Global March 2019

UC To Co-Host College Signing Day Event

Reach Higher, the college access and success initiative, has chosen the University of California to co-host its 2019 College Signing Day event.

Global March 2019

Highlights: Trump's $4.7T Budget Request

The following article breaks down Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget request, which includes $8.6 billion for the border wall and cutting Education Department funding.

Administration March 2019

Texas Tech U Receives More Than $2.1M

Texas Tech University’s College of Education has received more than $2.1 million from the Texas Education Agency to partner with school districts in a principal preparation program.

Global March 2019

Dozens Charged In College Admissions Scam

Some 50 people have been charged in a college admissions scam involving parents bribing college coaches and other insiders to get their children admitted to selective schools.

Global March 2019

Sports Side Door To Admissions

The widespread scandal involving college coaches taking bribes to recruit non-athletes has exposed a sports side door to admission to some of the most elite universities in the U.S.

Global March 2019

Asylum Seekers Required To Wait In Mexico

The United States has expanded a program that requires migrants seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while the immigration court system processes their cases.

Global March 2019

Subverting ‘Sanctuary’ Policies

Staff members at an Albuquerque county jail were granting immigration authorities access to its database even after being barred from doing so.

Hispanic Community March 2019

Fate Of Venezuelans In US

The Trump administration is faced with whether or not to grant Temporary Protected Status (or other protections) to more than 70,000 Venezuelans in the U.S.

Global March 2019

iSchool At Illinois Launches BS/IS Degree

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences (iSchool at Illinois) is launching a Bachelor of Science degree in information services (BS/IS).

Global March 2019

Students Learn About World Hunger

Elementary school students in San Antonio, Texas, are learning about world hunger and making a difference as members of their school’s World Changers Club.

Health Care March 2019

UC Davis Study On Dementia

UC Davis Alzheimer’s Center has found dramatic differences in the brains of Hispanic, non-Hispanic whites and African-Americans who have been diagnosed with dementia.

Global March 2019

‘Original Sin’ Of College Sports

Even though the admissions bribery scandal only became national news recently, special admissions or special admits have been part of the world of college sports since the beginning.

Financing March 2019

State Oks $50M For U Tech Building

Utah’s state Legislature has approved $50 million in funding for the Noorda Building for Engineering, Applied Science & Technology at Weber State University.

Financing March 2019

NSF Awards $1M To Tennessee State

The National Science Foundation has awarded Tennessee State University's College of Engineering $1 million for graduate student scholarships.

Financing March 2019

New Scholarship From Montclair State U

Starting in fall 2019, Montclair State University will offer a national student scholarship for academically qualified students to qualify for in-state tuition.