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Richard Bland College Board Removed

Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board picks from former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the entire Richard Bland College Board of Visitors.

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State Higher Ed Officials Do Away With the Term ‘Noncredit’

A group of state higher ed leaders are on a mission to get rid of the term. They argue it underplays the value of these programs and shortchanges students.

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The Fight Over Community College Bachelor’s Degrees

Earning a four-year degree at a two-year institution is now possible in nearly half of all states—and others are exploring the option. But many universities are not happy about it.

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Report: Growth in State Higher Ed Funding Is Slowing Down

Years of growth in student funding should help public colleges and universities absorb a round of stagnant funding and future declines, policy experts say.

Environmental portraits of Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Texas governor Greg Abbott.

State H-1B Visa Pauses Are ‘Reckless,’ Faculty Warn

Restrictions on how universities recruit and retain foreign employees threaten academic freedom and institutional autonomy, advocates say. State officials say they want to preserve jobs for Americans and root out abuse in the program.

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Florida Introduces ‘Sanitized’ Sociology Textbook

The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two universities have adopted it.

"I Voted" stickers are seen on a table during early voting on Oct. 31, 2025, in Bridgewater, N.J.

North Carolina Students Sue Election Officials Over Closed Early Voting Sites

College Democrats of North Carolina and some North Carolina students sued state and local election officials Tuesday in an effort...
A photograph of Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, a white man with gray hair wearing a suit, looking upward.

Texas Pauses Use of H-1B Visas at State Universities

Texas governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered all state colleges and universities to freeze their applications for new H-1B visas...