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The 2024 Federal Budget for Colleges, Researchers and Students

Most federal programs important to higher education will see little to no increase in support.

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Survey: Students Turn to Loved Ones, Social Media First for Mental Health Help

New research finds college students lean on their friends and family over counselors or therapists to support their mental health concerns. How can higher education better reach students with resources?

Governor Partially Protects DEI Funding for University of Wyoming

Wyoming is among the significant minority of states that, in one way or another, has opted to limit the funding...

Sharing Attention Across Societal Divides: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Garriy Shteynberg, associate professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, explains how...

Idaho Marching Band Steps In to Support Yale for March Madness

When Yale University upset Auburn Friday night in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Bulldogs’ victory...
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Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut

State lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. Powerful institutions like Yale are fighting to stop it.

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‘Another Unforced Error’ in the FAFSA Fiasco

The education department said calculation errors rendered hundreds of thousands of student aid forms unusable, setting time-strapped colleges back further.

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Arizona GOP Bill Would Stifle Faculty Power in Governance

The legislation, nearing passage, would bolster the power of presidents and regents while reducing faculty members to merely “consulting” on governing, academic and personnel decisions.