Hannah Piedad, Assistant News Editor
• March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education on Thursday, March 20.
The executive order calls on the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to “take...
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said the university is under review for using “racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities” in a university-wide email.
The...
UPDATE: Nearly 2900 UK students have received emergency grants from the CARES act with a total of $4.1 million already distributed.Kirsten Turner, associate provost for academic and student affairs, said...
Toward the end of September, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos officially announced that her department struck down pieces of Obama-era legislation that allowed colleges to use the lowest standard of proof...
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday that her department will enact a new directive regarding sexual assault on campuses.She said the new directive aims to balance the rights of victims as...
A new bill introduced last week would allow low-income high school students to earn college credit – while still in high school – through Pell Grant funds.Though taking college credit courses as a...
With the rising costs of tuition, mounting student debt, and Gov. Matt Bevin’s hefty proposed UK budget cuts, many issues surrounding higher education are on the table for this year’s election cycle.Among...
