Tag: Higher education
Panel: Remove Fulbright statue, name from Arkansas campus
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas committee says tributes honoring a former senator, alum and segregationist whose beliefs did not align with the...
Teenager charged after armed incident at UK college
LONDON — A teenager has been charged after students and staff at a college in southern England were forced to evacuate earlier this week...
Maryland finalizes $577M settlement for HBCU federal lawsuit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has finalized a $577 million settlement to end a 15-year federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four historically...
UConn trustees green-light $70 million on-campus hockey rink
STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a new $70 million plan to build a 2,600-seat hockey rink...
‘1619 Project’ writer to join UNC journalism school faculty
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s journalism...
UConn women’s rowers file lawsuit seeking to save program
Members of Connecticut's women's rowing team filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging UConn's plan to eliminate their program as part of budget cuts...
Travis Scott casts a philanthropic eye toward HBCU students
Travis Scott, the rapper famous for his string of stylish hip-hop hits, from “SICKO MODE” to “Highest in the Room," and for the wild...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
Hungary’s parliament overhauls higher education amid outcry
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's parliament on Tuesday voted to transfer state assets worth billions of dollars into foundations that will control many of the...
Spring wrap: 14 players ready to break out in ACC in 2021
A look at football players in the Atlantic Coast Conference this spring who are poised to have standout seasons this fall (Notre Dame, which...
