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CHEA launched a new Accreditor Leadership Roundtable to strengthen coordination and strategic engagement among accrediting organizations as federal policy attention intensifies. The initiative is...

Higher education negotiators are pushing back against a Trump administration proposal that would require accreditors to take stronger stances tied to student success, costs, and academic freedom....

A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing key deadlines for a new higher-education survey that would require extensive applicant and enrollment data by race and sex....

Missouri voters will get a ballot question later this year on eliminating the state’s individual income tax, a proposal that would also authorize a sales tax expansion if approved. The measure...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced sharp scrutiny during Senate testimony tied to the Trump administration’s FY27 education budget proposal. Lawmakers questioned cuts and restructuring that...

In continued testimony about the FY27 budget, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the administration is still evaluating where special education programs should sit within federal agencies. She...

Three students injured in Brown University’s December shooting filed lawsuits alleging the university ignored prior warnings about the shooter and failed to provide adequate security that could...

Saint Augustine’s University filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after financial pressure tied to accreditation problems, according to the institution’s board. The filing is intended to help the...

The University of Sussex overturned a record £585,000 fine after a High Court ruling rejected key aspects of the Office for Students’ (OfS) free speech breach claim. The regulator had cited...

Graduate student unions are escalating contract demands tied to immigration enforcement risk, with Harvard’s graduate strike spotlighting protections for international students and similar...

Saint Augustine’s University filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as its accreditation situation worsens, according to a dive brief from Inside Higher Ed. The university’s governing board said the...

A federal judge delayed the U.S. Education Department’s enforcement timeline for a new student data survey, issuing a preliminary injunction covering an additional set of higher education...

The White House removed all board members overseeing the National Science Foundation, leaving the agency without a board, director, or deputy director, according to reporting by Ryan Quinn. The...

Graduate student unions escalated contract demands around immigration protections as U.S. enforcement intensified, with the Harvard Graduate Students Union using the recent strike as leverage. The...

Penn received a court stay that paused the university’s obligation to turn over extensive data on Jewish employees to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission while its appeal proceeds. A...

Faculty at Arizona State University raised governance concerns about a new web-based AI course builder described as “Frankensteinian,” warning that the tool’s design and access controls create...

A new analysis found Stanford Graduate School of Business leading major MBA programs in AI course offerings, with 30 identifiable AI courses—nearly double the count at the next-highest program....

East Carolina University plans to cut 44 undergraduate and graduate programs after an internal review of its academic portfolio, aiming to remove about $25 million in expenses over time. Reporting...

Deferred campus maintenance reached record levels as colleges confront escalating facilities liabilities and enrollment uncertainty, according to the latest “State of Facilities in Higher...

Northeastern University is behind in responding to financial aid appeals this year, according to reporting that emphasizes missed timelines for students navigating cost negotiations. The story...