A Pima County Superior Court judge dismissed former University of Arizona employee Clarissa Siebern’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents, ruling her claims lacked sufficient evidence under the whistleblower policy.
- Prerana Sannappanavar
The University of Arizona will invest a $10 million gift to name a new integrated business and engineering undergraduate program. The gift marks the conclusion of the university’s nearly decade-long "Fuel Wonder" campaign, which has reached its goal of raising $3 billion, the university will…
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The University of Arizona projected a more than 5% drop in international students based on budget reports over the summer.
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Southern Arizona school districts may soon send special education students to Tucson Unified School District programs, allowing continued enrollment benefits while addressing capacity challenges in surrounding districts.
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The Arizona Department of Education honored Santa Rita High School for having the top performing dental assisting program in the state during the 2026 spring career and technical education skills assessment.
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Sabino High School will undergo a parking lot renovation as part of TUSD's infrastructure improvements, with the project receiving unanimous approval from the governing board. The district also plans to purchase 20 new gasoline-powered buses holding up to 14 passengers, despite some board op…
NASA's latest telescope launch has Tucson ties- Henry Brean
For Star subscribers: Several University of Arizona researchers are connected to NASA’s latest space telescope. It launched from Kennedy Space Center early Sunday morning.
Up to 10 Tucson Unified School District schools may face closures or changes as part of a phased plan targeting declining enrollment and resource optimization.
The Trump administration is suing Arizona over a voter-approved law that lets some undocumented students qualify for in-state college tuition.
The University of Arizona seeks $7.5 million to freeze in-state undergraduate tuition for a fourth consecutive year in its fiscal 2028 funding request, alongside $25 million for classroom renovations and $17.5 million to expand healthcare workforce training.
University of Arizona students return to campus on Monday for the first day of classes.
The Tucson Unified School District governing board approved a community plan to discuss possible school closures, consolidations and grade changes, despite some members raising concerns about representation and pace.
A federal assistant secretary of energy toured the University of Arizona’s underground mining laboratory in Sahuarita this week as part of a new initiative to bring more graduates into the U.S. mining workforce.
An online dispute emerged between Tucson Unified School District board member Sadie Shaw and CFO Ricky Hernandez following Shaw's public criticism of budget transparency and Hernandez’s social media response. The conflict sparked calls for professionalism and collaboration among district leadership.
College application season is underway for high school seniors, coinciding with upcoming college and career events in Southern Arizona.
The Southern Arizona Education Council will host its annual college and career night at the Tucson Convention Center in September to help students explore their options.
As students usher back to campuses for the first day of classes this fall, Pima Community College reports its first-day enrollment numbers are up by 1.34% compared to last year, making this the fifth straight year that the college has seen an upward enrollment trend.
As the fall semester starts, the University of Arizona has closed three of its dorms for the 2026-27 academic year and permanently removing one from its official housing website.
The U.S.'s rule change shortening international students' visas to four years will be detrimental to universities' enrollment, tuition revenue and Ph.D. students' research, warns University of Arizona Faculty Chair Leila Hudson.
A University of Arizona faculty leader says ICE should have “no place on our campus” and that she likes the idea of the university becoming a “sanctuary campus” as a safe space for all, local or international and from all kinds of statuses, origins and identities.
Arizona families using the Empowerment Scholarship Account voucher program can accelerate reimbursement with a new AI-powered app by Pathfinder. The Phoenix company’s platform offers a charge card and app to streamline purchases and reduce paperwork.
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to Head Start, the federal early-childhood program serving 17,000 Arizona children. The rollback would eliminate federal caps on class sizes and student-teacher ratios, drop mandatory disability and health screenings, require English-only instruction and cut the administrative spending cap from 15% to 5%.
University of Arizona scientists are developing EMILIA-3D, a camera designed to capture high-resolution infrared and 3D images of the lunar surface to improve understanding of heat transfer and volatile distribution on the moon, supporting future exploration efforts.
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Students and their families flock to the University of Arizona for dorm move-in day on Tuesday morning.
Pima County canceled November school board elections in Marana, Vail, Flowing Wells, Catalina Foothills and other districts after uncontested races left candidates unopposed.
Arizonans will not get to vote on making major changes in Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, commonly known as vouchers, because an initiative will fall short of valid signatures.
The University of Arizona is opening a medical school branch on tribal land in the Gila River Indian Community offering tuition-free MD education, aiming to address healthcare shortages and encourage students to practice locally.
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For Star subscribers: Even while the University of Arizona says selectiveness has a role in the school's shrinking enrollment, the acceptance rate for fall 2026 increased compared to the last two years as applications drop, data show.
Adam Harper, a Catalina Foothills High School and University of Arizona graduate, was chosen from hundreds of applicants for the 2026 Nautilus Live internship.