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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collects and publishes statistics on school bus crashes, and Campus Safety Magazine recently published an analysis of state crash rates. Texas, Florida, Georgia, New York, and...

Not so long ago, there was a sense in academic circles that as long as students and faculty conducted diligent research – and properly cited sources along the way – it was unlikely that their academic work would become the...

Students from around the globe come to the U.S. to study at our world-class universities and colleges. But it’s not easy to be a student studying in a foreign country. For international students, the challenges of navigating...

College campuses have long attracted protests, particularly when it comes to wars. But the Israel-Hamas War has challenged that tradition, with campuses policing student and faculty protests like never before. Some of the top...

Celebrated neuroscientist and biotech entrepreneur Berislav Zlokovic was removed from his prominent post at the University of Southern California (USC) in late October after whistleblowers revealed a pattern of scientific...

School restrooms are centers of controversy these days. Transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals may seek to use a bathroom labeled for the gender with which they identify, while other students may want to keep restrooms segregated by...

Maryland’s Salisbury University suspended 15 students after prosecutors charged them with criminal offenses for allegedly assaulting a gay man. The students supposedly lured the man to an apartment under the pretense of...

Not every idea is a good one, and sometimes, what starts out as an ill-advised choice of action turns into a big problem. That’s what 15 students from Maryland’s Salisbury University found out when they were arrested...

In 2024, college students nationwide engaged in protests related to the war in Israel/Palestine, and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were no exception. A group of MIT students launched a pro-Palestine...

Over the course of 2024, both Pennsylvania and Virginia approved grants totaling approximately $132 million for the purposes of school safety funding in hundreds of districts across both states. Public school districts...

Professors at both private and public colleges and universities avidly seek tenure because it usually provides the ability to teach – and speak – freely, whether in public or in the classroom, without the fear of being fired....

Any university or college student will tell you that their excitement for school is tightly linked to a love of their community. From living in dorms to participating in long-standing traditions, student lives revolve around their...

Across the country, teachers and professors are facing growing challenges to their academic freedom and the content they bring into their classrooms. At the University of North Texas in Denton, faculty members are grappling with...

Suspensions from school are serious, and if you are facing disciplinary action from your college or university, you may be embarrassed. After all, your reputation is on the line, and news travels fast. You may find yourself...

A hazing incident at the University of Iowa chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house ended with one arrest and the suspension of Alpha Delta Phi’s charter. The incident began when the University of Iowa Police and...

A recent higher education journal report highlights the compensation issues students can face with their college or university employers. Student higher education employment is generally low pay, minimal benefits work. Colleges...

Cell phone policies in schools aim to curb distractions and promote learning, but they’re a mixed bag. On the plus side, students stay more focused in class and build better social skills when phones are out of sight. The...

A recent poll shows that while incidences of sexual misconduct at Harvard University have dropped sharply since 2019, it is still problematic. Harvard President Alan Garber wrote that despite a “statistically significant...

It’s almost 2025, but many students around the country are still enduring widespread discrimination that makes it hard for them to succeed in higher education. Recently, a large study found that medical students from...

Linda McMahon, co-founder with her husband of what became World Wrestling Entertainment, has been named as Donald Trump’s appointee for the post of Secretary of the Department of Education. Trump, who campaigned promising to...