U of A president seeks input for response to Trump admin letter

Ten months after the White House sent a higher education compact to universities listing political and ideological demands in exchange for preferential research funding, U.S. Education Secretary Linda...

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U of A researchers lament 'explicit politicization of science' under Trump

Former and current researchers at the University of Arizona are somewhat divided on whether UA administrators are doing enough to push back against the Trump administration’s cutting of federal resear...

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Tucson may close Congress St. to cars at Halloween, other times for safety

Tucson officials may close Congress Street to cars on Halloween to improve crowd control and emergency access following a downtown shooting that injured nine people.

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State finds Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind violated US law in move

Arizona Department of Education: Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind violated federal law by displacing blind and visually impaired students without proper individualized education placeme...

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‘Devastating’ new rule caps international students’ stays in U.S.

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

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UA’s new nine-story dorm gets mixed reviews from neighbors

How the new nine-story University of Arizona dorm construction is affecting the neighborhood's housing, population density, and retail opportunities.

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U of A leader joins opposition to proposed federal research funding changes

A top University of Arizona administrator criticizes proposed changes to federal research funding regulations, highlighting potential negative impacts on scientific evaluation and merit-based peer rev...

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U of A program prescribes art, culture to combat student loneliness

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

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U of A launches semiconductor talent hub in Taiwan

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 cult...

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Former regent: U of A Health Sciences change is just administrative restructure

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

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State funding cut hits PCC's adult education, workforce training programs

The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Katie Hobbs have cut Pima Community College programs focused on adult education and workforce training by $1.5 million.

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Seven U of A faculty named Fulbright Scholars

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

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U of A staffer alleges wrongful firing; ABOR says it was performance-related

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

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New U of A 'accounting trick' sparks mixed reactions

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. U...

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U of A to transfer $70M of endowment payouts to itself to boost 'cash on hand'

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

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U of A aims to increase cash reserves but still falls far short of minimum

For Star subscribers: The University of Arizona continues to fall short of the state-mandated cash on hand requirement.

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University of Arizona's enrollment drops by 2.7%

The University of Arizona’s net tuition revenue will drop by slightly less than 1% in the upcoming fiscal year, officials say.

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U of A dismantles Health Sciences unit, disperses functions university-wide

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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U of A predicts slight drops in student tuition revenue, state funding

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

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UAGC's core courses now align with regents' standards, U of A says

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 appointme...

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U of A to help U.S. develop defenses against drone attacks

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 solut...

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U of A expects smaller incoming class than last year's — which saw a big drop

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

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Some U of A applicants found merit-aid info to be vague, confusing

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

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U of A says higher percentage of students accepting admission

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

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U of A student groups ask audience to boo commencement speaker

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

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Another U of A fraternity under ‘activities suspension’ for hazing allegations

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

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Graduating U of A student's health challenges led her to medical career

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.

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Proposed U of A email policy will increase surveillance, faculty say

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 emai...

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Big rummage sale set for U of A dorm leftovers

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.

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U of A students call for cancellation of graduation speaker accused by ex-partner

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.

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