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Accreditation panel reshaped – Trump appointees pick conservative chair
The federal advisory committee that vets college accreditors reconvened under a reorganized seating plan and selected a conservative education researcher as chair after a deadlocked vote. The...
Alabama professors, students appeal to block anti‑DEI law
Faculty and students from Alabama’s public colleges filed an appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to overturn a state law that bars public institutions from sponsoring DEI...
States sue to block $100,000 H‑1B fee – colleges warned staffing could suffer
A coalition of 20 state attorneys general, led by California and Massachusetts, filed suit in federal court seeking to vacate President Trump’s proclamation that implemented a $100,000 fee on new...
UK deal struck: £570m to rejoin Erasmus in 2027
The UK and EU reached an agreement for the UK to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ student‑mobility programme from 2027, with the government committing about £570 million to the scheme. The deal, framed as...
Education Department affirms Grand Canyon University nonprofit status
The U.S. Department of Education formally recognized Grand Canyon University (GCU) as a nonprofit institution, ending a multi‑year dispute that began in 2019 over the school’s financial...
DePaul cuts staff amid international‑enrolment collapse
DePaul University announced layoffs of 114 staff — roughly 8% of its workforce — to address a projected $12.6 million shortfall for fiscal 2026 driven largely by a sudden collapse in new...
MIT fusion scientist shot dead near Brookline home
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47‑year‑old MIT physicist who led the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his Brookline, Mass., home; local prosecutors opened a homicide investigation....
Brown shooting: two students killed, suspect still at large
Two related reports document the immediate aftermath and campus impact of the shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and several others injured. Law‑enforcement and university...
MBA downshift: applications to specialized master’s surge, AACSB reports
AACSB International released its 2025 enrollment analysis showing a rebalancing in graduate business education: MBA enrollment slipped 6% over five years while applications to master’s‑level...
Essay mills persist despite UK law — BBC investigation
A BBC investigation found essay‑writing services remain widely available and used by students at UK universities despite a 2022 law that criminalized providing such services for post‑16...
Brown shooting tests fragile campus trust—suspect remains at large
A targeted attack at Brown University left two students dead and multiple others wounded, and law enforcement continues to hunt for the suspect. Providence police and the FBI have circulated...
University of Austin leadership exodus raises governance questions
The University of Austin has seen an unusually large turnover in its initial leadership ranks, with roughly one‑half of its early staff leaving this year. Departures include the university’s...
Accreditation panel retooled under Trump—partisan seating sparks debate
A federal advisory committee that oversees college accreditation met under new, more partisan ground rules and installed Jay Greene—formerly of the Heritage Foundation—as chair after a deadlocked...
Education Department shutters some community‑school grants—launches $15M talent fund
In successive actions the U.S. Department of Education abruptly halted funding for a subset of Full‑Service Community Schools grants while also announcing a new $15 million competition to build...
DePaul lays off staff as public systems slash programs—budget crisis spreads
DePaul University cut 114 staff—nearly 8 percent of its workforce—to close a $12.6 million shortfall driven largely by a precipitous drop in international graduate enrollment. University leaders...
Top MBA markets soften—Stanford bonuses slip, Yale offers lag
Leading MBA programs reported softer compensation and slower hiring cycles for the Class of 2025. Stanford’s total compensation fell for a second straight year as expected performance bonuses...
Google’s AI training lands on campuses—experts urge pedagogy overhaul
Google’s three‑year, $1 billion AI initiative has partnered with more than 200 higher‑education institutions to provide free tools and training; Texas A&M hosted large‑scale student and faculty...
Researchers spar with agencies—publisher fees and patent oversight in the crosshairs
Two fronts opened this week on research policy: scientific organizations criticized National Institutes of Health proposals to cap how grant dollars may be used for journal publication fees, while...
Smartphones before adolescence tied to worse health—schools’ phone bans show benefits
A Pediatrics study linked smartphone ownership before age 12 to higher rates of depression, obesity and sleep problems, findings that education and health experts say can undermine learning and...
B‑schools told to reorganize—career services should lead academic strategy
A commentary argued that business schools must reverse a long‑standing hierarchy and place career services above academic programs to close the gap between graduate skills and employer needs. The...