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Institutions
Gunman in Brown University Shooting Confessed in Videos, Planned Attack for Years
Authorities found the videos at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, where Neves Valente was discovered dead by suicide several days after the shootings.
January 6, 2026
African-American
Grinnell College Mourns Passing of Trailblazing Alumna Edith Renfrow Smith at 111
The granddaughter of enslaved people, Edith Renfrow Smith made history in 1937 as Grinnell's first Black female graduate, earning a degree in psychology with a minor in economics.
January 6, 2026
Institutions
Martin University to Close After Nearly 50 Years, Citing Unsustainable Financial Model
Martin's closure adds to a growing wave of college and university shutdowns across the United States.
January 6, 2026
On the Move
Kimberlee “Kim” Labonte
Kimberlee “Kim” Labonte has been named Executive Director of Development at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College.
January 6, 2026
Institutions
Private University Raises $2M for Student Emergency Fund Amid Financial Crisis
Rider University launches Presidential Hope Fund as institution faces faculty layoffs and salary cuts following accreditation warning.
January 6, 2026
On the Move
Kecia Williams Smith
Kecia Williams Smith has been named dean of the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina A&T State University.
January 5, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Virginia GOP Officials Move to End In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Outgoing Attorney General's joint motion with Trump DOJ sparks political firestorm as successor vows to fight back.
January 5, 2026
Opinion
Montgomery: Black Women, the Bus Boycott, and the Policies Still Owed to Them
The boycott was never simply a story about buses. It was a story of Black women and girls demanding structural change for themselves, their communities, and American democracy.
January 5, 2026
African-American
Gospel Music Legend and Howard University Icon Rev. Richard L. Smallwood Dies at 77
Richard Smallwood's dedication to both spiritual formation and intellectual rigor led him back to Howard University in the early 2000s.
January 5, 2026
HBCUs
Survey Reveals Major Gaps in HBCU Exposure Among High School Students
The report offers several recommendations for high schools and districts, including providing more exposure to HBCU scholarships and financial aid opportunities, training teachers to review student data for achievement gaps, and engaging school staff in anti-bias training.
January 5, 2026
On the Move
Douglas D. LaVergne
Douglas D. LaVergne has been named associate vice president for academic affairs and undergraduate studies at Alabama A&M University.
January 4, 2026
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Educate 8.6 Million Students Annually, New Data Shows
A new report highlights the critical role these institutions play in providing access to higher education, particularly for historically underrepresented groups and students from low-income backgrounds.
January 4, 2026
Institutions
Education Department Launches Investigation of Brown University Following Campus Shooting
Brown announced it will implement immediate safety measures through a rapid response team during winter break and ahead of the Spring 2026 semester.
January 4, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Trump Administration to Resume Student Loan Wage Garnishment After Five-Year Pause
The resumption of wage garnishment comes at a particularly challenging time for student loan borrowers, who have been navigating significant changes to the federal lending system over the past several years.
January 4, 2026
Institutions
Brown University Tragedy: Former Graduate Student Behind Campus Shooting That Killed Two Students
Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown physics graduate student who briefly attended the Providence institution 25 years ago, took his own life as law enforcement closed in on his location, authorities said. Investigators also linked Valente to the shooting death of an MIT professor two days after the Brown campus attack.
December 19, 2025
On the Move
Lisa Nashua
Lisa Nashua has been named executive director of the Friends of Fullerton College Foundation.
December 19, 2025
Demographics
SIU Carbondale Honors Dr. Melvin C. Terrell's Transformative Impact on Higher Education
University launches dual initiative to preserve scholar-practitioner's four decades of leadership through special collection and renamed campus gathering space.
December 19, 2025
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Michael Joseph Brown, Renowned Biblical Scholar and Seminary President, Dies
Brown was appointed president of Payne Theological Seminary in 2016, assuming leadership of one of the nation's historic African Methodist Episcopal seminaries.
December 18, 2025
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