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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.

A group of people working in a lab over another image of a person coding at a computer alone.

Enrollment Growth Continues, Bolstered by Short-Term Credentials

Enrollment is up across the board this fall, except for graduate student enrollment, which remained stagnant. The biggest increase was among those pursuing short-term credentials, followed by those earning associate degrees.

The facade of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

Education Department Announces Key Priorities Through Grant Fund

The Education Department announced its priorities for a key higher education grant program Monday, reinforcing its focus on accreditation reform...