Latest Higher Education News

Google held a large-scale training event at Texas A&M as part of its three-year, $1 billion AI for Education Accelerator, delivering free workshops to students and daylong, instruction-focused...

The U.S. Department of Education notified multiple Full-Service Community Schools grantees this week that ongoing five-year awards will not be continued, effectively canceling tens of millions in...

The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Grand Canyon University as a nonprofit institution, closing a dispute that began in 2019 over the university’s financial ties to Grand Canyon...

The Education Department signaled it intends to overhaul the U.S. accreditation system, calling accreditors a central target for reform, while the Commerce Department opened a comprehensive review...

New Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) data show regional ‘cold spots’ where traditional degree options — notably French, German and other language courses — have contracted sharply, even...

Debate over Workforce Pell shifted from passage to implementation and accountability as lawmakers and practitioners pressed colleges to match short-term career training with sustained student...

A fatal classroom shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine wounded and triggered a multi-agency manhunt, a campus lockdown and the cancellation of the remainder of the...

Yale School of Management’s Class of 2025 reported a drop in three‑month offer and acceptance rates: 82.1% had offers (down from 84.8% in 2024) and acceptances fell to 79.9%. The slowdown mirrors...

Graduate programs face a tightened financing landscape as new Education Department rules cap borrowing for many master's and doctoral students. Institutions are scrambling to advise students,...

Higher education is entering a new era of mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships as institutions confront steep enrollment declines, rising operating costs, and heightened federal...

A classroom shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine others wounded and forced a campuswide shelter‑in‑place that lasted roughly 12 hours. Providence police and university...

The U.S. Department of Education abruptly cut off tens of millions in ongoing funding for Full‑Service Community Schools grants, notifying a subset of active five‑year projects that their awards...

The Education Department has publicly flagged accreditors as a priority for reform, signaling interest in tighter oversight of the higher‑education quality‑assurance system the administration...

The U.S. Department of Commerce opened a formal review of Harvard University’s federally funded patents, warning the university it may exercise rare 'march‑in' powers under the Bayh‑Dole Act....

The U.S. Department of Education has designated Grand Canyon University (GCU) as a nonprofit institution, ending a multiyear dispute about the university’s status that began in 2019. The change...

New federal proposals to cap graduate borrowing and restrict Grad PLUS loans are prompting universities and lawmakers to scramble for solutions. The Education Department’s draft framework would...

Facing steep enrollment declines, rising costs and tighter federal oversight, colleges and university systems are increasingly considering mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships....

Pomona College reached a settlement resolving an Education Department Office for Civil Rights complaint tied to pro‑Palestinian protests, promising new protections and training to address alleged...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced another round of large, unrestricted gifts to community and regional colleges, including $24 million to Robeson Community College and multimillion‑dollar...

A new AGB OnBoard survey finds trustees and governance professionals are curious about AI but cautious in practice: 86% of institutions reported some AI use, yet only about 5% of governing boards...