.