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New Study Finds Students and Families Frustrated With FAFSA, Borrowing More
Community Colleges ‘Back to Reality’ After Federal Relief
Community colleges spent much of their federal COVID-19 relief funds on student supports, technology and infrastructure. Now those funds are drying up, and colleges are wondering what’s next.
Education Department Delays FAFSA Launch for Most Students
By pushing back the form’s mass release to Dec. 1, the department is hoping to avoid the technical issues that plagued this year’s application.
Rethinking Campus Spaces Amid Enrollment Declines
Some universities are knocking down aging facilities and redesigning campuses for fewer students with different needs than past generations.
A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to ax its entire College of General Studies has faculty members wondering: What precedent will be set by the university actually using the power Republicans gave it?
4 Black Medical Schools Receive $600M From Bloomberg Philanthropies
A Big Chunk of Professors Flunked U of Florida Post-Tenure Review
After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster.
$237M Donation to Florida A&M Was ‘Fraudulent’
A third-party investigation of the historic donation to Florida A&M University from a mysterious donor finds the gift was worthless—and that the university’s now-resigned president pressured staff to move forward despite concerns.