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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, in a blue jacket and red tie, sits with his hands on a table in a green room.

Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund

The money comes from a fund designated to pay off insurance claims and refund payments to borrowers, though the education secretary can authorize other uses.

A headshot of Rabbi Mark Schiftan next to an image of Belmont University's campus.

A Rabbi Walks Into a Christian University

Belmont University’s new hire signals ramped-up support for Jewish students. Other Christian universities are also increasingly embracing students of other faiths.

Photo illustration of piles of money.

College Endowment Returns Ticked Up in Fiscal Year 2023

Thanks to strong public equity markets, endowment returns bounced back after falling last year. But they’re still a long way from the sky-high returns of FY 2021.

Wisconsin Legislature Approves Guaranteed Admissions Policy

The University of Wisconsin at Madison will likely be required to admit all in-state students who graduate in the top...
Five students pose next to the California State University Chico sign on a sunny day

Success Program Launch: Rural Ambassadors Shine a Light on Their Communities

A student ambassador program at California State University, Chico, provides rural students with peer support, advocacy and research opportunities.

AAUP Starting Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom

The American Association of University Professors is starting what it is calling a Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom...

Anti-DEI Bill Moves Forward in Kentucky

The Kentucky state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the state’s public...

Understanding Artificial Versus Human Intelligence: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Ernst, assistant professor of English at Texas Woman’s University, explains what a platypus has...