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Notre Dame de Namur appeared on the verge of closure last spring, but a recent switch to fully online, graduate-only programs might save it.

Mary C. Boyce, dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering at Columbia University, has been named provost there. Bernard D. Bull, president of Goddard College, in Vermont, has been appointed president of Concordia University Nebraska.

Springer is investigating the allegations.

New research argues for a need to streamline the permanent residency application process for foreign graduates of STEM programs at U.S. universities -- a goal that President Biden supports.

The coronavirus pandemic and increasing student demand for mental health support have led a majority of therapists and directors at college counseling centers to feel burned out.

Auburn University isn't testing students upon arrival, despite doing so last fall. Some see the move as a step backward. University officials say the measure isn't useful enough to justify.

Potentially signaling a reversal from the Trump administration, Education Department staff under the Biden administration is recommending removing recognition of the controversial Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.

President orders creation of more detailed guidance for colleges, with evidence-based recommendations "on how and when to open."

Students are still concerned about online learning, mental health and the value of a college education. But they continue to give their institutions the benefit of the doubt.