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Brown University President Christina Paxson will step down at the end of the 2026–27 academic year, the university announced Monday, setting up a nationwide search for the campus’s 20th president....

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and four faculty members filed suit challenging Texas A&M University System policies that restrict teaching about race and gender topics...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon escalated pressure on higher education with a new public “national call to action” asking university presidents and boards to post commitments to reforms by...

The AAUP stepped deeper into electoral politics, endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate—the first national candidate endorsement in the association’s 111-year...

As universities expand AI use in student work, a growing number are removing AI-detection tools from assessment workflows and replacing them with new integrity and evaluation approaches. The...

Vanderbilt’s Board of Trustees adopted a policy critics say amounts to punishment of faculty speech the trustees deem outside the institution’s core purpose. The policy reportedly changes the...

A new sector tracking snapshot shows that while many enrollment leaders believe they met fall 2026 goals, performance varies by institution size and recruitment approach. The data finds six in 10...

A Johns Hopkins University researcher was detained by immigration officials at an airport and later released, according to the report. The episode highlights how international scholar travel can...

Illinois Institute of Technology laid off roughly 160 faculty and staff members ahead of the fall semester, citing the need for fiscal stability. The university said the cuts are intended to...

The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is shifting to pass/no pass (P/NC) grading for first-year students. The change targets how students experience early...

A new U.S. Department of Homeland Security visa rule will replace the long-standing “duration of status” approach with a four-year limit for most F-1 and J-1 holders starting next month. The...

The White House declined to publicly release the AI model evaluation framework it reviewed with major labs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia, and Microsoft. The process is tied to a June...

The American Association of University Professors and four faculty members sued the Texas A&M University System over new restrictions on teaching race and gender topics. The complaint alleges the...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued a “National Call to Action” urging university presidents and boards to publicly commit by year-end to reforms spanning admissions transparency, free...

Brown University President Christina Paxson said she will step down at the end of the 2026–27 academic year after leading the Ivy League campus since 2012. The Corporation of Brown University’s...

Illinois Institute of Technology announced it will lay off roughly 160 faculty and staff members just ahead of the fall semester, citing a need to ensure fiscal stability amid broader higher...

Two New Mexico school districts paused use of a state-required AI reading assessment tool, Amira, citing student privacy concerns. Santa Fe Public Schools said it will delay the program, including...

The AAUP endorsed a U.S. Senate candidate for the first time in its 111-year history, backing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic primary. The endorsement arrives after AAUP members approved...

Business education is embedding AI skills deeper into program requirements as employers increase expectations. American University’s Kogod School of Business reported a three-year survey showing...

Advocates and accreditation leaders are urging higher education institutions and accreditors to engage aggressively during the comment period for an upcoming Department of Education accreditation...