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Oct. 13, 2022Breaking News Extra: Michigan State President Resigns Abruptly Amid Conflict With Board
Samuel L. Stanley Jr., who had led the university since 2019, is the third consecutive president to quit since 2018. -
Aug. 24, 2022
Breaking News Extra: Biden Announces Plan to Cancel Debt for Millions of Borrowers
The plan would cancel $10,000 of federal student-loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 a year and $20,000 for those who also got Pell Grants. -
June 23, 2022
Breaking News Extra: Biden Unveils Proposed Title IX Rule
The gender-equity regulations would once again upend how colleges handle sexual-misconduct complaints. -
Feb. 17, 2022
Breaking News Extra: Cal State Chancellor Quits Over Allegations He Mishandled Harassment Complaints
The stunning development capped a daylong meeting of the university system’s Board of Trustees. -
Feb. 9, 2022
Harvard Professors Want to Retract Letter They Signed to Support a Colleague
The prominent scholars initially questioned the university’s treatment of a professor who was sanctioned. Most now say they wish to retract it. -
Jan. 24, 2022
Supreme Court Will Hear Admissions Cases, Suggesting Conservatives May Target Affirmative Action
Harvard and North Carolina have so far prevailed in the face of challenges to their admissions policy by Students for Fair Admissions. But the court’s conservative majority may think differently. -
Jan. 15, 2022
U. of Michigan Ousts Its President for ‘Alleged Sexual Affair’ With Subordinate
Mark Schlissel, whose contract was renewed in September, was fired for cause on Saturday. -
Dec. 22, 2021
As Omicron Looms, These Colleges Will Start Their January Classes Online
Many experts fear a large wave of infections just before the new year, when many students will return for the start of term. -
Nov. 5, 2021
Breaking News: In Reversal, U. of Florida Will Let Professors Testify Against the State
The reversal follows a week of turmoil on the campus spurred by administrators’ decisions to bar faculty members from serving as expert witnesses. -
Nov. 2, 2021
Breaking News: U. of Florida Blocked Me From Role in Lawsuits Over Masking, Senior Doctor Says
He is the fourth professor this year to say the university prevented him from testifying in litigation against state leaders.
