While most of the country is still affected by shootings in Boulder and Atlanta this month, universities in Montana are preparing to allow guns on their campus. In February, the newly elected Republican Governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill that indeed allows the…
In a large study, more than 12,000 students at 21 universities are to be enrolled to answer a key question: Will Covid-19 spread after vaccination? The project, announced on Friday, could provide valuable insights into the future development of the pandemic if the pace of…
With his Presidency at risk At Oregon State University, on Wednesday, F. King Alexander blew up his previous employer, Louisiana State University, and occupied the institution he once ran as a hidden organization where he felt powerless, the football coach without the consent of one…
On Wednesday evening, Rev. Gregory Jakubowicz, the chaplain of St. Bonaventure University, welcomed his guests in the university chapel. He was standing in front of a mural depicting St. Francis' vision of an angel appearing as Christ, who was resurrected after his crucifixion, and looking…
When colleges shifted operations online in the spring because of Covid-19, so much remained in question. How did the new coronavirus spread? What were its ill effects? Could colleges open for in-person instruction in the 2020-21 academic year, and what would happen if they did?…
In 2016, the election of President Trump took the colleges by surprise. In many locations, the protests exploded late into election night and lasted several days, with students often clashing across political boundaries. Racist and hateful incidents escalated in November. Some students' mental health deteriorated…
The parents of Lauren McCluskey — the University of Utah student who was killed by a man she had briefly dated, in 2018 — have settled lawsuits against the university in an agreement in which the institution acknowledges the tragedy as “preventable.” The agreement was…
As the pandemic disrupted collegiate life, mental-health experts feared a worsening crisis. Some worried that counseling centers would be overwhelmed by demand, leading to longer wait times and less effective treatment for students who were struggling and at risk of dropping out. But early data…
Brian Sandoval will become president of the U. of Nevada at Reno. CHIEF EXECUTIVESAppointmentsAlanka Brown, vice president for academic and student affairs at the City Colleges of Chicago’s Wilbur Wright College, has been named president of the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus of Miami Dade College.George…
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor faculty has flirted with voting no confidence in its president a few times in the institution’s 200-year history. In 1954, faculty members wrist-slapped President Harlan H. Hatcher’s handling of the dismissal of a trio of professors for their…
