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Paula Balafas, the now former chief of the University of Arizona Police Department, stands at a mic with the university logo on a wall behind her. She is a light-skinned middle-aged woman with blond hair.

Provost, Police Chief Gone in Wake of Arizona Prof’s Murder

U of Arizona’s police chief will “step down,” and the provost will “step away,” the institution’s president said. The chair of the faculty says many see this as a “first step.”

A man in glasses and a bow tie speaks at a podium in front of a blue curtain with a yellow West Virginia University emblem on the left side of the photo.

Slimming Down to Stay Afloat

Projecting an enrollment nosedive, West Virginia University is preparing for a lean future. Some call it an act of surrender, while others say it’s a prudent choice to be replicated elsewhere.

Students walking around on the campus of University of Southern Maine.

An Enrollment Boost and Decline

Enrollment boomed at Maine community colleges after state lawmakers instituted a temporary free college program—but it declined at University of Maine system institutions.

Students hold a banner that says "Justice 4 Dr. Heath" at a protest to save Scott Heath's job at Loyola University New Orleans.

Students Rally to Save Black Professor

Loyola University New Orleans students are speaking out on behalf of a Black assistant professor who they say is losing his job while mourning the loss of a friend.

New Paper Suggests PWIs Learn From HBCUs

A working paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests predominantly white institutions can learn how to...

Colleges Start New Programs: Education, Public Health, Exercise Science, Gaming

The following colleges have announced new academic programs: American Jewish University is starting an Ed.D. in Jewish early childhood educational...
Landscape photograph of North Idaho College's campus.

Playing Chicken With Accreditors

North Idaho College’s board voted last week to nullify the president’s contract, adding more drama to the long-standing governance concerns accreditors have raised.

An aerial photograph of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

Hundreds of UNC Professors Oppose ‘Overreach’

Faculty members are opposing what they consider encroachments from three sources: the state Legislature, the UNC Board of Governors and the Chapel Hill Board of Trustees itself.