Higher Education

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a North Texas school operating as "TexAM," alleging it illegally offered degrees and misled students about ties to Texas A&M.

Hana Taylor Schlitz earned her master's in public leadership this week — now, she's already thinking about a PhD.

Canvas is a widely used, web-based learning management system, a sort of digital classroom where educators load materials and assignments for students, and where students submit assignments and get their grades.

Job prospects for college grads are worsening, according to recent reports. However, internships, mentoring, and programs at work colleges — including the Dallas HBCU Paul Quinn College — can improve employment odds.

A drop in international student enrollment and state funding contributed to financial woes at the University of North Texas. Other state colleges face similar challenges.

The University of North Texas at Dallas announced its new Trailblazer Tuition Program, which will cover tuition and mandatory fees for students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year.

Just two months after the University of North Texas grabbed headlines for removing an art exhibit, students in the College of Visual Arts & Design are opting out of campus spaces for group shows and solo exhibitions.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into whether the University of North Texas is continuing to teach lessons associated with diversity, equity and inclusion, which were banned by the state in 2024.

An associate of applied science in architectural technology and three certificate programs in the field were cut by the college last week.

On Thursday, University of North Texas leaders announced the closure of degrees, minor and major studies — as well as the merger of other programs — as a part of the university’s strategic budgeting plan.

Eugene Giovannini, who resigned in 2022 after trustees voted to fire him, alleges in the suit that TCC did not have cause to terminate him.

Following a University of North Texas Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, President Harrison Keller briefly outlined potential changes that will be considered to stabilize a budget that has reached a projected $45 million deficit this fiscal year.