Colleges & Universities

Governor Ned Lamont has asked for an audit into questionable food, housing and other expenses for the head of the Connecticut State College and University (CSCU) system. The request comes one day after a Connecticut Insider reporter on CSCU Chancellor Terrence Cheng’s benefits and expenses, including $2,100 a month for an apartment he lives in part-time, dinners that exceeded a…

Although more students are eligible for federal aid this year, rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances are still major concerns.

Reproductive health services need to be accessible on public college campuses, according to Public Act 23-41, a new law that passed in July 2023. State lawmakers tasked universities to develop plans to make sure students can access prenatal care, contraception, abortion and gender-affirming care accessible. College students can visit their school’s health center for care and then get connected with…

The U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 best college rankings list is out and two local schools made the top 5. Among national universities, Princeton University took the top spot for national universities and Yale came in fifth. For the Regional Colleges North category, the United States Coast Guard Academy is in the top spot. See how local schools ranked:…

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.

The unidentified student is accused of carving the epithet using a box cutter at an on-campus swim team gathering.

People who received identical bachelor degrees in the same major earned vastly different salaries depending on which school they attended, Payscale reports.

Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year.

The Last Mile Education Fund is helping students finish their college degree and enter technology careers. The founder and CEO explains why it’s not your typical scholarship.

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.

Some students heading into college in the next few weeks are still struggling to secure financial aid. There was a delayed rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which presented glitches and delays for universities and families. The latest update is that schools can no longer submit a bulk number of corrections. Oftentimes, the biggest…

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.

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….

The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players.

The raging war in Gaza and divisive social commentary have driven backlash at a growing number of college graduation ceremonies.

One Oakland high schooler is raking in the college acceptance letters and scholarships.

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.

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.

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.