JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — College Board trustees are naming 39 people to advise their search for a new University of Mississippi chancellor.

The board on Friday announced the advisory committee....

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has named four finalists to become the new chancellor at the flagship campus.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming has joined colleges around the country in lobbying against any congressional tax legislation that could hurt graduate students' ability to pay for their education.

A tax plan passed in November by the Republican-led U.S. House would remove a tax exemption for tuition waivers. A version passed by majority Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Saturday doesn't do that. But a reconciled version could include the House provision.

CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Castleton University is getting a $1 million grant to help students pursue doctoral degrees.

The grant from the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program will help at least 25 students over five years.