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President Barack Obama’s daughter, Malia Obama, will attend Harvard University in 2017 — but not before taking what’s called a “gap year.” The first family’s announcement comes at a time when elite private schools are encouraging students to postpone the start of college.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the state’s higher education leaders on Thursday announced a new college affordability plan designed to increase graduation rates by lowering tuition and fees for students who transfer from community college to a state university.

Responding to student activists who say divestment from fossil fuel companies would address global climate change, administrators at the University of Massachusetts are pledging to advocate for divestment.

Amenyonah Bossman manages construction projects across the city of Boston. She is among 3 percent of women working in construction nationwide. (Kirk Carapezza/WGBH) Amenyonah Bossman manages construction projects across the city of Boston. On most of her sites, she feels isolated. “Typically, I’m the only woman and it’s always nice when I see another female […]

The National Labor Relations Board has rejected a bid by Tufts Medical School professors to unionize.

In an essay published in Harvard’s student-run newspaper The Crimson, Harvard President Drew Faust argued the university must recognize its ties to the slave trade, writing that “the presence and contributions of people of African descent at Harvard is still an untold story.” President Faust says the university will recognize four slaves who lived and […]

Shalaan Williams of Dorchester has waited a long time for today’s news that her loans will be forgiven. “Oh my goodness. I can finally laugh again,” said Williams, laughing, shortly after finding out she would be eligible for student loan forgiveness. Williams enrolled at Corinthian’s Everest Institute in Boston four years ago, after seeing ads […]

Security expert Mia Bloom estimates that before the 9/11 attacks, there were about 25 self-identified terrorism experts in academia. But that changed quickly. “In the days after 9/11, a lot of people discovered terrorism and they adopted the field in a very enthusiastic way,” said Bloom. Bloom teaches at Georgia State University in Atlanta, where […]

Former Bridgewater State University president Dana Mohler-Faria is under investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for allegedly cashing out more than $269,000 in accrued sick time.