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President Donald Trump warned Harvard University on Friday that its tax-exempt status could soon be gone, as the fight between the Republican administration and the Ivy League school ramps up. Read more
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
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
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
In the fall of 2023, Scott L. Bok was looking forward to a lower-key work life. He had spent his career in the high-tension field of company mergers and acquisitions, including 16 years as chief executive of Greenhill & Co., a small investment bank, which he was selling Read more