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AAUP Urges AAU to Reject Nebraska

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking to rejoin the prestigious group of research universities after it was expelled in 2011

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The Future of the American University, According to Cornell Faculty

A Cornell committee made nearly 70 recommendations that it says will reorient the university to its core purpose.

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ED Redirects $235M in MSI Funds to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges

The Education Department announced Tuesday that it is sending more than $174 million to historically Black colleges and universities and...
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Commercialized Federal Research Has Generated Trillions, Study Finds

Federally funded research continues to yield big payoffs for the broader national economy, new data shows. Between 2021 and 2025...
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Report Finds Little Recourse for Donors

A Philanthropy Roundtable review of legal cases found that donors have little leverage if a university unilaterally rewrites their gift agreement. They believe legislation is needed.

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Ahead of Fiscal Year End, NSF Over a Billion Behind, IES to Award Funds

As the fiscal year’s end looms Sept. 30, the National Science Foundation has awarded significantly fewer grants than usual, and a judge has ordered an update from the Institute of Education Sciences on its research funding progress.

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Under New Loan Limits, Students Struggle to Finance Final Year

Evolving guidance from the Education Department shut two students out of federal student loans. “It really feels like someone’s stabbing you,” one mom told Inside Higher Ed.

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Private Minn. University to Receive $82M for Low-Income, First-Gen Programs

The gift will boost student scholarships and fund centers for first-generation students and leadership.