As a first-generation college student, Austin Kissinger was looking forward to celebrating graduation with others of similar backgrounds who helped each other find their way at the University of Kentucky. Read more

The National Institutes of Health claimed that numerous canceled research grants were “antithetical to the scientific inquiry.” A clinical psychology researcher who lost her grant says that characterization smacks of ignorance. Read more

Grand Theft Auto 6 - one of the most eagerly awaited releases of all time - has been delayed until May 2026. Read more

We are awash in predictions about the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education. Read more

At least 100 organizations focused on college access rely on funding from AmeriCorps—the latest victim of the Trump administration’s draconian funding cuts. Read more

Last year, US campuses were engulfed by vigorous protests against Israel’s military action in Gaza. Yet now, as the war rages on and the Trump administration cracks down on universities’ freedoms and funding, students are largely silent. Read more

We have a 'second brain' in our gut that influences our behaviour – from our mood to our memory. Read more

The abrupt end of the private South Carolina institution follows a last-minute fundraising effort by the board that came up millions of dollars short. Read more

Ivy League students have “significant latitude” when it comes to general education requirements, which means they can pick good classes on Dante or the Roman Republic, or waste time learning about learning science through Disney films, as Cornell University students can do. Read more

Harper College and other community colleges have renewed a long-sought plan to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the effort has again stalled in Springfield amid opposition from universities. Read more