The private nonprofit Ohio institutions are partnering to create a new national university system. Leaders envision a collaborative system with pooled resources and are seeking other partners. Read more

A shaking head, new heart colours and a familiar goose are among a new group of emojis set to be released this year. Read more

University of Maryland, Georgetown and others launch 120 Initiative to prevent 'mass slaughter of citizens' in future. Read more

In a move its own Diversity Curriculum Committee has heralded as “unprecedented,” Northern Arizona University will soon mandate students take four diversity, equity and inclusion courses grounded in “critical theory” to earn a degree. Read more

A Princeton University professor who accused former Milwaukee sheriff and conservative activist David Clarke of plagiarism has now been accused of plagiarism himself. Read more

The University of South Alabama this month issued final punishments to two professors who wore “inappropriate” costumes to an on-campus Halloween party eight years ago. Read more

A recent survey of 1,000 U.S. college students highlights their future plans on attending their current university in response to the state's abortion laws. Read more

Children whose families are mired in “deep poverty” are stealing basic items such as food and tissues from their schools and some are missing lessons altogether because they cannot afford the bus fare, a leading social mobility expert has said. Read more

Young, orphaned elephants appear to benefit, physically and measurably, from the "support" of other young elephants. Read more

A rash of bomb threats has disrupted higher ed institutions—especially community colleges—across the country this summer. Read more