Donations to U.S. universities reached $59.5 billion last year, and they come increasingly from a smaller group of wealthy donors. Many of them expect their money to buy a voice in university affairs.

Stanford, Rutgers and U.C.L.A. were among those being looked into as accusations of hateful rhetoric on campuses have led to a spike in inquiries by the agency.

Many university leaders seem to assume that Black students can’t handle anything uncomfortable.

The House voted Wednesday to condemn the testimony of the three university presidents whose comments on campus antisemitism last week sparked calls for their resignation.

Economic and demographic forces are stacked against small US colleges. A Bloomberg News analysis shows the number of institutions facing pressure was at the highest in at least 15 years in 2021.

Antisemitism concerns grow at UNC, with students calling on school leaders to do more to support Jewish students.

New research from California State University, Fullerton, found students who participated in a first-year experience course were more likely to persist to their second year and achieved higher grades, on average. First-year experience courses are designed to help incoming students transition to college life and the institution, but how effective are these programs in achieving their goals? An institutional researcher at California State University, Fullerton, analyzed three groups of first-year students to understand the relationship between participation in a FYE course and longer-term metrics.

Once upon a time, critics of legacy preferences didn’t know all that much about the controversial practice and its impact. But that, like so much else in admissions, is changing.