Colleges & Universities

Instead of joining in Columbia University’s annual “Alumni Day” celebrations for the School of International and Public Affairs, several alumni gathered to denounce the school by ripping up their diplomas in protest.

A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday at an off-campus residence, the school said in a statement, NBC News reported.

The push to identify masked protesters using facial recognition and turn them in is blurring the line between public law enforcement and private groups

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world’s most famous frog will deliver the university’s commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words of wisdom with summer 2024, winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduates at the SECU Stadium. The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made...

Students and faculty at Cal State Los Angeles are planning a rally on Tuesday to protest the management of the California State University system.

While international student enrollment has been on the rise, educators worry that could soon change under the Trump administration.

Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, NBC News reported.

Authorities at Texas Tech University say an explosion inside a manhole took out power across campus. Classes are canceled Thursday and Friday.

USC and two other colleges in Los Angeles County and Chapman University in Orange County were among 60 colleges warned by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights of potential enforcement actions if they do not protect Jewish students on campus. Pomona College and Santa Monica College also received letters informing them of their need to fulfill...

UCLA has announced a new initiative to try and stop antisemitism on campus. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on March 11, 2025. 

At least two Ivy League schools, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, took the step as the Trump administration threatens to cut research grants.

Dozens of universities across the country received a federal government warning Monday over their obligation to protect Jewish students on campus, just as President Donald Trump’s administration clamps down on pro-Palestinian protesters.

Barnard College officials say pro-Palestinian protesters pushed their way into Milbank Hall, which houses the offices of the dean, and assaulted a school employee.

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.

As the California wildfires ravage through the Los Angeles area, people across the sports world were impacted.

New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago.

CNBC unveiled its list of the top-75 most valuable college athletic programs. Where did USC, UCLA and other California schools land?

New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.

CNBC reporter Michael Ozanian explains the analysis behind CNBC’s list of the top 75 most valuable college athletic programs, including five California institutions.

CNBC reporter Michael Ozanian explains the analysis behind CNBC’s list of the top 75 most valuable college athletic programs.