Graduate workers at the University of Illinois Chicago went on strike Monday after a year of negotiations failed to yield a contract. Workers are calling for better health care and pay that’s more on par with local private universities.
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Posted inOhio
Ohio State investigated itself over Ted Carter. Here’s why experts say that’s a big deal
Roughly six weeks after the former president resigned after disclosing an ‘inappropriate relationship,’ the university released an extraordinary amount of information amid calls for more transparency.
Posted inBerkeley
UC Berkeley strips all political art from trailblazing multicultural center
Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs.
Posted inTexas
Protesters challenge premise of Texas A&M civil discourse symposium amid new restrictions
Some students said the message of the forum, headlined by former Vice President Mike Pence, rang hollow as the university has placed limits on what professors can teach.
Posted inChicago
How the war in Iran is affecting Chicago colleges, from canceled research to uncertain postgrad plans
Some Iranian students are struggling to contact family members back home and are worried about their safety. Others have put their career plans on hold while they try to get their visas renewed.
Posted inLocal Story Partnerships
Bad at math? A new approach in Nevada colleges is easing pain for some students
Higher education officials ditched remedial classes five years ago, saying they were dead ends. Early results show a new ‘corequisite’ model is working better.
Posted inCalifornia
LA needs 100,000 construction workers. Community colleges are racing to train them
Los Angeles has an acute shortage of qualified construction workers as the region tries to rebuild from the Eaton and Palisades Fires. One community college is trying to help.
Posted inWisconsin
At one Wisconsin university, nearly half the students are still in high school
UW-Oshkosh enrolls more dual enrollment students than any Wisconsin university. It’s changing the college’s identity.
Posted inIndianapolis
What’s in a name? IU Indianapolis and UIndy are clashing over a nickname
UIndy filed a trademark opposition to ‘IU Indy.’
Posted inSan Antonio
San Antonio students increasingly rely on Pell Grants as Congress navigates funding shortfall
At most colleges across the San Antonio-area, at least 50% of incoming undergraduate students qualify for Pell Grants.