• Power of NO: Colleges are finally starting to stand up to students and punish them for acting like brats

    As college leaders finally mete out punishment for students who flagrantly break rules, UConn Coach Danny Hurley’s team approach proves accountability is vital.

    • WNYC

    How the FAFSA Debacle is Affecting Students' College Plans

    The Federal Education Department rolled out a new FAFSA form that was supposed to make things easier for students, but instead it has been plagued with problems. Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat, talks about how the "bungled" rollout of the form has derailed some students' college plans.

  • Minneapolis College Steps Up To Support Students In Recovery

    Inside Minneapolis College, a quiet revolution is taking place as students in recovery find solace and support in their pursuit of education.

  • US restricts travel of embassy staff in Israel

    The United States restricted its government personnel in Israel from personal travel outside of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beersheba areas on Thursday, amid Iran's threats to retaliate over the airst

  • Nicolet celebrates students, staff, its role in Northwoods

    Nicolet College President Kate Ferrell addresses staff and students Monday, April 1 during the school’s Community College Month kickoff event. Star Journal photo April is Community College Month By Eileen Persike, Editor RHINELANDER – Nicolet College is shining a spotlight this month on the role that it and other community colleges play in rural areas like the Northwoods. April is Community College Month, an education campaign started by the Association of Community College Trustees. During a...

  • Missing College Student Last Seen in Inglewood Located

    A 23-year-old woman who went missing in Inglewood has been found, authorities said Tuesday. Noelle M. Lynch was last seen around 5 p.m. on April 3 walking from an apartment building in the 900 block of East Redondo Boulevard, near Florence Avenue and the Inglewood Park Cemetery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Kellie […]

  • Ask Amy: College student should go to summer camp

    Dear Amy: I’m a sophomore in college. My girlfriend and I met on campus at the beginning of the school year and have been together for six months (we’re both women). Continue reading at The Republic News.

    • CNBC

    Fewer students are graduating from college, but certificate programs are way up

    After years of steady increases, the number of students earning college degrees fell for the second year in a row, according to a recent report.

  • Warning Over 'Increasing' Suicides Among US College Athletes

    Suicide rates among US college student-athletes have doubled in the last two decades, a new study has found.The findings, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, analyzed suicide rates between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2022, among athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They found that rates rose by 36 percent. This made suicide the second most likely cause of death following accidents, the study reported.When carrying out the study, researchers looked at...

  • San Benito mass tuberculosis tests clear students, staff

    The San Benito school district’s mass tuberculosis testing has cleared students and staff after a case turned up at the high school late last month.

  • Jaishankar Tells Indian Media Student Deaths In US Not Connected

    BENGALURU, (IANS) – Expressing his concern over incidents of killings of Indian students in the US, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on April 15 stated that though the incidents are unconnected, he does share the worry of the kin. The Indian media has been publishing […]

  • Rampaging DEI and rampant antisemitism show the rot at US colleges

    Whatever college students are paying for, it’s increasingly not an education. An investigation by pro-First Amendment group Speech First found that 165 of 248 US colleges require DEI-related classes to graduate. The study covered the nation’s 100 largest-enrollment universities as well as all top-ranked schools, all of NCAA Division 1 and all colleges with endowments