SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Two Missouri community colleges have been given permission to become the first in the state to offer a four-year bachelor's degree program.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon will go back to predominately in-person instruction for the fall term, officials said.

President Michael Schill says the decision was made...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State University President Clif Smart said he anticipates an August start to the new school year that will be as close to normal, adding that the university has...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is naming residence halls after two Black trailblazers.

A university news release says the buildings will honor Theotis...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The president of Penn State University has announced plans to retire at the end of his current contract, which runs through June of next year, and a phased approach to...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine has been granted full accreditation in the U.S., campus and state university administrators announced Friday....

BOSTON (AP) — From Harvard’s president to an executive in Boston’s booming biotech industry, dozens of New England business, higher education and political leaders on Friday urged Congress to...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — College students who lost class time or were forced into online classes because of the pandemic could have some of their tuition refunded under a measure Kansas lawmakers are...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Plymouth State University is the latest higher education institution in New Hampshire to go back to online classes because of a growing number of student COVID-19...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Cutting taxes and combining higher education systems were among the priorities Gov. Chris Sununu outlined Thursday in his third biennial budget address.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The College of the Holy Cross on Wednesday announced that Boston College Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau has been named the school's new president.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is urging education leaders to take action to combat declining college enrollment in the midst of the coronavirus...

A group of University of Kansas faculty hosted a virtual town hall meeting Thursday night to “Defend KU” against a new Board of Regents policy that makes it easier to fire, dismiss or suspend...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State senators are considering a bill to provide $30 million in subsidies for attendees of two-year colleges and a pilot program to help college dropouts finish their...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has picked the agency’s top deputy to become its executive director.

The commission announced Tuesday that Deputy Executive...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas anticipates getting at least $1.1 billion from the latest federal coronavirus relief package and expects to spend about half of it on K-12 schools, higher education and...

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Chicago has received a $75 million donation for its school of social work, the school announced Wednesday.

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Carlsbad's school board is voicing support for a proposal to convert the New Mexico State University branch campus in the southeastern New Mexico city into an independent...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Leaders of six state universities in Kansas will have more flexibility in deciding to suspend or fire employees, including tenured faculty, under a temporary policy approved by...

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A top administrator for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System has been named Rhode Island's new commisioner of postsecondary education.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s governor has named a nephew of his to the state board that oversees nine state universities.

Attorney Bradley A. Stevens of Hammond was named to represent...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — (AP) — University of Evansville alumni are warning that if the school’s trustees approve a proposal that would eliminate the university’s music department, it would have a...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously voted Friday in support of Dixie State University dropping “Dixie" from its name — an example of the nation’s reexamination of...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina University's new chancellor is a native of Greenville and a former administrator at the school.

WRAL reported Thursday that Philip Rogers, 37, was...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck orthodontist Dr. John Warford has been appointed to the North Dakota Board of Higher Education, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s leader plans to leave his post for a job with a law firm.

Executive Director Mike Krause will depart after 14 years in...

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Eastern Kentucky University has announced an initiative that will allow undergraduate students to receive free text books during the next school year.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An analysis of federal data shows Alaska’s high school seniors applied for college financial aid at a lower rate than students in all other U.S. states.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Both Oregon community colleges and public universities have seen a decrease in enrollment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Community colleges especially have seen major...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The University of Evansville has proposed cutting three departments, a quarter of its faculty and 17 majors in response to what its administration is calling changes in...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Here’s a question even the most educated are having trouble answering: Will college enrollment go up or down in New Mexico next year?

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Faculty leaders at the University of Mississippi are expressing concerns about academic freedom after the state auditor demanded nearly $2,000 from a tenured professor who...

A state committee tasked with helping to address the urgent needs of the Vermont State Colleges System has made draft recommendations that the institutions be restructured, administrative services...

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — The board of directors of Valparaiso University have named José D. Padilla as the school's next president, it announced Wednesday.