Government

After reading paper after paper describing the problem, scientists urge on- and off-campus entities to help female caregivers weather the pandemic through specific policy changes and approaches.

National Academy of Sciences panel chronicles what COVID-19 has been like for female scientists and then urges institutions to take meaningful, equity-minded action on their findings.

Groups focused on speech rights and religious liberties celebrated the ruling, which hinged on question of whether claims for nominal damages were sufficient to keep case from becoming moot.

Senate passes COVID-19 relief bill. Measure would also tighten up the 90-10 rule on for-profit colleges.

Federal Student Aid’s COO resigned Friday, amid political pressure from progressives. Meanwhile, FAFSA underwent technical difficulties, potentially impacting some students’ ability to submit.

Advisory group's recommendation last week puts troubled accreditor's federal recognition in jeopardy for a second time -- a possible death knell.

As the coronavirus pandemic and economic recession hammer food-insecure students, lawmakers in several states renew efforts to pass hunger-free campus legislation.

Lawrence University announced that if it raised $85 million, it would meet full need. It raised more than that but won't be a full-need institution -- at least not yet.