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The president’s approval rating drops to 37% in a WSJ poll, the lowest of any president heading into a midterm election in Journal polls dating to 1990.

Lawmakers are applying their experiences on the playing field to the debate over a measure that would impose big changes to college athletics.

Democrat’s media-savvy attacks on ‘crook president’ give him lead in state’s pivotal Senate election along with national attention

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Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.

The Trump administration has revoked a 2009 executive order that coordinated efforts to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay.

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

The board, which oversees public higher education in North Carolina, plans to discuss the state of college athletics and possible policies to curb growing expenses and control fees from students or ca...

Pennsylvania lawmakers quietly erased longstanding deed restrictions on seven closing Penn State commonwealth campuses.

University of Michigan graduate Jolin Ellison wields a deep pocket and a powerful voice directed at winning football and basketball games.

Whatever happens in midterm elections, the president wants the world to know that he is the only person who matters in the Republican Party

Higher ed is already struggling. An arms race in athletics could push some schools over the edge.

Karen Weaver has been an elite athlete, a coach and a university athletics administrator. Her new book explores what college presidents—and fans—need to know to navigate the ever-shifting ecosystem of...

Substantial weightings in tech groups such as SpaceX help lift returns after several years of lagging behind market

American sports laws amount to a kind of out-in-the-open conspiracy to help a lucky few billionaires get much, much richer

Politicians compete to reflect growing opposition to new facilities in the swing state

Amy Acton was reportedly attacked at a campaign event near Youngstown on Sunday.

The Big Ten said a Western Michigan player being out of bounds and touching the ball resulted in time still being on the clock for Michigan.

Technological and economic shifts are eroding the graduate premium

The Treasury Department released rules that would upend how schools qualify for tax-exempt status, a new front in the president’s campaign against higher education.

A new tool is trying to connect colleges with potential partners as higher education institutions face a shrinking pipeline of students.

Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.

The US Federal Aviation Administration is withholding a 2.8% pay increase from air traffic controllers until they meet demands for greater efficiency, agitating an already-demoralized workforce that’s...

The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.

Donde Plowman, the president of the SEC's executive committee, told ESPN the league will stand by its rule banning professional athletes.

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.