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University closures and teach-outs under accreditation pressure
The University of Valley Forge (Pennsylvania) will close indefinitely after its summer semester ends in August, after leaders concluded the institution “could not continue academic operations...
Student disenrollment and reversals—state systems stepping in
Howard University’s incoming freshmen who missed a tuition deadline were disenrolled, according to reporting in Washington, D.C., but the students were told they can attend New York State schools...
Federal education agency restructuring faces new Senate hurdles
A bipartisan Senate effort advanced a bill Thursday aimed at preventing the U.S. Department of Education from transferring its postsecondary office and blocking outsourcing tied to key education...
House and Senate push for transparency in student outcomes data
Major higher education associations are pressing Congress to advance the College Transparency Act, which would lift a longstanding ban on federal collection of student-level data. The Senate HELP...
Classroom speech and academic freedom collide in Florida firing dispute
A South Florida State College English professor who assigned Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Bettering Myself” sued after being abruptly fired over an assignment President Fred Hawkins described as...
Faculty development funding hits a wall under budget pressure
A new survey from NCFDD finds institutions are cutting faculty professional development at a time when faculty report it is becoming more important. According to the 2026 State of Faculty...
Accreditation compliance and enrollment survival for struggling regional publics
Southern Oregon University is shifting from further cuts toward a redesigned operating model after state funding stabilized a cash shortage through fiscal year 2027. The board finalized the...
AI pacing and security: industry-wide calls for government tools
More than 1,200 AI workers across leading labs—including executives and chief scientists at Anthropic, DeepMind, OpenAI, and Meta—signed the “Pacing the Frontier” statement urging U.S. government...
Workforce pipeline: NSF funds industry-mentored Ph.D. model
The National Science Foundation will distribute $47 million for a four-year pilot that embeds Ph.D. students in private-company research settings to provide “practical experience” at dissertation...
Texas community college funding adjusts after outcomes outpace projections
Texas community colleges warned at a state Senate hearing that a performance-based funding model is creating “growing pains” after outcomes exceeded expectations. Leaders said the Texas Higher...
Cloud, capex, and data center capacity strain
Amazon reported second-quarter results that underscored how fast AWS is scaling—and how much AI infrastructure is still lagging demand. AWS revenue rose to $42.2 billion, up 37%, with operating...
Federal education department authority and interagency transfer limits
A Senate HELP Committee vote advanced a bipartisan bill that would prevent the U.S. Department of Education from transferring its postsecondary office to other federal agencies. The committee...
Accreditation-driven campus closures in financially distressed institutions
University of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania will close indefinitely after its board concluded the institution “could not continue academic operations responsibly.” The decision follows years of...
Institutional funding formulas under pressure in Texas community colleges
Texas community colleges face funding uncertainty after state formula adjustments to a performance-based model tied to student outcomes. At a Texas Senate hearing, Texas Association of Community...
Student-level outcome data and privacy: College Transparency Act
Major higher education associations are urging Congress to advance the College Transparency Act, which would lift a longstanding ban on federal collection of student-level data. The legislation...
Higher ed budgeting stress hitting faculty development
A new NCFDD survey finds institutions are pulling back on faculty professional development investment even as faculty report increased need for support. The 2026 State of Faculty Development...
Community outcomes and long-term English learner reclassification
Researchers examining Texas’s approach to English learner reclassification report mixed effects on access to advanced courses, academic performance, and graduation timeliness. A Vanderbilt...
Protecting student information amid AI classroom backlash
A rural New York school district paused an AI robot teacher pilot after backlash from state officials, teachers, and community residents over student data privacy. Salamanca City Central School...
Student-level data infrastructure: observability and AI governance for higher ed IT
Higher education IT leaders are increasingly turning to AI-enabled observability and AIOps to manage uptime, user experience, and cost efficiency—shifting AI adoption from experimentation toward...
Cybersecurity: Department for Education data breach in England
England’s Department for Education confirmed a cyber incident in which hackers obtained about 607,000 records, including contact telephone numbers and email addresses for individuals and...