While the courtship between Cleveland State University and Notre Dame College remains uncertain, mergers involving small private colleges – while still relatively uncommon – are happening more frequently nationwide. Cleveland State acknowledged last month that the university has discussed “potentially absorbing” Notre Dame College, which framed it as an opportunity for a “partnership.” Cleveland State President Laura Bloomberg […]
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Posted inTexas
Workaround to FAFSA glitch allows Texas students from immigrant families to apply for college aid
The workaround is meant to help students meet schools’ application deadlines. College counselors say it will lead to more work and confusion.
Posted inNews About Open Campus
New York City, North Carolina newsrooms join Open Campus Local Network
The Open Campus Local Network supports full-time higher education reporting around the country.
Posted inRace and Equity
Q&A: What does political engagement look like at an HBCU?
Students from historically Black colleges and universities have long played a role in shaping social and political movements, and 2024 is no exception. Across the country, HBCU students are organizing pro-Palestine activism efforts on their campuses. They’re struggling with complicated feelings about who to vote for in November. To learn more about what political engagement […]
Posted inNorth Carolina
‘It’s inescapable:’ University of North Carolina Greensboro professor worries whether her job will survive cuts
Earlier this month, Chancellor Franklin Gilliam announced that he is eliminating several programs, majors and minors from the university.
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
After 27 years in prison, a 54-year-old is now getting his Ph.D.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker commuted Johnny Pippins’s sentence. Now he’s adjusting to campus life at the University of Iowa.
Posted inMississippi
Mississippi’s university faculty are woefully underpaid. Is that ‘economic reality’?
Mississippi’s faculty and staff continue to make far less than those in other Southern states.
Posted inChicago
An unresolved glitch keeps students with immigrant parents out of the new FAFSA
College hopefuls with undocumented parents worry the issue threatens their ability to afford school.
Posted inOhio
Notre Dame College says no update yet on its future
Leaders at Cleveland State University and Notre Dame met three times last fall to talk about Cleveland State potentially ‘absorbing’ the financially struggling smaller school. Notre Dame officials had said to expect an announcement mid-February.
Posted inMississippi
House committee passes bill expanding college financial aid to adult, part-time students
Under House Bill 994, adult, part-time and low-income college students would be able to receive the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant.