Legal September 2019

College Admissions Scandal Sentencing

Business Executive Devin Sloane was sentenced to four months in prison. Sloane paid $250,000 to get his son admitted to the USC as a fake water polo recruit.

Global September 2019

Upcoming Conference For Latino Students

A poet laureate and a New York Times correspondent are headlining the Avanza Network conference aimed at encouraging Latino students to attend college.

Financing September 2019

ACT Scores No Longer Equals Scholarships

Western Kentucky University is changing how they award scholarships from focusing on ACT scores to focusing on grade point averages. This change will start next fall.

Financing September 2019

Board Member To Donate $7M To UVA

The University of Virginia is getting a $7 million donation; $1 million will go toward a new student health facility, and $6 million will go toward the school's Athletics Master Plan.

Global September 2019

ASU Student Breaks Trump-Ukraine News

An ASU student broke the news that Kurt D. Volker stepped down from his post. Volker was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian government.

Technology October 2019

Universities Launch Degrees In Esports

Several universities in the United Kingdom and the United States are launching degrees in esports, an industry expected to surge on a global level to $1.1 billion this year.

Health Care October 2019

Veterans Clinic Planned For UMass

A new 53,000-square foot veterans outpatient clinic is planned to open in 2021 on the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s campus.

Arts and Media October 2019

Dr. Dre, Iovine To Unveil New USC Building

Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Jimmy Iovine will be unveiling USC’s new Iovine and Young Hall. The two donated a combined $70 million to create an art, technology and business academy.

Financing October 2019

OSU Gets $1M To Study Hemp

Oregon State University has received $1 million to explore how hemp can be used in different industries such as construction, textiles, health and nutrition.

Global October 2019

CSUDH To Offer OTD Program

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will become the first public university in Southern California to offer a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD).

Health Care October 2019

Colleges Got $60M-Plus From Sacklers

Financial records show that universities both nationally and internationally have accepted at least $60 million from the Sackler family over the past five years.

Financing October 2019

No Tuition For More Than 1,200 Students

More than 1,200 high school graduates in Maine are having their tuition and college fees paid for them thanks to the University of Maine System’s “Maine Values You” outreach program.

Health Care October 2019

IU Med School Getting $36M

Indiana University is receiving $36 million for their medical school over a five-year period for their research into promising treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Financing October 2019

NSF Supports BAMM! Project

Cal Poly Pomona is part of a $1 million grant from the NSF to increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing Ph.D.s in mathematics.

Global October 2019

URI Opens $150M Engineering Complex

A new $150 million engineering complex is open at the University of Rhode Island, expanding the campus’ Bliss Hall, which opened in 1928.