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Phil Knight Gifts Univ. of Oregon $1B for Engineering College
The University of Oregon has received a $1 billion donation from Nike co-founder and UO alumnus Phil Knight and his...
Silicon Valley AI Academy Seeks ‘Main Character’ Students
The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching an unaccredited academy that promises to show young people how to excel in the AI era for the price of Ivy League tuition. But one critic says it’s yet another “techno-fascist” power grab.
Faculty Advisers Resign After Call for ‘Reset’ of Iowa Civics Center
Eleven members of the Center for Intellectual Freedom’s Advisory Council stepped down this week. It’s the latest birth pang for such entities, which are created by Republican lawmakers and boards at public universities.
When Nontraditional Students Become the Norm
Bryan Ashton of Trellis Strategies discusses what colleges need to rethink as “nontraditional” students increasingly reflect today’s college population.
AAUP Urges AAU to Reject Nebraska
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking to rejoin the prestigious group of research universities after it was expelled in 2011
DOJ Says UCSF Med School Discriminated Against White and Asian Applicants
The Department of Justice has once again announced that a medical school discriminated in its admissions practices by favoring Black...
CCSU President Exits Abruptly Amid Investigation
Central Connecticut State University president Zulma Toro stepped down Wednesday after nearly a decade on the job, amid an investigation...
ASU Removes Obama Name From Scholarship Program
Arizona State University has renamed its Obama Scholars Program ASU Promise Plus, Axios reported Tuesday. The scholarship program, established in...