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QS subject round: POSTECH and IIT Kanpur land subject citations
QS’s 2026 subject releases included targeted placements for technical heavyweights: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in life sciences and the Indian Institute of Technology...
Tuition standoff: Brussels demands EU students pay home fees
British negotiators were blindsided by a Brussels demand to make EU students eligible for ‘home’ tuition rates — a move London officials warn could cost UK universities about £140 million...
Iowa GOP bill: Regents to vet DEI classes and pick presidents
The Iowa House advanced a package of bills that would reshape governance and curriculum at the state’s three public universities, requiring mandated American history and government courses and new...
The New School cuts 15% of staff as deficit and enrollment slide
The New School told employees it will reduce faculty and staff by about 15 percent by June 1 as part of a broader financial reorganization to address a multiyear deficit. Administrators cited a...
Judge blocks Trump rule to collect seven years of student race data
A federal judge temporarily barred a new federal requirement that would have forced colleges to turn over seven years of student application data, including race identifiers, after a coalition of...
Selective colleges report modest rise in low‑income enrollment
Analysis of 17 highly selective colleges shows a modest increase in Pell-eligible students between 2023 and 2025, driven partly by a 2024 change to Pell Grant eligibility rules that expanded...
MBA founders push AI tools into K‑12 special ed and congressional offices
Two MBA‑founded startups highlighted in the 2025 Most Disruptive list are pitching AI solutions aimed at school districts and government offices. Journify Learning (Stanford GSB) has raised...
Education Dept. quietly ends Green Ribbon schools recognition
The U.S. Department of Education quietly wound down its Green Ribbon Schools program, which for more than a decade recognized K–12 campuses for sustainability, health, and environmental education....
Teachers report worsening behavior across states — survey
A nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey of 5,802 teachers finds a majority view student behavior and engagement as worsening over the past year. No state topped 50% of teachers...
Study warns AI in classrooms may undercut critical thinking and reading
Researchers and education groups are flagging risks from widespread generative AI use in schools: a Brookings Institute review and a February Microsoft study linked student AI reliance with...
QS rolls out 2026 subject rankings — dozens of universities update listings
QS released its 2026 University Subject Rankings by discipline, publishing subject-level placements for institutions worldwide and prompting universities to update promotional and recruitment...
Iowa House Passes Bills: Regents Gain Power Over Curriculum and Presidential Picks
Iowa’s Republican-led House advanced a package of bills this week that would reshape oversight of the state’s three public universities. Lawmakers would require all undergraduates to take American...
The New School Plans 15% Workforce Cut — Major Reorganization Underway
The New School told employees it will reduce faculty and staff by about 15 percent by June 1 as part of a broad financial reorganization, citing a cumulative budget shortfall that grew to an...
Ohio State Promotes Provost—Trustees Skip Nationwide Search
Ohio State’s trustees unanimously elevated Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda to president following the abrupt resignation of Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., who stepped down amid...
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Education Dept. Order for Seven Years of Student Race Data
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration policy that sought seven years of student application data, including race information, after a coalition of Democratic attorneys...
Court Vacates SAVE Rule: Biden’s Income‑Driven Repayment Plan Dies
A federal judge vacated the rule underpinning the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment plan, effectively killing the Biden-era policy that offered reduced monthly payments...
Black‑studies Programs Face Cuts and Suspensions as State Politics Bite
Scholars and department chairs warned this week that Black-studies programs nationwide face systematic erosion: states and universities have paused programs, stripped general-education...
AI at Work... Not Saving Time — Email Up, Deep Focus Down
New behavioral data show that adoption of generative AI tools has so far increased time spent on routine digital tasks rather than reducing workload: an ActivTrak analysis found emailing rose 104...
Economic diversity inches up at elite colleges — Pell share climbs
Analysis of 17 selective colleges found modest increases in Pell Grant–eligible student shares between 2023 and 2025, with institutions like Swarthmore and Tufts reporting notable jumps. Experts...
MBA EdTech Bets: Journify Automates Special‑Ed Compliance; InstaEnglish Targets Fluency
Two MBA‑founded edtech ventures featured among the 2025 Most Disruptive MBA startups this week, signaling ongoing university entrepreneurship pipelines into K–12 systems. Journify Learning...