Colleges & Universities

Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, NBC News reported.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

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.

Two D.C. students got the surprise of a lifetime: Full-ride scholarships to George Washington University. News4’s Megan McGrath shares their reaction.

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.

When Yevin Goonatilake began taking classes at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, when he was just 13, he didn’t want to draw attention to his age. Like many other students during the pandemic, at first he wore a mask. “I was still, like, a decent height, so no one, no one knew that I was younger,” he said. “I…

A 15-year-old graduated from George Mason University Thursday. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports when most kids were starting fifth grade, he was taking college course.

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.

College is a whole new world that comes with new responsibilities.  News4’s Jummy Olabanji to author and D.C. native Jennifer Barbour Butler about her new book “How To Succeed In College and Beyond: A Truly Practical Guide” and shares tips on navigating the new school environment. 

Misdemeanor charges for providing alcohol to minors following the death of Won Jang have been filed against 21-year-old Matthew Catrambone and 21-year-old Samuel Terry.

One person is dead and “several” were injured after a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday morning. In a statement, the university said “a non-university individual” was killed and several others, including students, were injured in the shooting.

Although more students are eligible for federal aid this year, rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances are still major concerns.

Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report’s newest ranking of “Best Colleges” for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list.

The unidentified student is accused of carving the epithet using a box cutter at an on-campus swim team gathering.

Howard University earned a high honor when Forbes named it the best HBCU in the country.