A new bill could strengthen the rules requiring institutions to report foreign gifts. Some say the measure is necessary; others argue it will create undue stress for colleges and the government alike. Read more

Two women who were killed Thursday night in a widely reported shooting outside a church in Ames, Iowa, were identified on Friday as students at Iowa State University. Read more

Records show Florida's governor drafted plans to strip autonomy from individual universities, centralize power in Tallahassee, and impose more restrictions on what students are taught. Read more

According to Florida Today, Adam Tritt, an advanced placement English teacher at Bayside High, launched the fundraiser in hopes of purchases challenged reading material like "The Slaughterhouse-Five" for his students' summer reading requirements. However, the list of books quickly drew backlash from critics. Read more

Students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City launched a podcast called “Angry White Men and How They Ruined the World.” Read more

Road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and attention skills in primary school children, research has found. Read more

The Education Department will automatically discharge $5.8 billion in federal student loans owed by over 560,000 borrowers who attended any campus operated by Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit education company that was found guilty of defrauding students. Read more

A Canadian college is under fire after social media users discovered the school required students and faculty joining a Zoom call to agree they have benefited from white privilege and vow to engage in acts of “decolonization.” Read more

The largest known plant on Earth - a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan - has been discovered off the coast of Australia. Read more

Institutions large and small are hoping to learn from others at AAC&U sessions how they can help fight systemic racism Read more