Today’s students worry about being vulnerable during classroom conversations on contentious social issues.

Risk of long COVID is higher in women and a link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of ME/CFS is shown, according to new studies.

Dr. Susan Roberts of Davidson College spoke with Queen City News Now about how critical the start of the new year is, including Josh Stein's start as governor.

Recent research shows that debris flows almost always happen in Southern California after wildfires. The next large rain event, or even a smaller one, could create a dangerous environment for those who live near the burn scars from the Palisades and Eaton fires. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

The idea of offering a degree in sports has gained momentum now that college athletes can be paid. Now Nike is joining some academics in pushing for it to become a reality.

Trump’s order against the practice is a crucial step in restoring the purpose of higher education.

Schools and colleges are no longer considered “sensitive” spaces protected from immigration officials, under a new directive from the Department of Homeland Security.

Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric. “Chaos is the goal,” Mike Gavin, president of Delta College in Michigan, told a Zoom room full of higher ed professionals on a January afternoon. “These external forces are trying to cause chaos to distract us from our mission.” By “chaos” he meant the onslaught of anti-DEI legislation sweeping the country—state laws requiring universities to scrub diversity statements from their hiring processes, identify DEI-related courses and programs for scrutiny, and cut personnel, centers and offices dedicated to supporting underrepresented student groups.

Trump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding.