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Posted inOhio

Notre Dame College set to close at end of spring semester

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioFebruary 29, 2024March 4, 2024

Leaders at the financially strapped South Euclid college of 1,400 students recently considered other options that included establishing ties to Cleveland State University.

Posted inColorado

CU Boulder and CSU Fort Collins push enrollment deadlines amid FAFSA delays

By Jason GonzalesFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education switched to a new FAFSA form this year, but the rollout has been slow and problematic.

Posted inMississippi

Lawmaker behind bill to close three universities says its has ‘slim’ chance to pass

By Molly Minta, Mississippi TodayFebruary 28, 2024February 29, 2024

Alumni of the state’s three historically black universities decried the bill as a do-over of former Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to merge those schools. 

Posted inPittsburgh

Tech funding trough or ‘war-machine pipeline’? At CMU, defense dollars total billions

By Emma FoltsFebruary 27, 2024March 4, 2024

Carnegie Mellon receives more military funding than most highly selective universities, covering research ranging from drones to AI. Some students are balking.

Posted inOhio

Cleveland State’s Laura Bloomberg won’t become the University of Minnesota’s next president

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioFebruary 26, 2024February 28, 2024

Bloomberg spent several days in Minnesota this month going through a search process as one of three finalists. She was passed over in a public vote on Monday for Rebecca Cunningham from the University of Michigan.

Posted inPittsburgh

Pitt and CMU have grown wealthier through private, offshore investments. We followed the money.

By Emma FoltsFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 2024

The city’s wealthiest universities have invested their multibillion-dollar endowments in ways that are decreasingly transparent to students, faculty and the public.

Posted inTexas

As doors close and funding fades, students worry UT-Austin is taking Texas’ new DEI ban too far

By Kate McGee and Ikram MohamedFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 2024

The new state law prohibits public universities from having diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Students say schools are overcorrecting.

Posted inTampa Bay

New College of Florida is sanctioned by national faculty group

By Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay TimesFebruary 26, 2024October 29, 2025

The American Association of University Professors said changes at the Sarasota school have “seriously impaired” faculty.

Posted inMississippi

Mississippi spends less on college grant aid than nearly every Southern state

By Molly Minta, Mississippi TodayFebruary 23, 2024February 23, 2024

Mississippi spends less money on college financial aid programs than almost every state in the Southern region.

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Posted inColorado

Most Colorado community college students don’t get a four-year degree, new data shows

By Jason GonzalesFebruary 22, 2024February 23, 2024

Just 13% of Colorado community college students transfer and finish with a bachelor’s degree six years after starting college.

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