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Hundreds March at American University after Noose Incident

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of students have been marching at American University in Washington a day after bananas were found hanging from string in the shape of nooses on campus. Television station WRC-TV reports that students walked out of a town hall meeting administrators were holding Tuesday, a day after the bananas were found at several […]

Ex-student Pleads to California School Rampage that Killed 7

SAN FRANCISCO — A disgruntled former nursing student has pleaded no contest to killing seven people at a Northern California vocational college and will spend the rest of his life in prison. One Goh also pleaded entered the plea Tuesday to injuring three others during his 2012 rampage at Oikos University in Oakland, California. The […]

Top Colleges Urged to Boost Percentage of Pell Grant Students

A new report says that the most selective colleges should make sure at least 20 percent of their students are Pell Grant recipients in order to give low-income students a better shot at graduation and boost campus socioeconomic diversity.

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Students Protest Racism at St. Olaf College

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Hundreds of students boycotted classes at St. Olaf College in southern Minnesota on Monday, instead packing an administration building to protest a rash of racist and threatening messages left around campus at the private, Lutheran liberal arts college. One Black student, Samantha Wells, found an anonymous note on her car windshield Saturday […]

Attacker Kills 1, Wounds 3 in Stabbings at University of Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — An attacker with a machete-like knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded at least three others Monday on the University of Texas campus, and authorities said a suspect was in custody. Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that one person died at the scene near a gym. The others were taken to […]

Trump’s ‘Mixed Bag’ Budget Spares Some Programs, Cuts Others

The 2017 budget bill expected to be sent to President Donald J. Trump this week is a mixed bag when it comes to college access and affordability.

UCLA Report: Rising Higher Ed Costs Stifling Freshman Students

The escalating costs of higher education are strongly influencing where first-generation college students attend school and even whether they move out of their parents’ home.

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Trump’s Blueprint for Failing Our Nation’s Students

Trump proposes a 13 percent decline in funding to the U.S. Department of Education, with higher education programs comprising most of what will be sliced.

GOP Bill Would Discipline Hecklers at College Speeches

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students who disrupt speeches and demonstrations could be expelled and campuses would have to remain neutral on public issues under a bill Republican legislators are pushing this week. The bill comes as free speech issues have grown more contentious on college campuses across the country. Conservatives are worried that […]

Cornell Male Singing Group Booted from Campus for Hazing

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University officials say the college’s oldest all-male a capella group has been permanently dismissed from campus for hazing that included requiring new members to put Icy Hot muscle cream on their genitals. According to the Ivy League school’s website on hazing, Cayuga’s Waiters initially were suspended two weeks into the 2016 […]

Prosecutor: Charges Likely in Deadly Fall at Penn State Frat

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The investigation into the February death of a Penn State University fraternity pledge who fell down stairs is likely to result in charges against several people for “conduct surrounding the death of another person,” a prosecutor says in a new court filing. Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said Friday the […]

Hungary Still Defiant on U.S. University after Brussels Summit

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian government remained defiant Saturday over the possible closure of Budapest-based Central European University, founded by billionaire George Soros. The issue was on the agenda during Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s meeting in Brussels with leaders of the European People’s Party, of which his Fidesz party is a member. The EPP was […]

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