Higher education

Higher education

The 2030 Plan calls on the university to expand the reach of its educational programs-both in person and online-and to make UVA more accessible, including to learners across and beyond the Commonwealth. The University of Virginia's Office of the Vice Provost for Online Education and Digital Innovation is a key part of advancing this charge on behalf of the university, helping our schools and institutes design, deliver and scale high-quality online and hybrid programs that extend UVA's reach and impact.

According to the NCAA's Division I Infractions Dashboard, Moore withdrew his appeal in the case on Sept. 29 and the university followed on Oct. 6. The NCAA Committee on Infractions announced in August that Michigan had committed multiple Level I violations in relation to impermissible off-campus scouting. The scheme, led by former staffer Connor Stalions, was designed to aid in the stealing of opponents' in-game signals. It operated during the 2021 and 2022 seasons and and for part of 2023.

Leadership is a team sport," said Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean of the FAS. "In the FAS we have been working on big issues, from the state of discourse on our campus to academic rigor to real financial challenges. These aren't problems that any one person can solve. It's about working together and rowing in the same direction.

The center, the first of its kind in the U.S., is a joint project between the university's communications and business schools, and aims to attract students planning to participate in the $250 billion creator economy. With rising unemployment rates, and a college degree no longer unlocking the career opportunities it once did, the creator economy could be a beacon of hope for young graduates in a dismal job market.

to expand the nation's pool of valuable, HLC endorsed providers, thereby increasing pathways for students to gain the qualifications they need to get ahead and succeed.

Gen Zers were raised on an American Dream that's slowly disappearing from view. They followed in the footsteps of their parents, who were once told that excelling in school and landing a spot at a top college would lead to success, a house, and a six-figure career-but broadly speaking, that's no longer the case. People are pointing fingers at universities, demanding that they ease costs and provide students with the skills they need to find jobs.

Good news for law schools and MBA programs: applications are on the rise. Amid a challenging job market, students are turning to what they see as a safer bet-skilling up in hopes of becoming more attractive to prospective employers. Gen Z graduates have faced a difficult path to landing full-time roles out of college. The entry-level job market has been challenging, with limited opportunities and the threat that AI tools will automate their roles.

In a meeting with English Department faculty on Oct. 22, TCU provost Floyd Wormley cited financial reasons for the change, asserting that political pressure "had no influence" on the decision to merge the Women and Gender Studies and Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies Departments into the English Department. But some faculty aren't convinced. They say the move follows a decline in institutional support for the disciplines as the university faces immense pressure to eliminate any and all programming related to gender, race and ethnicity.

Look, I am a realist and we can't sugarcoat what has been a period of severe challenge for Harvard and for higher education. Our approach to the situation under President Garber's leadership and as a Corporation has been to ground ourselves in Harvard's values. That has led us to do three things simultaneously, and they aren't mutually exclusive. First, we've articulated and regrounded ourselves in our core research and teaching mission.

On Saturday, someone fired a gun on campus during homecoming weekend at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, killing a visitor from Delaware and injuring six people, including a current student and an alum. University leaders suspended classes Monday for a "day of healing and reflection." Gunshots near Howard University in Washington, D.C., also left four individuals injured Friday night, though Howard officials confirmed in a statement that no one involved in the confrontation, or hurt by it, was affiliated with the institution.

Traffic begins to pile up at 7 a.m. at San Jose State University as student commuters race to secure a campus parking spot. Drivers, who have paid up to $440 for a permit, circle around and around multiple-story structures throughout the day. At SJSU, the shortage of parking is a year-round problem and a common complaint among students. The issue has intensified due to an 8% increase in enrollment, making fall 2025 the highest single-term enrollment in SJSU history.

Inside an unoccupied house, a student gingerly pushes open a creaky door and takes a wary step into a dark room-only to find the walls completely splattered with blood. It sounds like the cliché climax in a horror movie, but for students in the criminal justice program at Gwynedd Mercy University, it's a regular class assignment. This fall, Gwynedd Mercy unveiled a new Crime Scene House, a three-story home that features various staged rooms for experiential learning in forensic science.

"University Professors embody the academic excellence that Harvard seeks to nurture in every generation," said President Alan M. Garber. "Catherine, Claudia, Noah, and Cumrun are outstanding colleagues and superb University citizens. They represent not only the potential of individual scholars but also the timelessness of our mission to expand the frontiers of knowledge for the benefit of humanity. It is an honor to acknowledge their achievements and to celebrate their contributions to academia and to our community."

The Trump administration finalized its rule to limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

The 64 players, who represent multiple eras of UCLA football spanning coaches Bob Toledo to Chip Kelly and include several who went on to play in the NFL, wrote to "express deep concern with the current direction of UCLA Athletics under Martin Jarmond. Despite the resources, history, and opportunities at his disposal, Mr. Jarmond has not demonstrated the level of leadership or vision consistent with UCLA's proud legacy.

We thank Scott for the last six years of service as athletic director, said Scott Ballard, LSU's board of supervisors chair. He had a lot of success at LSU, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future. Our focus now is on moving the athletic department forward and best positioning LSU to achieve its full potential.

For the past few months, a group of engineering students from San Jose State University has been working on a project that's sure to land them at the top of Santa's nice list. Instead of building the next AI platform, they've been trying to bring smiles to the faces of kids and adults by making penguins fly for Christmas in the Park.

Middlesex University Needyanand Raya arrived in London from Mauritius in 1999 to complete his master's degree. He was bearing a promise he made his father - to continue his studies "until there will be no examination beyond that to take". More than two decades later, he's now Dr Raya, having completed a doctorate in social policy at the age of 69 at Middlesex University. When asked how he felt about it? "Well, nothing much. It's just an achievement of a lifetime."

A Trinity College lecturer who secretly recorded his senior colleagues saying he would not be considered for a job has been awarded more than €30,000 at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Societal divisions and seismic shifts in technology make this "an enormously consequential time for our university, for all of higher education and for our country," President Michael I. Kotlikoff said Oct. 24 in the annual State of the University address. "Every university president now finds themself seeking, with fresh urgency, new answers to old questions around higher education in America: How can the university best prepare its students for the future they will inhabit - and build the best future for our nation?" said Kotlikoff, Cornell's 15th president.

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Stephanie Smith, Shanghai-based trade commissioner with Austrade, said Chinese students heading overseas before the coronavirus pandemic mainly chose from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia or Canada. That has changed since COVID. "The agents talk about the 'big 14,' Smith told the Australian International Education Conference. "It puts us in a lot more of a competitive environment." She said affordability issues are driving Chinese students to look at alternative destinations, as a global cost-of-living crisis coincided with a domestic economic slump.

States awarded $18.6 billion in aid to students during the 2023-24 academic year, a 12 percent increase from the previous academic year, according to the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs' annual report.