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Ruth Simmons left Prairie View A&M early over limits to her authority in hiring decisions. Deferring such powers to new presidents is a common practice but often not a set policy.

Nearly one in three Black students and one in four Hispanic students have been unable to register for classes to due to an institutional hold.

They questioned the Biden administration’s authority to forgive student loans but also seemed suspicious of arguments from plaintiffs that they have standing to challenge the debt-relief plan.

Faculty and staff are forming unions even in states that lack collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. These recent actions are part of a long history.

Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales, professor of leadership studies at the University of San Francisco, and Magdalena L. Barrera, vice provost for faculty success at San Jose State University, co-wrote the book as a guide for prospective and current Latinx graduate students.

Strategic communication about how students benefit from healthy sleep habits—and what they risk with unhealthy routines—can help make awareness campaigns convincing.

The father of a Cal Maritime student who died by suicide has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging “anti-male bias” in the university’s response to a sexual assault complaint against his son. The lawsuit also alleges pervasive bullying by classmates about the allegations.

Students at Vanderbilt are concerned about a new residential building—targeted at graduate and professional students—with income requirements few of them can meet.

Bowdoin College Oyman Basaran, sociology Meryem N. Belkaïd, romance languages and literatures Theo Greene, sociology Alison Riley Miller, education Colorado College Eli Fahrenkrug, chemistry and biochemistry Flavia Sancier-Barbosa, mathematics and computer science Natalie Gosnell, physics Sylvan Goldberg, English Seminole State College, in Oklahoma Emily Carpenter, mathematics Andrew Davis, English