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Nonprofit universities often pay the towns that host them in lieu of property tax. Students say selective institutions with big endowments should do more. Two Ivy League universities recently renewed agreements to voluntarily pay their surrounding cities sizable sums to help compensate for the fact that, as nonprofits, they don’t pay property taxes. And while some community members see the payments as generous and beneficial, students are among their harshest critics, arguing that the wealthy ...

Pennsylvanian liberal arts school planning to reduce, and possibly eliminate, adjunct and visiting assistant professor positions, faculty fear

Two Turning Point USA members followed Arizona State University instructor and co-founder of Drag Queen Story Hour Arizona and one of the members eventually pushes the instructor to the ground.

The Pennsylvania liberal arts college recently made headlines for closing its literary journal. Professors say they now fear more cuts. Gettysburg College recently confirmed it’s shuttering its namesake literary magazine after more than 30 years of publication. But laying off editors may be just part of a broader shake-up for the private institution’s employees, which is raising faculty members’ concerns about their students’ education and their own employment.

From Georgia to Wisconsin, state university systems are adopting the experimental policy, hoping to boost enrollment and reach new students. The newly rebranded Universities of Wisconsin announced the launch of a direct admissions initiative last week at 10 of the system’s 13 universities.

Police investigate an altercation with a queer ASU educator as possible aggravated assault by an operative of the right-wing group. Two associates of the right-wing organization Turning Point USA followed a queer Arizona State University instructor on campus Wednesday afternoon, with one demanding he answer questions about “How long you’ve been attracted to minors” and “How long you’ve fantasized about minors having sex with adults" while the other filmed the encounter.

A research endowment on Texas voters ballots next month would beef up research funding for several public universities that do without a $32 billion fund backing the states biggest schools.

Speakers and attendees at Educause expressed cautious optimism about the early days of artificial intelligence in higher ed. As Susan Grajek wrapped up presenting Educause’s top 10 strategic trends for 2024—a list topped by cybersecurity, data quality and the enrollment crisis—she paused. “Isn’t something missing?” she asked the packed ballroom with a knowing laugh. “Something big that popped around 11 months ago that’s taking a lot of everyone’s attention. Generative AI?”

A program that brings Chinese language and culture classes into K-12 schools was the focus of a recent congressional hearing.

A new law will require public institutions to change accreditors every cycle. Passed quietly with no debate, the bill follows similar legislation passed in Florida. North Carolina colleges and universities will be required to change accreditors every cycle, according to a new bill that was passed amid a flurry of other legislation and signed into law last week.