University of Arizona Health Sciences — which has housed the colleges of medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, and the colleges of nursing, pharmacy and public health — is being dismantled and its various functions are being integrated into other parts of the larger university.
A new addition to Tucson Unified School District's public-comment script warns speakers that defamatory statements at board meetings may expose them to "personal legal liability." The district says it only expands on an existing warning in the script, but an Arizona lawyer says it could have…
A new K–12 nonprofit private school for blind and visually impaired students is set to open in downtown Tucson this fall.
The University of Arizona has reduced the height of the new dorm planned on the northwest corner of Speedway and Campbell from 19 stories to 9 stories.
The Cesar E Chavez building on the University of Arizona campus will officially have its name removed and will be referred to by its former name, the Economics building.
Pueblo High School's mariachi group, Mariachi Aztlán, will open the main concert at the inaugural Avanzando Mariachi Conference in San Antonio. The conference takes place July 19–23.
The University of Arizona’s 50-year-old New Start summer program, designed for lower-income and first-generation students, particularly Latina/Latino students, is now free of cost for students.
Arizona voters could be asked to weigh in on a proposal that would limit how public schools interact with teacher unions. Supporters say the measure would prevent public resources from supporting private organizations, while union leaders argue it would disrupt existing agreements and weaken educators’ ability to organize.
Republican legislative leaders are asking an appeals court to block or delay a judge’s order requiring Arizona to overhaul its public school funding system. The dispute centers on whether lawmakers have provided enough money for school facilities and equipment, with educators arguing that students are being left to learn in deteriorating conditions.
University of Arizona’s budget update for fiscal year 2027 includes a projected slight decrease in student tuition revenue, state funding and all other forms of revenue, and a slight increase in grants and contracts. The university is also officially operating on a balanced budget after the $177 million budget deficit from the 2023 financial crisis.
University of Arizona officials say the integration of UA Global Campus is moving forward after aligning the online institution’s general education requirements, course numbering and faculty appointments with Arizona Board of Regents standards. The changes are part of a broader effort to modernize the university’s online education programs.
Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind has agreed to let Saguaro City Music Theatre continue using its performance venue as the shutters the Tucson campus.
Tucson Unified School District teachers will receive a $3,000 salary increase under a newly approved pay plan funded by last year’s voter-approved override. The district also approved a one-time bonus for teachers, higher substitute pay and several new administrative appointments.
The University of Arizona’s College of Engineering is launching an executive training program for military and civilian leaders in collaboration with a military defense advocacy agency to create solutions for national military problems, citing a “critical need” to defend the U.S. from rapidl…
TUSD provides free summer meals
University of Arizona officials say the incoming fall 2026 class is expected to be smaller than the fall 2025 one, which saw a 19% drop from fall 2024, mostly due to declines in out-of-state and international students.
High school counselors and parents say applying to the University of Arizona this year was different from previous years after its change from a rolling admissions model to early action deadline, with prospective students not getting as much merit aid and there being confusion and a lack of transparency around it.
Prospective University of Arizona students in past years knew how much merit aid they would get based on their grade point averages, while this year they didn’t, community members are lamenting.
Student advocacy groups at the University of Arizona are continuing their fight against the university choosing former Google CEO and tech billionaire Eric Schmidt to be the commencement speaker, with actions planned for UA’s 2026 Commencement Ceremony 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Casino Del Sol Stadium.
A University of Arizona fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon — the fourth in the last two weeks — has now been placed on an “activities suspension” after hazing allegations from the fall 2025 semester.
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PHOENIX — State Treasurer Kimberly Yee lashed out Wednesday at schools chief Tom Horne, saying a new report by the Auditor General's Office "confirms my allegations of complete chaos within the Department of Education."
Mariam Rana’s parents were told when she was very young that she wouldn’t live long, after a brain condition led her to being in the hospital for two months.
Items left behind by University of Arizona students who lived on campus will be sold cheap, and some will be given away over two weekends this month.
The Trump administration wants to cancel funding for several NASA science missions with ties to the University of Arizona, including the OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe that’s already flying through space.
University of Arizona faculty leaders and governance groups are opposing a proposed change to the university’s email policy, which allows internal inspection, monitoring or disclosure of employee email communications if they think there’s “reasonable suspicion” of violations of law or UA policy. Faculty leaders say this will lead to increased surveillance, threaten academic freedom, and create a sort of “police state” at the UA.
Olivia Barnes spent four days at Tucson High Magnet filming 'When the World Went Quite," one of 16 films being screened at the U of A's 2026 "Magic Hour."
Numerous University of Arizona student advocacy groups seek to stop former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's speech due to an ex's sexual assault allegations.
Dallas Goldtooth, an activist and actor famously known for his role on the television series “Reservation Dogs,” will address approximately 70 students and 600 guests expected to attend a University of Arizona ceremony exclusively for Native American graduates this week.
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Proposed U of A email policy will increase surveillance, faculty say