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An image of Bucknell University signage overlaid onto a printing press.

Under Pressure to Cut Costs, a University Closes Its Press

Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value proposition at a student-centered university.

A photo illustration of Secretary of Education Linda McMahon running a shell game.

ED’s ‘Special Projects’ Grants Spark Concern Over Congressional Intent

The pushback, which arose Monday, is part of an ongoing debate about how much flexibility the Trump administration has to move money around.

UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He is an older white man with white hair wearing glasses and a dark sweater over a collared shirt, standing in front of a tree.

Berkeley Law Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’

Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s financial vulnerabilities that the Trump administration is exploiting and arguing that the high court needs to “check” the president.

Texas Gov. Orders Financial Investigation of Texas Southern

Texas governor Greg Abbott and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick have ordered an investigation of Texas Southern University, a historically Black...
A close-up photo of Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Trump Defends Enrolling International Students

President Donald Trump stressed the value of international students in the U.S. during an interview aired on Fox News Monday...
Native American female student shopping at a food pantry on a college campus.

Colleges Expand Basic Needs Support Following SNAP Freeze

Higher education institutions are implementing creative solutions to ensure college students don’t go hungry, even as the federal government moves toward reopening.

The Geisel Library on Gilman Drive in the campus of the University of California, San Diego.

UC San Diego Sees Students’ Math Skills Plummet

The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle school...
Amy Reid, a light-skinned woman with shoulder-length white hair, wearing a white T-shirt, during a a teach-in at New College.

A Former Professor Blasts New College of Florida’s Conservative Makeover

Amy Reid was one of President Corcoran’s most vocal critics while she served as faculty representative on the Board of Trustees. Now she reflects on her fight to save the college she knows and loves.