Entries in On Campus by Kirk Carapezza

Tuesday's University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees meeting was the culmination of weeks of behind-the-scenes drama over the future of UMass Boston, its finances, and its leadership.

Students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Boston are reacting to the resignation of Chancellor Keith Motley, the university's first black leader. On Wednesday, facing mounting concerns about the school's financial stability, Motley announced he would step down after ten years at the helm.

The director of the National Science Foundation was in Boston Monday, speaking out about potential cuts to science and research funding.

Well, it's official. Amherst College has chosen a new mascot. The private school in Western Massachusetts announced its first official mascot on Monday. The Mammoths will replace the unofficial mascot, Lord Jeff.

Americans are increasingly anxious about widening economic gaps – gaps between the poor and the wealthy, the educated and the uneducated. In the post-industrial Midwestern city of Dayton, Ohio, taxpayers have been banking on their community college to reduce inequality, revitalize the local economy and restore the American Dream.

Across the country, many more high school students are earning college credits, even two-year degrees. Ohio is one state that has made a big move into what’s called ‘early college.’

President Trump's proposed budget includes dramatic cuts to federal research funding that would deeply affect academic institutions.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a new effort Wednesday to help students better understand college financial aid packages.

Researchers surveyed more than 33,000 community college students and found that a greater number are going without food and housing than previously thought. 

As the cost of college grows, research shows that so does the number of hungry and homeless students at colleges and universities across the country.