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Donations to higher ed institutions rose by 12.5 percent last fiscal year—the largest increase in over two decades. Experts say philanthropy is stepping up to fill other funding gaps.

A gunman unaffiliated with the university killed three students and critically wounded five others before killing himself.

As the new chief academic officer for both a system and its flagship university, Chase explains why student success is so meaningful, both personally and as an institutional investment.

Some students at historically Black colleges in Atlanta are protesting a police training center scheduled for construction. They and some of their professors want campus leaders to denounce the project.

Higher education groups are generally opposed to the Biden administration’s plan to create a list of low-financial-value programs, but some think tanks and for-profit colleges like the idea.

Freeman Hrabowski left big shoes to fill at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. His successor discusses the privilege of service and the importance of pursuing “inclusive excellence.”

Salt Lake Community College’s Kino Hurtado, the institution’s first HSI director, will be helping Hispanic and Latino students reach their definitions of success.

An associate professor who has denounced his university’s approaches to a slew of progressive issues is alleging his own “viewpoint diversity” is being threatened.

The first Latina crowned Miss Coppin State University is facing backlash on social media for taking on the role at a historically Black university. The incident raises larger questions about who belongs at and can represent HBCUs as their student populations diversify.