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State Financial Aid Totals Climb
Two-thirds of all undergraduate, need-based grant aid awarded during the 2019–20 academic year was concentrated in eight states. California handed out $2.4 billion, the most of any state.
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule mandating that large employers require employees get...
Iowa Becomes Test Optional in Public University Admissions
The Iowa Board of Regents voted this week to become test optional in admissions at the state’s three public universities...
UVA Provost to Become 9th President of UPenn
M. Elizabeth Magill, executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, has been nominated to serve as the...
Navient Reaches $1.85B Settlement With States
Thirty-nine state attorneys general announced a settlement with Navient over the servicing of student loans. “For too long, Navient contributed...
Offloading Steinways Amid Music Program Cuts
As part of Pennsylvania’s plan to consolidate operations for public universities, Lock Haven is eliminating its music major and donating 11 of 22 Steinway pianos to other colleges and nonprofits.
Mills College and Alumnae Association End Legal Fight
Mills College and the Alumnae Association of Mills College have dropped their respective lawsuits against each other, the college announced...
Academic Minute: Goal Setting and Resolutions
Today on the Academic Minute: Joanne M. Dickson, associate professor of psychology at Edith Cowan University, explores how to set...