One of higher ed’s most skilled negotiators arrives at one of its most fractured campuses.

Lily King’s “Heart the Lover” commemorates three chums who bonded as students in Chapel Hill. Their friends recall an uncommon alliance that ended too soon.

What began as a viral plea led a stranger to make a life-saving gift — and form an unexpected lifelong bond.

We’re tracking the latest developments on the federal government’s attempt to give preferential access to research funding to campuses that agree to policy changes.

Locals, students, and college officials in the Twin Cities describe the mood as tense, apprehensive, and heavy.

The government says Sumith Gunasekera of Ferris State University was ineligible for legal status in the United States due to 1998 criminal charges in Canada, including a sex offense.

The university has pledged to follow government guidance arguing that a wide range of diversity-related efforts and programs are illegal discrimination.

The university has pledged to follow government guidance arguing that a wide range of diversity-related efforts and programs are illegal discrimination.

The Arizona flagship submitted a “statement of principles” to the government. Vanderbilt’s chancellor said “we have not been asked to accept or reject the draft compact,” and said the campus would pro...

The Arizona flagship submitted a “statement of principles” to the government. Vanderbilt’s chancellor said “we have not been asked to accept or reject the draft compact,” and said the campus would pro...

The flagship instead submitted a “statement of principles” to the government. Meanwhile, professors at the University of Texas at Austin urged their campus not to go along with the effort.

An administration source told The Chronicle that “any institution that wants to adopt these principles” could sign onto the document, which offers a purported edge in grant funding.

Presidents have been guarded in their remarks on the Trump administration’s offer. But professors have expressed grave concerns.

The School of Civic Life and Leadership’s public fighting is part of a long-running rupture about the mission of civics schools around the country.

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The University of Missouri leader turned around its reputation, bolstered state funding and enrollment, and restored the faculty trust. But his tight-lipped management style has its critics.

The judge, Allison D. Burroughs, ruled that the Trump administration’s explanation for canceling the grants — that Harvard had done too little to respond to antisemitism — rang hollow.

In a 10-page letter, Gregory Washington’s lawyer says the Trump administration conducted an incomplete and haphazard investigation full of “gross mischaracterizations.”

A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.

The university will hand over new details about the prospective students it admits and rejects. Is it laying the groundwork for more-aggressive government intervention?

UMSV Wins $1.7M SSS/TRiO Grant Renewal—But National Funding Cuts Could Threaten TRiO’s Future

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights today notified the New England Commission of Higher E...

The mandate, included in the state’s new budget, applies to full-time faculty across the University of Wisconsin system — except at the two R1 universities, where professors must carry 2/2 loads.

The sudden move followed a reported demand by federal officials that James Ryan step down to resolve a Department of Justice investigation into diversity, equity, and inclusion on the campus.

The sudden move followed a reported demand by federal officials that James E. Ryan resign in order to resolve a Department of Justice investigation into diversity, equity, and inclusion on the campus.

The former University of Michigan leader’s failed move to Florida has taken on unmistakable political significance for higher education.

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors voted down the former University of Michigan president’s appointment Tuesday, ending a bid that came to resemble a political campaign.

As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...

As the academic year got underway, colleges tightened their rules. Now the Trump administration is threatening institutions that don’t crack down.

Santa J. Ono says he changed his mind about the benefits of diversity programs at the University of Michigan. Now he hopes to go to Florida.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about the programs across the UNC System that are being allowed to continue requiring DEI classwork.

The Cal State campus is slashing academic programs, laying off faculty, and, in an unusual move, scuttling its entire Division II athletics program.

The hearing featured attempts at contrition, testy exchanges, and a brief discussion of donuts.

The federal government is reshaping its relationship with the nation’s colleges. Here’s the latest.