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Libraries and campuses roll out AI literacy—live demos and declarations
Colleges are positioning libraries and campus units as frontline platforms for AI literacy: Bryn Mawr and similar institutions are turning libraries into AI sandboxes where students and faculty...
Ohio State names provost as president – trustees skip national search
Ohio State University’s Board of Trustees moved quickly to install Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as university president after Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s abrupt resignation...
The New School to cut 15% of jobs – faculty face program closures
The New School announced a plan to reduce its workforce by about 15 percent by June 1 as part of a broad financial reorganization tied to a multi‑year enrollment decline and mounting budget...
Court and states collide with Education Dept.: admissions data fight escalates
Seventeen states filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education over a new federal requirement for colleges to submit detailed admissions and applicant data broken down by race and sex,...
Judge vacates SAVE rule — Biden-era income‑driven student loan plan dies
A federal judge officially vacated the SAVE rule, the Biden‑era income‑driven repayment plan that had provided reduced monthly payments for millions of federal borrowers. The decision closes a...
Common App mid‑season: Black applicants climb — test reporting and international trends shift
Common App’s mid‑season data shows total first‑year applicants rose modestly and that underrepresented minority applicants increased, with Black and multiracial applicants posting the fastest...
Curriculum and programs under pressure — Black studies and state oversight targeted
Scholars and department leaders convened after a string of policy and institutional moves that have put Black‑studies programs at risk, including dissolutions, funding pauses, and removal of...
Campus AI literacy ramps up: libraries and declarations move from pilot to practice
College libraries are expanding roles as AI sandboxes and literacy hubs, offering hands‑on workshops, policy guidance, and tool testing to students and faculty. Institutions like Bryn Mawr are...
Harvard caps A’s — institution moves to curb grade inflation
Harvard University announced a cap on top grades in an effort to tackle grade inflation, a policy that faculty say has been long overdue and that students worry could affect GPAs and post‑college...
Ransomware surge hits education — 251 attacks in 2025 expose student data risk
Ransomware incidents affecting K–12 districts, colleges, and other educational institutions reached 251 in 2025, with U.S. entities accounting for the majority and 3.89 million breached records...
Research funding squeeze meets program redesign — Harvard lab cuts and three‑year degrees gain traction
Harvard researchers reported sudden funding cuts linked to federal and administrative pressures, forcing labs to curtail projects and reconfigure grant strategies. Faculty described abrupt...
Court voids SAVE plan — borrower relief overturned
A federal judge has vacated the regulatory rule underpinning the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment program, effectively ending the Biden-era plan’s protections for...
Federal data fight...: courts and states push back
Two legal fronts opened this week over federal requests for admissions and applicant data. A federal judge quashed subpoenas aimed at the Federal Reserve in a probe tied to testimony by Chair...
Ohio State bypasses search — insider tapped as president
Ohio State’s board of trustees moved quickly to fill a sudden vacancy, elevating Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda to the presidency after Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. abruptly...
The New School to cut 15% of workforce — deep reorganization
The New School told employees it will reduce faculty and staff by roughly 15 percent by June 1 as part of a financial reorganization driven by a widening budget deficit and falling enrollment. The...
Boards under pressure — trusteeship issues and governance playbook
Association of Governing Boards (AGB) publications this month pressed trustees to reinforce board independence and sharpen governance practices amid political and financial pressures. New issues...
Black studies under siege — departments paused, faculty alarmed
Scholars and administrators convened emergency forums after multiple institutions moved to pause, defund or restructure Black-studies programs under political and budgetary pressure. The forum...
State bill reshapes campus control — Iowa moves to tighten oversight
The Iowa House approved bills that would rewrite governance at the state's three public universities: mandating introductory American history and government courses while requiring universities to...
Libraries and IT try to tame campus AI — literacy meets shadow AI risks
Libraries are emerging as front-line hubs for campus AI literacy, hosting sandboxes and hands‑on programs where students and faculty learn responsible generative-AI use. Institutions like Bryn...
Ransomware surge — education sector breaches spike in 2025
Ransomware attacks targeting educational institutions rose in 2025, with 251 incidents logged globally and U.S. schools accounting for the bulk of breaches and exposed records. Prominent incidents...