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U at Buffalo president John Simpson announced he'll retire his post effective January, 2011.
Eastern Michigan U's faculty union and administration both made concessions to reach tentative contract.
New Yorkers who participate in the state's 529 college savings direct plan will see their fees cut by almost 50%.
Elie Wiesel will be teaching at Chapman U for the next 4 years and interacting with faculty and students at its Center for Holocaust Education.
A fraternity at a U of South Florida has been suspended during an investigation of alleged off-campus hazing.
While a lawsuit to reverse fee hikes at 23 California campuses makes its way through Superior Court, a student disputing the fees lost at a hearing in small claims court.
A Purdue U food scientist using infrared spectroscopy took only 1 hour to find harmful E. coli bacteria in ground beef, a discovery that could cut days off investigations of outbreaks.
U of Virginia temporarily closed the offices of the Virginia Quarterly Review while the journal’s management practices are investigated after the suicide of its managing editor.
U of Miami janitors threatened to strike, but agreed to a new contract at the last minute.
Scott R. Pilarz, president of U of Scranton, will move on to become the president of Marquette U.
Based on Justice Dept claims that Maricopa Community Colleges discriminated against 250 noncitizen job applicants on proof of eligibility to work, the government has sued Arizona authorities.
Mark Kantrowitz of FinAid calculates that private and federal education loans are growing by about $2,854 a second.
Butte College is expanding its solar generating capacity to cover all its electricity needs plus produce extra power and revenue for the college.
A judge set aside the Virginia Atty General's subpoena to the U of Virginia seeking documents related to the work of climate scientist and former university professor Michael Mann.
A building at Kennesaw State U was evacuated after Civil War relics stored there were found to be possibly dangerous.
Bruce Kesler disinherited Brooklyn College because it assigned incoming freshman to read Moustafa Bayoumi's book "How Does It Feel To Be A Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America."
Aiming to boost minority enrollment, strengthen local ties and stay competitive in the admissions race, private colleges inlcuding Northwestern U are increasing financial-aid for local students.
The U of California has a $21 billion deficit in its retirement and pension fund, and that could double in 5 years.
Utah State U's financial aid office is swamped trying to handle up to 1,000 inquiries a day on financial aid for students.
ED has replaced Edfund in California with Minnesota based Educational Credit Management Corp to take over California's federal student-loan portfolio by the end of October,
A book by Abigail Moore and Middlebury professor Barbara K. Hofer says technology allows kids to depend on parents to solve even their smallest problems throughout university, stalling their transition into adulthood.
Florida's Bright Futures scholarship program has grown faster than the state's ability to pay for it so it now pays for less and is easier to lose.
At U of Maryland a lab where early-stage drug candidates and other biologics have been developed through contracts with about 50 biotech firms is about to double in size and add staff.
James Madison U's new policy will notify parents after a student’s 1st alcohol offense, regardless of whether a student is a legal adult.
Next year U of Texas will unveil a new $9 million supercomputer funded by the school, NSF and a group including Texas A&M and Texas Tech and research groups.
A Lumina Foundation initiative in select states finds formerly enrolled college students whose academic records qualify them to be awarded an associate's degree retroactively.
The newest ACT college entrance exam data shows that less than a third of California students in the Class of 2010 were prepared for entrylevel college courses.
A study authored by Arizona State U professor Linda C Lederman found college students are less likely to let their female friends engage in risky sexual behaviour after a night of drinking alcohol.
In response to a breach of contract lawsuit brought by Oliver Collins, Notre Dame claims the professor was fired for using NSF grant funds and university money to buy equipment to take pornographic photos.
An Alabama judge sentenced a former college student to join the Army and perform community service for a posting on Facebook that led to a campus lockdown.