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Education department in retreat: Trump-era cuts and Project 2025 take hold
Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Trump administration dramatically reworked federal education responsibilities in 2025, moving many Department of Education functions to other agencies and...
US travel bans widen... colleges brace for an international‑student shock
The Trump administration expanded entry restrictions to 39 countries, blocking or limiting F and J visas that many international students and scholars use to study and teach in the U.S., prompting...
Accreditation on notice: Trump appointees reshape federal oversight
Federal oversight of college accreditors is under fresh scrutiny after the Education Department reconstituted the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity with Trump...
Enrollment crunch: closures and layoffs ripple through colleges
Financial strain and enrollment collapses forced colleges to make rapid workforce and program decisions in 2025. DePaul University announced a reduction of nearly 8% of staff—114 positions—after...
Campus tense: faculty demand protections after political suspensions and civility fights
Faculty governance and academic freedom disputes intensified as instructors and graduate employees sought protection from politically charged administrative actions. At the University of Oklahoma,...
AI in classrooms... students curious but cautious, policies lag
Educators are moving from panic to pragmatism as AI use spreads in K‑12 and higher education. Classroom pilots show teachers leveraging generative tools to produce differentiated texts, scaffold...
MOOC shake‑up: Coursera to buy Udemy in a $2.5 billion consolidation
Coursera announced an all‑stock acquisition of Udemy to create a $2.5 billion online learning and workforce training platform, positioning the combined company to scale AI‑driven content and...
Research funding tightens: NSF shortens reviews, NIH orders phrase scans
Two major federal research agencies announced procedural shifts that affect grant timelines and review practices. The National Science Foundation told program officers to reduce external review...
Student wellbeing rises as a campus priority: alcohol norms shift while loneliness climbs
New student behavior data show a rapid change in campus wellness patterns: alcohol abstinence among incoming students has more than doubled since 2016, while cannabis use and anxiety concerns have...
MBA market recalibrates: tech hiring rebounds, pay softens across top programs
Business schools reported mixed employment outcomes for 2025 graduates: technology hiring rebounded at several top programs after a recent lull, while overall placement rates and median...
U.S. travel ban widens: Colleges brace as DePaul trims staff
President Trump expanded presidential travel restrictions to include 39 countries, blocking or limiting F‑ and J‑visa access for many prospective international students and scholars....
Bipartisan lawmakers press DOE: Reclassify advanced nursing to avoid loan cap hit
More than 100 lawmakers from both parties urged Education Department officials to classify advanced nursing programs as "professional degrees" after negotiated‑rulemaking language would treat them...
Accreditation oversight shifts: new appointees, muted fights at NACIQI
The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), the federal panel advising the Education Department on accreditation, convened under a rearranged, partisan seating...
Coursera to buy Udemy: MOOC market consolidates around AI training
Coursera announced an agreement to acquire Udemy, creating a combined online‑learning company valued at about $2.5 billion and projecting roughly $1.5 billion in annual revenue. The firms said the...
AI from ad to grad: Institutions map the learner journey with connected agents
At UPCEA MEMS 2025, enrollment and student‑success leaders mapped how AI could support each stage of a learner’s journey—from discovery and recruitment to completion and employer advancement....
Campuses urged to adopt NIST incident‑response practices as cyber threats rise
A longtime incident‑response practitioner laid out a playbook for higher‑education institutions to follow the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) incident‑response lifecycle,...
Harvard probe deepens campus climate fight — civility debate spreads across universities
Harvard quietly opened disciplinary investigations after students recorded former university president Larry Summers discussing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a classroom setting; the students who...
Student investors score a double‑unicorn exit — Michigan’s Wolverine Venture Fund makes history
The University of Michigan’s student‑run Wolverine Venture Fund announced an exit that valued HistoSonics at about $2.25 billion—creating a rare "double‑unicorn" outcome for a student‑managed...
Design systems for students: Center student needs and cut HyFlex costs
Higher‑education technologists argued institutions should "build backward"—designing registration, advising and degree‑planning systems around student workflows rather than institutional silos....
Dickinson makes bold affordability move — debate over returns to college persists
Dickinson College announced it will make tuition free for incoming students from households earning under $125,000—a major affordability step intended to broaden access among middle‑income...