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Yale University will require undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores again this fall.
SUNY Fredonia is sunsetting 21 programs to address an $8.1 million budget deficit.
NSF funding policy changes and a White House proposal could affect future research grants.
California proposes $12 billion in bonds to fund health and science research at colleges and universities.
UC faculty members urge the system to require undergraduate STEM applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores starting in 2027.
Examining the broader call for higher education overhaul includes perspectives from educators unions.
Yale’s testing push is tied to concerns that some students enter college unprepared for college-level work.
The article highlights Moody’s downgrade of Columbia University’s outlook to negative.
The report notes a broader trend of changes in higher education funding and governance.

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The ECAC announced its 2026 Division I Baseball All-ECAC Team and major award winners.
Hunter Ray of Fairleigh Dickinson was named Player of the Year and was noted as the nation's second-leading home run hitter.
Tate Evans of Yale received Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year.
Josiah Overbeek from Army West Point was named Rookie of the Year.
Brown University head coach Frank Holbrook earned Coach of the Year.
The All-ECAC Team includes players from Connecticut, Wagner, Bryant, Holy Cross and others.
The ECAC frames its membership as spanning over 200 schools across NCAA divisions I, II and III.
The ECAC maintains a broad outlook, including a nascent esports program with multiple schools involved.
The ECAC press release was issued from Danbury, Connecticut.

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The opinion argues universities increasingly offer courses on pop culture, including Taylor Swift and K‑Pop studies.
Harvard, UC Berkeley, and other schools offer courses linking pop culture to entrepreneurship, politics, and gender studies.
The author warns such courses may waste time and money that could be spent on foundational disciplines like constitutional law and chemistry.
The piece argues that pop culture courses reflect a broader shift in universities away from traditional aims toward mass entertainment topics.
The author highlights costs of pop culture courses, noting out-of-state tuition figures for related offerings.
The article cites specific universities and courses as examples of the trend, including Bad Bunny and K‑Pop programs.
The opinion argues universities should focus more on truth, ethics, and scientific advancement rather than niche entertainment topics.
The piece claims the courses may not challenge students to think in new ways but instead validate popular interests.
The article includes a summarized view of costs and suggests courses on pop culture compete with traditional subjects for students’ time.
The author names several universities as examples to illustrate the breadth of the trend nationwide.

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