SALEM, Ore. (AP) — All seven of Oregon's public universities will raise tuition for the 2019-2020 school year, with officials citing increased costs and less money than expected from...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After a decade of stagnant financing or deep cuts, public education came out of Louisiana's legislative session as one of the big winners, with new money for rising costs,...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The percentage of Kansas high school graduates who attend state universities has fallen in recent years, and the schools are considering how to stop that decline and make up...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University will freeze tuition for Indiana residents on its West Lafayette main campus for the seventh and eighth consecutive years, through the 2020-21 academic...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland State University Board of Trustees' finance committee has decided to lower its proposed tuition increase to 4.9% for next year.

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — When a young woman whose parents never completed high school got into Cornell University this spring, she wept with surprise and joy.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four of Oregon's public universities will defend substantial tuition increases this week in front of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission amid protests from...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada university regents are reporting progress consolidating police services across four Las Vegas-area campuses.

The Nevada System of Higher Education says that since...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina college students shouldn't have to pay more for in-state tuition next school year after state lawmakers agreed to increase university funding in exchange for a...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new program at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville aims to increase diversity among the state's teachers.

A university news release says the Increasing Teacher...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is deciding how much weight to give a critical audit report of a Wahpeton college, after one board member on Thursday questioned...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The dean of the University of North Dakota medical school has been named interim president at the Grand Forks school.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Senate committee has advanced legislation requiring public universities to develop free speech policies.

The Senate Education Policy Committee voted 7-2 Wednesday...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday selected a former higher education commissioner as the crucial tiebreaking member of a redistricting commission that will redraw the...

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Bennington College is getting a $1 million grant to work with regional organizations in southwestern Vermont to look for solutions to the root causes of food insecurity in...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson wants to elevate the lives of young people of color, one beat, one rhyme and one doctorate degree at a time.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new culinary arts program could be in the works for downtown Wichita in a partnership among three centers of higher education.

LONDON (AP) — The University of Oxford is launching two new programs aimed at helping disadvantaged students gain a coveted place at the institution.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A University of Mississippi sociology professor criticized for encouraging "acts of aggression" against Republican politicians was granted tenure by a divided College Board...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The chancellor of Maryland's university system said Thursday he will step down next year, after state lawmakers cut funding from the system's budget by an amount equal to his...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Four of Kansas' six major public universities are seeking undergraduate tuition increases, despite a recent increase in state funding for higher education approved by the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU Eunice has a new person in charge.

LSU President F. King Alexander, in a news release Wednesday, announced the selection of Nancee Sorenson as the school's next...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ahead of next week's primary election, Democrats running for Kentucky governor promised during a debate Wednesday to push for increased state funding for higher...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation is on the move to extend the Pennsylvania National Guard's higher education benefits to family members.

Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement Tuesday that he...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Monday unveiled an education plan that joins other 2020 candidates in calling for tuition-free higher education, universal...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's commissioner of higher education will speak at spring graduation ceremonies for Delgado Community College in New Orleans.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill to waive state college application fees for veterans.

Democratic state Sen. Walter Felag introduced the measure, which...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly says she hopes that extra state funding for the Kansas higher education system will lead to lower tuition for students and their families.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a $30 billion state spending plan with a slight increase for higher education and more money for K-12 public schools...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — University deans and education experts in Brazil expressed their concern Thursday about the future of academic research after the education ministry announced it had blocked...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Xavier University of Louisiana President Reynold Verrett has received an honorary degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai during 2019 commencement...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans would see state income taxes eliminated or cut by a healthy margin depending on their income under the latest version of the state budget, approved by the House...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded 200 scholarships to its third class of Next Generation Hoosier Educators.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska has issued lay-off notices to 48 employees as part of an overhaul of its human resources department.

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Castleton University is taking over the registered nurse bachelor's degree program now offered by Southern Vermont College in Bennington.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Students living in the country illegally no longer would be required to pay international tuition rates to Missouri colleges and universities under a proposal approved...

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech administrators will meet with local government officials to discuss how the state's $1.1 billion higher education package could drive investment and growth in...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sprinkled throughout Nebraska's wide-open spaces reside potential college students, and they are in demand.

As state money for higher education becomes tighter, college...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former college basketball star, current television analyst and NBA co-owner Grant Hill will become one of five new members of the NCAA's Board of Governors later this...

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed a former state university administrator's $50 million lawsuit against Pennsylvania's higher education agency, saying his claims of discrimination...

BOSTON (AP) — State lawmakers are set to hear a plan that would boost state funding for public colleges and universities while freezing tuition and fees for the next five years.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The leader of West Virginia's community and technical college system will also head the panel that oversees the state's four-year colleges and universities.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Critics say a Missouri bill aimed at protecting student free speech on college campuses would also chip away at free speech for professors.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A senior administrator at the University of Michigan has been named provost and executive for academic affairs of the University of New Mexico.

BOSTON (AP) — As a sweeping bribery scandal reignites debate over college admissions, a pair of polls reveal that many Americans think the nation's universities place too much emphasis on factors...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities will join thousands of students to celebrate college signing day.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The College Board in Mississippi says its preferred candidate to become the next president of Alcorn State University is an experienced administrator who earned her...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The State University of New York system is on pace to meet clean energy targets Gov. Andrew Cuomo has set for 2020.

Chancellor Kristina Johnson said Monday that together,...