Hall of Fame college basketball coach Lefty Driesell has died at the age of 92. Driesell was known for building the University of Maryland's basketball team into a powerhouse and inventing 'Midnight Madness.'
The university also issued a historical study and announced steps to address this legacy, including new support for public education in New Haven, Conn.
Even amid the botched rollout of the new financial aid form, a rule change will let some grandparents help pay for college without compromising aid eligibility.
The appointment of former Rutgers assistant Andrew Aurich as head coach of the Crimson has riled boosters, who are demanding greater transparency into a search they say was bungled.
MIT, Stanford and Brown have taken tougher steps to restrict and punish student protesters, prompting criticism by free speech advocates and the demonstrators themselves. As college and university presidents face growing backlash from state and federal lawmakers for their responses to student protests against the war between Israel and Hamas, higher education leaders are cracking down on student demonstrations—particularly those that support Palestinian people.