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UW Madison Scientist Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Francis Halzen, a Belgium-born physicist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics...
As National Default Rate Stays Low, Other Data Offers Warning
For the first time in four years, the national default rate ticked up slightly. One expert warns other data on nonrepayment is a “canary in the coal mine of what could be to come.”
Stanford Scientist Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Karl Deisseroth, a professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, was among the trio of...
How HSIs Can Move Forward After Federal Funding Cuts
Gina Ann Garcia, author of The HSI Movement, said Hispanic-serving institutions can thrive in the long term if leaders commit to serving Latino students, rather than just enrolling them.
ED Announces Additional $39M for TRIO Grantees
The Education Department announced an additional $39 million in federal college-access funding, bringing the total awarded for two TRIO programs...
Free Community College Part of Amazon’s $1B Plan to Quell Data Center Backlash
Over the next five years, Amazon will invest more than $1 billion in education, energy and water conservation, as well...
4 Lessons on Lower-Income Student Success
College access is only part of the challenge for lower-income students. Here’s what recent research says about supporting them through graduation.
Cornell Will Take ‘Serious Look’ at Role of Greek Life, President Says
Meanwhile, The New York Times has published details from documents that reveal how Cornell punished the seven men accused of raping a former student.