Financing June 2019

UT-Martin Receives $22M For Scholarships

The University of Tennessee-Martin has received the largest gift in the campus’s history: $22 million. The money will go towards scholarships.

Global June 2019

Showdown Looms Over Border Aid Package

The House has passed a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package, but the Republican-led Senate might try to force Democrats to send the president a different companion measure.

Global June 2019

House Sends Trump $4.6B Border Bill

The House has voted to send the $4.6 billion, Senate-drafted bill to President Donald Trump for aid for migrant refugees detained at the border.

Health Care June 2019

Vaccine Foes Contest Plan To Require Shots

A new plan from the state health department of Kansas that would require more immunizations for children in day care and school is being contested by vaccination opponents.

Global July 2019

UNM Says Goodbye To 4 Sports Programs

The University of New Mexico is ending its men’s soccer program, as well as its beach volleyball program and men’s and women’s ski teams.

Global July 2019

Girl Recalls Poor Care In Border Station

AP has obtained a video of a 12-year-old girl talking about her experience at a Texas Border Patrol Station. The girl and her 6-year-old sister were separated from their aunt.

Hispanic Community July 2019

Total Eclipse Darkens Chile, Argentina

Tourists flocked to Chile and Argentina to watch a total solar eclipse. Argentina and Chile were the only inhabited places where the eclipse could be seen.

Legal July 2019

Disfigured Ex-student Awarded $59.17M

Alonzo Yanes who was disfigured during a high school chemistry experiment has been awarded $59.17 million. Yanes suffered burns on over 31% of his body, including his face.

Financing July 2019

Cal Poly School of Education Awarded $4.1M

Cal Poly School of Education has been awarded $4.1 million from the U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership grant to promote collaborative teacher preparation.

Hispanic Community July 2019

U Wins Grant Targeting Hispanic Teachers

The Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian program has awarded Pittsburg State University's College of Education a grant to laptops, mentoring and scholarships to 25 teachers.

Hispanic Community July 2019

Migrant Crackdown And Mexico

The crackdown on migrants has caused little backlash against Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador or his government in contrast to the United States.

Financing July 2019

UD Announces 4% Tuition Hikes

Tuition and fees at the University of Delaware are increasing by more than 4% for the academic year beginning next month. There will be a 2.7% increase in room and board.

Financing July 2019

University Expands Free Tuition Help

Undergraduate students from families earning less than $65,000 annually qualify for free tuition to The University of Texas's Austin campus starting fall of next year.

Financing July 2019

Penn Universities Freeze Tuition

For the first time in more than 20 years, students attending one of Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities won’t see a tuition increase for next year. This impacts 14 schools.

Global July 2019

Update: 2020 Census

The controversial question regarding citizenship is not going to be included in the 2020 Census. President Donald Trump addressed reporters regarding his announcement on Thursday.