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Anonymous Alum Donates $51M to Smith College

Smith College has received a $51 million gift from an anonymous alumna, the Massachusetts women’s college announced Thursday. It is...
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N.J. City U and Kean Announce Plans to Pursue Merger

The proposed partnership between the two minority- and Hispanic-serving institutions comes on the heels of NJCU’s steep financial challenges and state scrutiny in recent years.

A class meets at Hula innovation campus to learn about entrepreneurship

Positive Partnership: A Start-Up–College Liaison Supports Student Success

An innovation campus provides Champlain College students professional development through hands-on learning alongside local business partners. The partnership helps address Vermont’s brain drain and exposes learners to new industries.

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‘Whiplash’ and Dread Inside the Education Department

As career department staff await a delayed executive order and imminent personnel cuts, some say morale is low and tensions are high.

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Draft Order Offers Hints to How Trump Wants to Shut Down the Department

The leaked draft gives higher ed leaders some idea of what could happen next.

Trump signs executive order

Trump to Sign Order Abolishing Education Department Soon, Reports Say

The long-awaited directive comes as the agency is preparing to lay off likely hundreds of employees and just days after Secretary Linda McMahon took the reins.

Protest against NIH cuts

Judge: NIH Rate Cut Likely ‘Contrary to Law’

A federal judge once again blocked the National Institutes of Health from moving forward with its plans to cap reimbursements...
Collage to illustrate concept of story: features a graduate in a cap, dollars to symbolize affordability/value, a workplace image and political party icons.

Presidents Weigh In on the Public Confidence Crisis

Few college leaders think higher ed has responded effectively to the electorate’s “diploma divide” or to public trust concerns. What does this mean for the white-hot value debate?