New York University and Columbia University are in danger of losing their tax exempt status, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars a year. A bill being introduced would repeal the tax-exempt status of private universities that received property tax exemptions of $100 million or more during the prior year. Columbia and NYU fall into that category; […]

The University of South Alabama is breaking ground for a medical building that will “transform medicine,” the university announced. The construction of the facility is projected to cost $200 million. “This facility will offer our future students the most advanced learning and research opportunities anywhere in the country,” said USA President Jo Bonner. “It will transform medicine to […]

Harvard President Claudine Gay will retain her job after a meeting Monday of university leaders that followed intense criticism about her response to antisemitism on her campus, including a grilling by congressional lawmakers last week, since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Gay’s responses to whether discussion of the genocide of Jews would violate Harvard policies led a […]

Establishing food pantries isn't the only strategy colleges can take to help its students facing food insecurity, an issue affecting up to 30% of college students today, according to a report from The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.