Colleges & Universities

After Harvard’s president announced it wouldn’t accept Trump administration demands, the Education Dept.’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism’s froze billions in funding.

After trailing for most of the game, the Houston Cougars clawed their way back in the final minutes to defeat Cooper Flagg and Duke. Houston will vie for a national title against Florida on Monday.

Harvard president Alan Garber said in response the school had “devoted considerable effort to addressing antisemitism” and would provide a full accounting to the government.

Instead of joining in Columbia University’s annual “Alumni Day” celebrations for the School of International and Public Affairs, several alumni gathered to denounce the school by ripping up their diplomas in protest.

CT Mirror budget reporter Keith Phaneuf discusses the revelation that the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system is sitting on a budget reserve large enough to cover about half of its operating budget.

A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday at an off-campus residence, the school said in a statement, NBC News reported.

The push to identify masked protesters using facial recognition and turn them in is blurring the line between public law enforcement and private groups

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world’s most famous frog will deliver the university’s commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words of wisdom with summer 2024, winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduates at the SECU Stadium. The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made...

While international student enrollment has been on the rise, educators worry that could soon change under the Trump administration.

Universities like UConn and Yale are constantly doing research and clinical trials with the goal of improving our health, and much of that is funded through federal grants which are threatened with cuts.

Universities like UConn and Yale are constantly doing research and clinical trials with the goal of improving our health, and much of that is funded through federal grants which are threatened with cuts. At Yale School of Medicine, clinical trials are being done to test a vaccine to help treat kidney cancer. “The idea of basically harnessing the body’s...

Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, NBC News reported.

Authorities at Texas Tech University say an explosion inside a manhole took out power across campus. Classes are canceled Thursday and Friday.

The White House is investigating Yale University and 59 other schools over claims of antisemitism. Now, they could lose federal funding.

At least two Ivy League schools, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, took the step as the Trump administration threatens to cut research grants.

Dozens of universities across the country received a federal government warning Monday over their obligation to protect Jewish students on campus, just as President Donald Trump’s administration clamps down on pro-Palestinian protesters.

A travel magazine named Wesleyan and Yale universities among the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Wesleyan University in Middletown was praised for the architecture of the Olin Library, Harriman Hall, Shaklin Hall and the former Hall Chemistry Building. The buildings on campus feature old Greek architecture. The magazine, called Conde Nast Traveler, noted architects for their creation…

Barnard College officials say pro-Palestinian protesters pushed their way into Milbank Hall, which houses the offices of the dean, and assaulted a school employee.

Several students who received federal Pell Grants last year recently got a message saying the money had been rescinded. The chief of staff for Connecticut State Community College said the error message was not related to any action on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, and certain grants were “inadvertently rescinded.” They went on to say that they’re...

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.