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The U.S. Department of Education adjusted its recognition timeline for new accrediting organizations, extending review windows to allow more stakeholder input and careful evaluation. Officials...

The U.S. Department of Education has moved to reassign 118 programs to other federal agencies and pushed back its timetable for recognizing new accreditors. The transfers are being executed...

A proposed General Services Administration rule would require every federal funding recipient to certify it has eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs the administration deems...

Seventeen Democratic attorneys general and multiple state coalitions have filed lawsuits challenging the federal government’s demand that colleges submit detailed race and gender admissions data....

Federal grantmaking and program delivery for education remain in flux as new policy directives, staff reductions, and interagency transfers ripple through the system. Officials and school leaders...

AGB’s March/April Trusteeship edition and related guidance emphasize trustees’ role in protecting academic freedom while preserving campus inclusivity. Senior AGB contributors laid out practical...

Higher‑education governance experts are urging boards to fortify independence in presidential searches as outside political pressure intensifies. AGB advisors and legal commentators argue that...

Old Dominion University’s Faculty Senate passed a no‑confidence resolution against the president, provost and vice president after administrators announced a rapid shift to eight‑week asynchronous...

Unionized faculty and classified staff at Portland Community College launched a historic strike over compensation and benefits after months of stalled negotiations. More than 2,300 employees are...

A wave of enforcement actions and immigration enforcement activity has produced enrollment declines and a wave of campus anxiety for international students. University of California student...

New entrants and traditional colleges are accelerating experiments to shorten and lower the cost of postsecondary credentials. Udacity, via accreditor Woolf, launched an AI‑focused accredited MBA...

Faculty at Old Dominion University voted overwhelmingly no confidence in the president, provost and vice president after administrators moved to compress all online courses into eight‑week...

Unionized faculty and staff at Portland Community College initiated a strike over stalled contract negotiations about pay and benefits, moving instruction online as picket lines began. The two...

The California State University system filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education to contest findings and proposed settlement terms tied to San José State University's transgender athlete...

State attorneys general filed legal challenges to the federal government’s directive requiring higher‑education institutions to supply demographic admissions data, arguing the mandate threatens...

Federal action to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion programs moved forward on two fronts this week: an appellate court allowed key executive orders targeting DEI initiatives to stand for...

Colleges are rapidly piloting and approving reduced‑credit, three‑year bachelor’s degrees as institutions and states press for lower time‑to‑credential and lower student cost. Johnson & Wales and...

Immigration‑enforcement actions and federal policy shifts are producing measurable effects on campus life and enrollment: University of California students and staff report administration...

A Bipartisan Policy Center commission released a national workforce strategy urging updates to the Higher Education Act and workforce laws to address automation, AI and underemployment among...

The U.S. Department of Education extended its timeline for reviewing new accreditors, saying the change will allow more stakeholder input as policymakers debate accreditation’s role in innovation...