University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping […]
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Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — There was one major deciding factor in Cierra Gilliam’s decision about where to go to college. When she toured the University of […]
After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina’s flagship university
RALEIGH, N.C. — Keely Muscatell always told prospective students they could study anything they dreamed of at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. […]
As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza
NEW YORK — As students return to colleges across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza, […]
Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
NEW YORK — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university […]
UCLA can’t allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles, cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing […]
Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments
NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Bloomberg, the […]
University of California president to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, campus protests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The president of the University of California announced Wednesday he would step down after five years of leading one of the nation’s […]
Federal protections of transgender students are launching where courts haven’t blocked them
New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in […]
President of Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigns after nursing faculty quit
DICKINSON, N.D. — The president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota announced his resignation on Monday, days after the school’s nursing faculty quit. In […]