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A N.Y. Law Mandates Campus Polling Sites. Why Are There Still So Few?
Activists were excited about a law requiring polling places on campuses with more than 300 registered voters. But its implementation has proven slow and erratic.
Judge Allows Webster to Lift Endowment Restrictions
Webster University can move forward with plans to reclassify $34.4 million in restricted endowment funds, a judge ruled last week...
University of Maryland Suspends Most Fraternities and Sororities
The University of Maryland has ordered most fraternities and sororities on campus to stop holding social and recruitment events following...
Untangling the Bungled FAFSA Launch
Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department’s best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul. Critics say they should have seen it coming.
U of Florida Eliminates DEI Positions, Appointments and Spending
The University of Florida has closed its “Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and...
Governors Push Consolidation in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma
Pennsylvania and Oklahoma are the latest states where governors are considering sweeping changes to public higher education systems.
U.S. Wants to Let States Enforce Their Own Regulations for Online Education
As the Biden administration eyes regulatory changes aimed at improving consumer protections for students, institutions worry about unintended consequences.
Indiana Bill Tying Tenure to ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Heads to Governor’s Desk
Both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly have now passed a controversial bill curtailing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and...