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A petition and a letter asking state officials to investigate claims of critical race theory at Virginia Military Institute are the latest salvos in an ongoing conflict between leadership and alumni.

A recent study found that grade-forgiveness policies incentivize students to study STEM, take harder courses and stay in college—not slack off or simply boost their GPAs, as critics claim.

Florida’s faculty union is urging students, faculty and staff members to ignore a state-mandated survey on the climate for college viewpoint diversity.

Amid a surge in gun violence near campus, the Temple University Police Association disputes as “factually untrue” the hiring and patrol numbers the administration has reported.

Hudson County Community College, in New Jersey Bernard Adamitey, mathematics Mohammad Qasem, STEM Gilda Reyes, modern languages, speech and communications University of San Francisco Noopur Agarwal, art and architecture Inna Arzumanova, media studies Majid Dadgar, business analytics and info systems Lisa De La Rue, counseling psychology Nathan Dennis, art and architecture Nora Fisher-Onar, international studies Cheryl Jones-Walker, teacher education,

Barring an appeal to Ohio’s Supreme Court, Oberlin College will have to pay out $31 million for supporting false claims that a local bakery discriminated against students of color.

Bemidji State University is starting a certificate in accounting. Hartwick College is starting a master’s in nursing education and a certificate of advanced study in nursing education.

At least 15 institutions plan to honor the Ukrainian president in absentia, showing support for his war-ravaged country while inspiring the Class of 2022 with his example of dauntless leadership.

Questionable spending on contract buyouts for fired coaches at the University of South Carolina has state lawmakers demanding answers. It’s a familiar story at colleges across the country.