Michael Melia, Associated PressStudentsColleges Lavishing More Financial Aid on Wealthy StudentsSTORRS, Conn. ― Spencer Mulligan knew his family could pay for his college education, even without loans or grants. So when the University of Connecticut offered a merit award of $20,000 over four years, he saw it as a bonus. As a discount on in-state tuition, it brought the cost well below half of what […]September 27, 2016Military38% Female: Coast Guard Academy Sets RecordForty years after military service academies opened their doors to women, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy marked the milestone at a ceremony June 27 as it welcomed a class with a record 38 percent of female cadets. The enrollment rate for women has not been matched at the Naval Academy, the Military Academy at West […]June 30, 2016StudentsOpen-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College AffordabilitySTORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]February 11, 2016StudentsCollege Presidents Defend Importance of Free SpeechHARTFORD, Conn. ― As debates about race and other social issues flare on campuses, college presidents are increasingly intervening to draw a line when cultural sensitivity conflicts with freedom of speech. At schools including Yale, Williams College and Wesleyan University, leaders have in recent weeks taken steps to assert the importance of the free expression […]November 22, 2015Faculty & StaffUnion Push Gains Steam Among Yale, Harvard Grad StudentsEfforts to unionize graduate students at private universities are gaining momentum as the National Labor Relations Board shows new openness to arguments that they are not just students, but also school employees.November 5, 2015StudentsU.S. Colleges Seek to Integrate Chinese Students BetterThe multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction, educators worry, leading to measures to help them integrate.September 29, 2015StudentsDispute over Black Lives Matter at Heart of Boycott of Wesleyan NewspaperAt Wesleyan University, known for its liberal culture, a campaign to shut down the campus newspaper is coming from an unlikely source: its students.September 24, 2015Faculty & StaffSaudi Businessman Gives $10M for Islamic Law Center at YaleA Saudi businessman has donated $10 million to Yale Law School to establish what school officials hope will become the country’s top center for the study of Islamic law.September 10, 2015Leadership & PolicyConnecticut College Cancels Classes Over Racist GraffitiThe president of Connecticut College canceled classes Monday following the discovery over the weekend of racist graffiti, scheduling a series of events in their place to promote discussion and “eradicate this ignorance and hatred.”March 30, 2015StudentsYale Fraternity Banned for Sex Misconduct Policy ViolationA fraternity has been banned from Yale University’s campus for two years over an initiation ceremony that violated the school’s sexual misconduct policy, the Ivy League university announced Friday.February 15, 2015Page 1 of 2Next Page