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Colleges look at delaying the first day of school ... again

Jan 6, 2021
Colleges and universities are once again pushing back the start of the new semester, or moving classes online.
Students and their families move belongings at a campus dormitory at the University of South Carolina on Aug. 10, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Congress begins work to overhaul higher education regulations

Dec 12, 2017
There’s a lot at stake for students, taxpayers and colleges.

Getting college students to vote

Jul 5, 2016
A new campaign is encouraging college students to become more civically engaged.
Students arrive to cast their vote in the Super Tuesday primary on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas back in March. 
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