Higher Education

The FAFSA Simplification Act was passed in 2022, and the new simplified version of the form will come with key changes to the student index calculation.

The University of Texas at Dallas replaced three boulders — known as the Spirit Rocks — with trees, citing “extended political discourse.” Students say the quirky public square is a frequent venue for political messaging.

A U.S. District Judge in Austin heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by a Columbia free speech group, which argues banning TikTok use at public universities hinders faculty research and teaching.

Thousands of recent and soon-to-be graduates in North Texas are once again making payments on their student loan debt after the more than three-year federal freeze on them ended at the beginning of October.

How to get lower payments and discounts – and why you might not want to refinance into a private loan.

A survey of more than 4,200 professors in conservative Southern states — Texas, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina — found about two-thirds would not recommend their state to colleagues looking for work.

Hip-hop celebrates its golden anniversary this year. Created at a block party on August 11, 1973 in the Bronx, NY, the young(ish) genre has had a transformative influence on the culture and academic scene of Dallas.

Joy Alonzo was suspended and investigated after she allegedly criticized Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a lecture on the opioid crisis. Free speech advocates call the probe "blatantly inappropriate."

“The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,” Banks wrote in her resignation letter. “The negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.”

University President Kathy Banks told faculty Wednesday she was unaware of successive, diminished offers to renowned journalist Kathleen McElroy, who was recruited to revive the university’s journalism program. Professors demanded an investigation into the fumbled hiring process.

A law banning DEI programs in Texas higher education takes effect in January. Critics say it'll hurt students, businesses and the state.

Texas Christian University has settled at least three racism cases in three years. One attorney says the school has a problem.