Michael Nietzel

Budget deficits of about $18 million have led both Portland State University & Western Washington University to announce they will begin to lay off scores of staff.

A recent survey finds that 28% of prospective college students rule out colleges because of the politics, policies or laws in the states where they are located.

NIH has awarded $207 million for High-Risk, High-Reward Research grants. They support highly innovative scientists who propose visionary behavioral & biomedical research.

A lawsuit accuses 40 private universities of conspiring to overcharge students for tuition by counting the assets of noncustodial parents in financial aid decisions.

U.S. universities remain dominant among the world’s best universities, but their overall reputation has declined, according to the latest Times Higher Education Rankings.

Legislative efforts to limit academic freedom & censure campus speech are continuing, but they're becoming more disguised, according to a new report from PEN America.

The state of Utah has introduced "Admit Utah," guaranteeing every high school graduate in the state admission to one of its 16 public higher education institutions.

As major universities begin to report the performance of their endowments for Fiscal Year 2024, several institutions are seeing double-digit investment gains.

Meet the three winners of the Golden Goose Award, recognizing federally funded research that initially appears obscure but ultimately yields big scientific breakthroughs.

A new report of the ROI undergraduates can expect from thousands of California college programs finds that 88% allow graduates to recoup their costs in 5 years or less.

College leaders are claiming the military's tuition assistance program is at risk of losing its impact because reimbursement caps have not kept pace with tuition costs.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1780, which prohibits legacy & donor preferences in the admissions decisions of private, nonprofit universities.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced the 22 winners of its 2024 "genius grants." Each award, carries a no-strings-attached $800,000 stipend

The U. of Chicago has received an anonymous $100 million gift to support its work on behalf of free inquiry & expand the work of its Forum for Free Inquiry & Expression.

Brandeis President Ronald Liebowitz announced today that he will resign on November 1. The decision comes just days after a no-confidence vote against him by the faculty.

A new poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics shows that among 18-to-29-year-olds nationwide, Kamala Harris holds a 31-point lead over Donald Trump among likely voters.

Three Western Michigan University labor unions representing faculty and other instructional staff have voted no confidence in WMU President Edward Montgomery.

NSF & the Simons Foundation will jointly fund two new National AI Research Institutes for astronomy. Each institute will receive $20 million over five years.

Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service. Each award carries a stipend of $250,000.

Tulane names its School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine after alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead, recognizing her for giving more than $160 million to the university.