University of Arizona faculty leaders criticize major summer changes, saying the administration bypassed consultation on Health Sciences restructuring, endowment funds and a new travel policy.
Prerana Sannappanavar
Higher Education Reporter
The University of Arizona is expected to see another significant decline in first-year undergraduate enrollment this fall, according to two sources familiar with the projections.
The Trump administration is again asking universities to publicly commit to its higher education priorities. Here's how Arizona's universities are responding.
The University of Arizona has revoked recognition of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for five years following findings of hazing that included pouring boiling butter on new members, causing burns and hospitalization. The decision follows a thorough investigation by the Dean of Students’ Office.
Courtney Slanaker of the Red Cross Southern Arizona chapter attributes the current blood shortage to factors including summer travel, school closures, and natural disasters, which lower donor turnout. The organization stresses the urgency of steady, year-round donations to maintain blood supply and patient care.
Former and current researchers at the University of Arizona are somewhat divided on whether UA administrators are doing enough to push back against the Trump administration’s cutting of federal research funding and encroachment on processes of how research grants are chosen.
Tucson officials may close Congress Street to cars on Halloween to improve crowd control and emergency access following a downtown shooting that injured nine people.
Arizona Department of Education: Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind violated federal law by displacing blind and visually impaired students without proper individualized education placement.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is capping F-1 student visas at 4 years, eliminating the decades-old ‘duration of status’ rule that let international students stay legally until their degree programs were complete. Immigration attorneys and higher education experts warn the new visa rule will devastate U.S. universities, shrink international student enrollment, and cost the American economy billions.