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The New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents moved to dismiss President Neil Woolf about a month after he and other top leaders were placed on paid administrative leave. The board said it...

House Republicans proposed changes to federal education funding that would preserve Pell Grant funding while eliminating subsidized loans for undergraduates. The measure surfaced in a fiscal 2027...

A new sector data roundup highlights how international enrollment momentum has deteriorated, with colleges bracing for additional damage from fast-changing visa and immigration enforcement. The...

The Justice Department opened additional investigations into medical schools over alleged race-based admissions practices, continuing a probe pattern that critics say misconstrues civil rights...

Updates to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) rules have triggered criticism that the policy breaks promises to borrowers planning careers around public service repayment benefits. The...

Two-year colleges are urging an increase in National Science Foundation workforce program funding and warning that rapid changes at the agency could undermine program impact. The push reflects...

Higher education assessment experts are pushing for a strategy that pairs take-home essays with oral assessments to reduce the risk of AI-generated work without relying on strict policing alone....

A new study examines where first-generation college students find support and how those sources vary by circumstance. The analysis finds that first-gen students draw heavily on family, peers, and...

A new report on the status of the academic profession says faculty wages have continued to stagnate while administrator pay grows. The analysis, published by the American Association of University...

A University of Chicago study presented new evidence that administrators may not have reliable information about how widely AI tools are being used by students. In an anonymous survey of 338...

SpaceX’s IPO is set to price soon, with underwriters targeting at least $75 billion and valuing the company at more than $1.75 trillion. As shares begin trading on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX,...

OpenAI is preparing a platform overhaul ahead of a planned IPO, reported by the Financial Times, shifting ChatGPT toward a “superapp” experience. The changes are expected in the coming weeks and...

Professors are describing a surge in incoming students’ inability to complete assigned reading at prior expectations, with some reporting students who struggle to read even a single sentence....

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker ordered a pause on state tax incentives for data centers, citing legislation that stalled efforts to raise electricity rates tied to data-center demand. Pritzker said...

AI is moving upstream into early hiring processes in finance, and students are already preparing for automated screening rather than in-person recruitment. The reporting highlights Warwick...

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposal for public equity stakes in AI companies is drawing responses from both industry and the White House. A report described Sanders meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in...

A new Edward Jones and Gallup study found that most Americans report financial stress even when they appear stable. Survey results from 5,075 U.S. adults showed only 16% feel financially...

Pritzker’s Illinois pause follows Ohio’s similar action, reinforcing a broader policy friction point for data-center buildouts: utilities and local communities are demanding clearer cost...

At the classroom level, faculty are reporting that students arrive unprepared for long-form reading expectations and are struggling with processing words on the page. Pepperdine’s Wilson described...

After a strong May jobs report, U.S. markets posted their worst day since October, with tech stocks leading declines. The S&P 500 fell 2.6%, the Nasdaq dropped 4.2%, and bond yields rose as...