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Hastings College Receives Donation to Fix Leaky Pipes and Busted Boilers

Hastings College received a $9 million gift from a long-time donor specifically for deferred maintenance, a growing and costly issue for institutions across the sector.

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Bursting the Idea of the ‘Campus Bubble’

A new book says the diverse experiences of Harvard undergrads during the COVID-19 pandemic carry larger lessons for higher ed—namely that the off-campus lives of low-income students deeply affect their lives on campus.

Illinois Becomes Fourth State to Pass Legacy Ban

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law Friday banning the use of legacy preferences in admissions at public colleges and...
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Opinion

Anti-Science Harassment Is on the Rise

Universities must do more now to support researchers, Samuel Mendez writes.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Forms PAC to Fundraise for Candidates

Vice President Kamala Harris’s sorority is launching its first political action committee—a move that will allow Alpha Kappa Alpha to...

Leading Republican Wants Sweeping Investigation of Colleges’ DEI Spending

A leading Senate Republican has requested that the Education Department’s Office of Inspector General investigate how colleges and universities use...

Florida A&M’s Interim President Cleans House

Florida A&M University’s interim president wants to start the academic year with a clean slate of senior leaders amid fallout...
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Indiana Argues Professors Lack First Amendment Rights in Public Classrooms

Defending a new law requiring “intellectual diversity” from professors, the Indiana attorney general echoes Florida and asserts that “curriculum of a public university is government speech.”