Colleges & Universities

New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.

Senate President Ben Albritton on Monday suggested phasing out a decade-old law that allows some undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive in-state tuition rates at Florida universities and colleges.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S. illegally over his four-year term but wants a deal to protect so-called “Dreamer” immigrants, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.”

Misdemeanor charges for providing alcohol to minors following the death of Won Jang have been filed against 21-year-old Matthew Catrambone and 21-year-old Samuel Terry.

One person is dead and “several” were injured after a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday morning. In a statement, the university said “a non-university individual” was killed and several others, including students, were injured in the shooting.

Although more students are eligible for federal aid this year, rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances are still major concerns.

Florida International University and three other Florida schools are in the top 50 public colleges and universities in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report’s newest ranking of “Best Colleges” for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list.

The unidentified student is accused of carving the epithet using a box cutter at an on-campus swim team gathering.

At 46th, Florida International University is the only South Florida school to make the top 50 in the list of 2025 Top Public Schools released Tuesday.

Florida International University and three other Florida schools are in the top 50 public colleges and universities in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. At 46th, FIU is the only South Florida school to make the top 50 in the list of 2025 Top Public Schools. This is its first time in the top 50, and it…

People who received identical bachelor degrees in the same major earned vastly different salaries depending on which school they attended, Payscale reports.

Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.

At St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, officials announced a plan to cut 42 degree programs and 50 minors, music among them. The move has created turmoil for students who chose the campus to study music.

The $2.78 billion deal settles several lawsuits claiming that previous NCAA rules denied thousands of athletes the opportunity to earn millions of dollars off the use of their names, images and likenesses.

Dartmouth College has suspended a fraternity and a sorority as the investigation continues into the death of a student whose body was found Sunday in the Connecticut River after a party nearby the night before, the school said. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing late Sunday afternoon after the gathering Saturday night, a Dartmouth official said….

Advanced Placement (AP) classes offer high school students an invaluable opportunity to challenge themselves academically while reaping benefits that extend well into their college careers.

The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players.

The raging war in Gaza and divisive social commentary have driven backlash at a growing number of college graduation ceremonies.