UPDATE: DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary as Pence Breaks Tie

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as Education secretary by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie in a historic vote.

Senate Set to Confirm DeVos as Education Secretary

The Senate was poised on Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary by the narrowest possible margin, with Vice President Mike Pence expected to break a 50-50 tie, despite a last-ditch effort by Democrats to sink the nomination.

Hundreds Rally at Rutgers to Protest Trump Immigration Order

Hundreds of students and community members have gathered at Rutgers University to protest President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries.

California university faculty send open letter to Trump on climate change

Amid rumors that President Donald Trump will soon pull out of the Paris climate agreement that former President Barack Obama signed last year, more than 2,300 faculty from California universities have signed an open letter to the Trump administration calling for sustained action on climate change and urging him to honor the country’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as set forth in the agreement.

Dozens Affected by Trump Travel Order at Alabama Universities

Dozens of people at Alabama universities are affected by President Donald Trump's travel order.

Justice Sotomayor Says Universities Need More Diversity

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said increasing diversity on college campuses is a key to diversifying society at large, noting that the number of black students at the University of Michigan is a "real problem."

With Students Stranded Abroad, Colleges Condemn Travel Ban

SUNY to International Students: Put Travel Plans on Hold

SUNY's top officials issued a statement Sunday recommending suspension of travel plans to the countries included in Trump's executive order blocking immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Justice Sotomayor to Speak at University of Michigan Event

Miami Dade College Students Attend Inauguration Academic Seminar

HACU, 35 higher education and Latino organizations call on President-elect Trump to support DACA and DREAM Act legislation in the 115th Congress

NMSU Awards Fallen Police Officer with Posthumous Degree