Higher Education

"UH Mānoa could improve its climate by reforming restrictive policies and making a stronger commitment to expressive rights."

" ... the Department will no longer award Minority-Serving Institution grants that discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government-mandated racial quotas .... ”

... DHRD began accepting applicants who are on track to obtain their bachelor’s degree within three months for entry-level professional classes of work ....

... a tax refund fraud scheme ....

... two for BLNR, one for Stadium Authority ....

... a new Education Partnership Agreement aimed at enhancing science and technology education while advancing DPAA’s critical mission of accounting for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts ....

... Hawaii: Recent college grad earnings gap -$11,840 ....

... how does your community college stack up? ....

... Act 88 of 2021, which Act 248 amended, stated that the appropriations in the biennium budget would lapse on June 30, 2024 ....

... this success comes at a time when concerns over cuts in federal research funding continue to grow. As of August 5, 66 grants totaling more than $89 million have been terminated at UH due to shifting federal priorities ....

"...solar, wind, and batteries on their own will not scale to meet the needs we have...."

... Hawaii's master lease renewal process pays off big for Chile ... and now Spain ....

... This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the 10-campus University of Hawaiʻi system on July 21, 2025 ....

... Energy companies being sued by the city of Honolulu over climate change accusations have motioned for summary judgment, stating that Hawaii’s two-year statute of limitations makes the plaintiffs’ case unsubstantial ....

... "How a U.S. Tech Mogul Used Nonprofits to Sow Chinese Propaganda" -- NYT ....

... $16.7M for the East-West Center ....

... Wage gains were particularly significant in the skilled trades and clean energy sectors, where completers earned 35% more than non-completers ....

... The discovery was made by UH’s NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile ....

... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....

... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....

... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

... BOR unanimously approved the appointment ....

... an estimated 3,120 students in 4th grade likely cannot perform skills like adding and subtracting multidigit whole numbers, fractions, and decimals ....

... Most recently, he served as the UCLA Bruins’ Chief Strategy Officer from 2022 to 2024, where he led the department’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten ....

... If we can't make this stuff up, how can legislators and councilmembers use it as an excuse for their pre-conceived agendas? .... 

... Keanu Sai has been helped by UH and the Maui Council ....

... effective immediately, there will be a suspension of all Faculty Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) for merit, equity, and/or market that have not been approved by me as of May 23, 2025 ....

... On April 25, the Department of Education issued a letter clarifying that Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, and American Indian communities are not considered part of DEI or CRT categories ....

... impacts of recent changes in federal policy across our 10-campus system ....

"...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"

... The university aims to conduct finalist interviews in late May and announce the new hire by mid to late summer ....

... potential enforcement actions if UH does not fulfill its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus ....

... Columbia U knuckled under SIX DAYS after Trump cancelled $400M in federal funds to the university.  How long will it take for the UH system to get rid of its’ anti-Semites?  ....

... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....

... The latest foster parent arrested for child torture is a university instructor, social worker, DoE behavioral health specialist, and UH Manoa PhD student ....

“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."

... Lawson’s expressive freedoms date to a faculty meeting back in February 2023, where he voiced vehement objections to a scheduled Black History Month event ....

"Since taking office on January 20, the new federal leadership has released a series of EOs and directives that could significantly impact the 10-campus system."

... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....

... “Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs” ....

... Ken Lawson uses images of UH administrators to illustrate hypothetical shooting ....

... 3,446 students across all seven UH community colleges in fiscal year 2024, compared to 1,774 students in 2023 ....

... Without those protections, women’s sports will eventually be destroyed said Sia Li'iLi'i, a product of Halawa, Hawai'i. ...

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....

... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....