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Student protesters have unfurled a large banner that features the Palestinian flag's colors and reads “When people are colonized, resistance is justified.” More protesters can be seen in the background, some holding signs that say things like “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “resistance against colonization is a human right.”

Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring CSU Report on Protester Discipline

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed legislation that would have required the California State University system to report specifically...
A student, photographed from behind, stands in front of the door to the financial aid services office.
Opinion

The Students I Had to Tell

Financial aid administrators are supposed to solve problems. But I couldn’t fix things for the undocumented students who lost access to in-state tuition and Texas state financial aid.

Students on lawn in front of Schaeffer Hall at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City in 2024.

Faculty Advisers Resign After Call for ‘Reset’ of Iowa Civics Center

Eleven members of the Center for Intellectual Freedom’s Advisory Council stepped down this week. It’s the latest birth pang for such entities, which are created by Republican lawmakers and boards at public universities.

Governor Gavin Newsom, a light-skinned man with gray hair

Newsom Signs Bills Expanding Community College Bachelor’s Degrees

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Friday expanding the ability of the state’s community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees...
Students gather in a common area at the University of Austin on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

U of Austin Won’t Seek ABA Accreditation for Legal Program

The University of Austin, a five-year-old institution founded by CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss and others, says it...
A photo illustration of an emailed quote reading, “I want this professor fired or worse,” over an image of the Kentucky capitol building.

DEI Ban Led to End of Minister Benefits and Call for Professor to Be ‘Fired or Worse’

After Kentucky Republicans banned DEI, a diversity, equity and inclusion defender used open records requests to reveal what public universities face behind the scenes.

Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, a white man with white hair, wearing a suit, holds a microphone in the Senate chamber.

Architect of Ohio Higher Ed Overhaul Calls Shared Governance ‘Garbage’

Jerry Cirino, former chair of the Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee, successfully passed a sweeping, controversial law in his state. He’s an example of state lawmakers getting more involved in colleges and universities.

University of Iowa spring campus scene in Iowa City showing a statue of the mascot, Herky the Hawk, wearing graduation regalia.

Regents Block U of Iowa Civics Center Director From Conferences

The Iowa Board of Regents is refusing to pay for Luciano de Castro, interim director of the Center for Intellectual...