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The National Science Foundation told staff it will lower the number of external reviews required for grant decisions, and the National Institutes of Health has instructed staff to run proposals...

Twenty state attorneys general filed suit against the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H‑1B visas, arguing the levy exceeds DHS authority and violates the Administrative Procedure Act,...

DePaul University announced the layoff of 114 staff—about 8% of its workforce—after a fiscal 2026 budget shortfall driven in part by a 62% drop in new international graduate enrollment, university...

The UK government reached a deal to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ student‑exchange programme, officials said, restoring a pathway that stopped after Brexit. The return—scheduled to begin in 2027—will...

Federal oversight of accreditation took center stage as the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) convened under a reorganized, partisan seating plan and...

Faculty and students at Alabama public colleges appealed a federal judge’s denial of an injunction against the state’s 2024 law that bars public institutions from sponsoring DEI offices, trainings...

Reports of ICE arrests near schools and campuses have intensified fear among students, families and educators, according to reporting and national surveys this year. EdWeek surveys documented how...

Classrooms are shifting from policing AI use to teaching students to work with generative tools, education specialists said, and higher education must mirror that shift to prepare graduates for...

Two violent incidents this week—an active shooter attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of an MIT professor at his Brookline home—have compounded concerns about campus and researcher...

Cybersecurity and enterprise system design are converging on a single imperative: build technology around student needs while hardening incident response. Campus security experts recommended NIST...

The federal apparatus that vets colleges and universities has shifted toward more interventionist scrutiny. The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) meeting...

Law enforcement intensified a nationwide manhunt after a mass shooting at Brown University left two students dead and several others wounded. The FBI and local police released short surveillance...

Two major federal research funders moved quickly to change grant review and oversight practices. The National Science Foundation issued guidance enabling program officers to rely on fewer outside...

Legal and policy moves this week underscore new immigration pressures for colleges and employers. Twenty state attorneys general filed suit to overturn the administration’s $100,000 fee on new...

The UK and EU reached an agreement to restore the Erasmus+ student exchange program beginning in 2027, fulfilling a government pledge and reversing a post‑Brexit break with broad implications for...

Faculty and students at Alabama’s public colleges appealed to the 11th Circuit to block a state law that bars diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programming, arguing the statute threatens...

Higher education must accelerate AI readiness for both students and staff, industry and campus leaders say. Employers increasingly expect graduates to arrive with AI competence; institutions are...

Financial pressure forced DePaul University to eliminate 114 staff positions—nearly 8% of its workforce—to plug a $12.6 million budget shortfall driven by an abrupt drop in international graduate...

Harvard launched an internal inquiry into students who recorded former university president Larry Summers discussing Jeffrey Epstein during class, with potential discipline for those who captured...

New survey data from hundreds of institutions shows incoming students are shifting away from alcohol: reported abstinence in the first weeks on campus has doubled since 2016, with health and...