Colleges and universities

"Universities are felt by many people not to be quite as relevant as they could be. They have become a preserve of the left-wing elite," says Professor Sir Ed Byrne. "Their thinking isn't as fine-tuned as it might be with the needs of ordinary people and their communities."

If current borrowers have their debt canceled, it will lead incoming students to expect that theirs will also be forgiven. There are superior alternatives Congress can pursue.

Among the many disturbing events of 2020 has been the rising threat to academic freedom at colleges and universities.

"Students and professors around the country face punishment for speech that is clearly protected by the First Amendment," said report author Laura Beltz.

If you don't like someone's ideas you should argue with them or ignore them; getting someone to censor them should not be an option.

American higher education needs a wrecking ball—not a bailout.

Students have warned that the mental health of those living at university during the pandemic will deteriorate during a second COVID lockdown.

A number of autocratic Middle Eastern regimes funneled billions of dollars of unreported funding to U.S. universities in order to promote an atmosphere sympathetic to their efforts to demonize Israel.

Overall, 52 percent of Pennsylvania voters trust Joe Biden more to handle the pandemic, while 32 percent trust President Donald Trump on the issue, according to a recent poll.

The president's executive order bans federally-funded staff from providing training that promotes stereotyping based on gender or race.

Waste water testing will be one of NJIT's "best tools" for being able to detect coronavirus before it spreads, a university official said.

The majority of the cities have a University of Wisconsin (UW) school within their city limits.

There are currently at least 13 "active large fires" in Oregon, according to the latest report from the National Interagency Fire Center.

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism is the gold standard to adopt.

The majority of those in attendance broke social distancing guidelines as they mingled. Many did not wear masks, or wore them improperly, video footage shows.

A free society depends upon the ability of its citizens to think freely.

The state's department of health refused to release information on which schools and universities have coronavirus cases, after a local reporter submitted an open records request.

University president Lee C. Bollinger wrote in a letter addressed to students and faculty members that the dorm, Bard Hall, would be renamed this fall with one that "represents our University's values."

UA administrators released the most recent round of coronavirus numbers Friday evening, reporting an additional 481 positive cases in students within the past three days.

Despite the fact that only 15.1 percent of UNC-CH's main campus was occupied as of August 24, the university reported a 31.3 percent positivity rate for coronavirus tests this past week.

While ECU administration anticipated coronavirus cases cropping up on campus, Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson said that the university had seen a "greater spike" than expected.

Syracuse University students were recently captured on video gathering in large crowds across campus, not following social distancing measures and shortly after they received criticism from the university.

The Power 5 conferences need to put student athletes first and collaborate to ensure player safety. Until that is done, no collegiate football should be played.

Scholars unite in defense of the free exchange of ideas.

The former vice president of the undergraduate student government at USC explains why she resigned.

"We need to stay safe from Covid-19 by staying at home," 30 tenured UNC-CH faculty members wrote in an open letter to students published Thursday.

University of Victoria student Chelsea Kutyn was fighting COVID-19 for almost a month. Not only did she win her fight against the disease, she graduated with distinction at the top of her class.

The time has come for parents to abandon their long-held idea that college, any college, is good for their children.

Intellectual haughtiness on the university campus must be resisted.

Total losses for the U.K.'s university sector could be up to £19 billion and could lead to some institutions closing.