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High Oil Prices Offer Endowment Boost
Oil prices are on a major upswing and paying off for some endowments, even as colleges face pressure to divest from fossil fuels over climate change concerns.
Florida A&M Football Team Blasts Campus Administrators
Florida A&M University’s football team is speaking out against the university’s administration, chastising leaders in a letter after 26 players...
UCLA Orthodontics Professors Allegedly Defrauded Students
A whistle-blower reported that orthodontics professors at the University of California, Los Angeles, were charging certain international students extra fees...
Global Partnerships and Perspectives | Available On-Demand
Across the globe, countries are struggling to achieve economic recovery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated the...
Education Department Approves $1.5B in Debt Relief
The Department of Education announced today that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in...
Improve Traffic Flow in Cities by Banning Left Turns
Hate waiting to make a left turn at a busy intersection? You’re not alone. In today’s Academic Minute, Pennsylvania State...
Black Menaces Want to Educate You
A group of Black students started a popular TikTok account where they ask their peers questions about race and identity. Now they’re encouraging others to do the same at campuses across the country.
New Bill Targets Endowments
Federal legislation would require public and private colleges with endowments over $1 billion to cover between 25 and 75 percent of all students’ cost of attendance. Higher ed experts say colleges won’t be able to do that, given strict rules around endowment spending.