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Illinois colleges shine in U.S. News 2025 ‘Best Colleges' ranking
Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report’s newest ranking of “Best Colleges” for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list.
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2 Illinois schools land in Top 25 ‘Best Colleges' for 2025, with 1 making top 10
Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report’s newest ranking of “Best Colleges” for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list.
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Student in carving of racial slur on teammate's chest no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College
The unidentified student is accused of carving the epithet using a box cutter at an on-campus swim team gathering.
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This college has the highest-paid graduates—it's not Harvard, Princeton or any Ivy League school
People who received identical bachelor degrees in the same major earned vastly different salaries depending on which school they attended, Payscale reports.
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Women's college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder's will from 1900
Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year.
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US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
At St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, officials announced a plan to cut 42 degree programs and 50 minors, music among them. The move has created turmoil for students who chose the campus to study music.
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Former college athletes could get between a few dollars and more than a million under settlement agreement
The $2.78 billion deal settles several lawsuits claiming that previous NCAA rules denied thousands of athletes the opportunity to earn millions of dollars off the use of their names, images and likenesses.
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Fraternity and sorority suspended as Dartmouth student's death investigated
Dartmouth College has suspended a fraternity and a sorority as the investigation continues into the death of a student whose body was found Sunday in the Connecticut River after a party nearby the night before, the school said. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing late Sunday afternoon after the gathering Saturday night, a Dartmouth official said….
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University of Virginia to pay $9M after campus shooting that killed 3 football players
The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players.
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From Seinfeld to Butker, commencement speaker appearances invite controversy
The raging war in Gaza and divisive social commentary have driven backlash at a growing number of college graduation ceremonies.
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California student was accepted to 122 colleges and received $5.3 million in scholarships
One Oakland high schooler is raking in the college acceptance letters and scholarships.
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Duke students walk out of Jerry Seinfeld commencement amid wave of graduation anti-war protests
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was met with a wave of boos Sunday when students at Duke University in North Carolina walked out just before his commencement speech, the latest in a wave of anti-war protests that took place at college graduations across the country this weekend.
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USC cancels commencement speakers amid criticism over decision to stop valedictorian's speech
The University of Southern California (USC) will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony after the institution canceled a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, the school announced Friday.
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Racial diversity among college faculty lags behind other professional fields, report finds
Despite gains in faculty diversity at American universities over the last two decades, Black and Hispanic professors remain underrepresented compared to their students and to professionals with advanced degrees in other fields.
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College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it's OK, financial aid may help
As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs that can be as much as $95,000.
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Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
The added weight of the college essay has fallen unevenly on students of color, who often feel pressure to exploit their hardships as they compete for a spot on campus.
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Issues with new FAFSA may cause ‘shocking' decline in the number of students getting college aid, expert says
Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have resulted in fewer students applying for college financial aid.
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Officials identify two victims found shot and killed in Colorado student dorm
Police revealed Sunday the identities of two people found shot and killed in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
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Shooting deaths of 2 people in Colorado college dorm being investigated as homicides, police say
Police say the deaths of two people who were shot in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will be investigated as homicides.
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A Mississippi university that's enrolled men since 1982 tries — again — to drop ‘Women' from its name
Leaders of Mississippi University for Women made a new proposal Tuesday to shed the school’s gender-specific name in a way they hope will be accepted by alumni who fondly call their alma mater “The W.”