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 ne…
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 ne…
Lattie Coor, the former Arizona State University president who helped transform ASU into a nationally recognized research university, has died at 89. During his 12-year tenure, he expanded the university, boosted research funding and laid the foundation for ASU's modern growth.
The University of Arizona’s College of Veterinary Medicine has received full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.
The University of Arizona’s new 9-story dorm will be able to accommodate 1,300 students when it opens in the fall of 2028.
For Star subscribers: The University of Arizona is pushing back on a federal plan critics say will give political appointees more authority to suspend or terminate research funds, undermine merit-based peer review and shift decision-making away from scientifically-grounded evaluation.
The University of Arizona put two fraternities on probation after investigations found the likelihood of hazing. Claims against two more fraternities on campus still are being reviewed.
The University of Arizona’s Arizona Arts Rx program — where UA’s CAPS has partnered with SocialRx to pay for students to go and do art and culture activities in the community — cuts student loneliness by 60% and boosts mental health for 76% of participants. The three-year, $300,000 program just finished its first year and is gearing up for its second.
University of Arizona and Taiwan’s National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University are launching a semiconductor “Talent and Innovation Hub,” offering UA and Taiwanese students courses, internships, and cultural immersion in Tucson and Hsinchu. The hub will be launched in October 2027 and will welcome its first cohort in the spring of 2027.
The University of Arizona, which has had Fulbright Scholars since 1954, has eight students who were named student scholars for the 2026-27 year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. State Department’s flagship cultural exchange program focused on supporting U.S. scholars who are conducting research or teaching abroad for up to a year.
The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Katie Hobbs have cut Pima Community College programs focused on adult education and workforce training by $1.5 million.
Fred DuVal, former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s three public universities, says the taking apart of the University of Arizona’s Health Sciences enterprise is only an “administrative” restructure to better efficiency related to student success, protecting faculty, growing research, and the notion that the university is closing this unit isn’t true.
The University of Arizona has a new center dedicated to identifying and recovering missing service members from Arizona and beyond.
The University of Arizona, which has had Fulbright Scholars since 1954, has seven faculty members who were named scholars for the 2026-27 year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. State Department’s flagship cultural exchange program focused on supporting U.S. scholars who are conducting research or teaching abroad for up to a year.
A former University of Arizona staff member has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the university through the Arizona Board of Regents, alleging retaliatory actions. The board of regents, on the other hand, says it was because she wasn’t discharging her duties appropriately.
The University of Arizona’s plan to take legal ownership of about $70 million in endowment earnings has sparked questions from donors and finance experts about transparency and accounting practices. University officials say the change will improve cash-on-hand metrics while ensuring funds continue to be spent for donor-designated purposes.
The Pima Community College governing board voted June 10 to establish a dual enrollment tuition rate of $10 per credit hour beginning in the 2027-28 academic year.
The University of Arizona Foundation is proposing a change to donors to transfer $70 million in endowment payouts, that don’t go into financial aid for students, to the UA for “more direct insight” into how these funds are being used and to increase the university’s days of cash on hand. This change is set to take effect at the end of this fiscal year on June 30, 2026.
The University of Arizona’s net tuition revenue will drop by slightly less than 1% in the upcoming fiscal year, officials say.
For Star subscribers: The University of Arizona continues to fall short of the state-mandated cash on hand requirement.
Lawmakers put the finishing touches on the $18.3 billion state spending plan late Thursday — a package that includes a $16 million cut to state universities.
University of Arizona officials did not say how many jobs will be cut; two sources said they were told 28 employees are being laid off as of Aug. 7.
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Arizona DOT and partners will hold an Aug. 5 virtual meeting to share construction and design details for the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project.
ADOT advises weekend closures and lane restrictions July 24-27 on Loop 101, SR 51, Loop 303, Loop 202 and I-10 in the Phoenix area, with marked detours.
ADOT has reopened a repaired stretch of State Route 88 between Roosevelt Dam and Fish Creek Hill after heavy monsoon rains damaged the Apache Trail corridor.
ADOT’s I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project nears completion on its first segment, adding lanes and new bridges between Phoenix and Casa Grande by 2029.
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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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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