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Emory University elevated Christopher L. Augostini from executive vice president and COO to president, with the move scheduled for Sept. 1. The board promotion follows Augostini’s enterprise-wide...

Auburn University’s board moved to take full curricular control and dissolve the Faculty Senate, according to the report. The governance shift is linked to HB 580—passed with directives that do...

The Department of Justice launched investigations into 15 medical schools over allegations of potential race discrimination in admissions, following earlier DOJ findings that UCLA and Yale’s...

A federal judge in Nebraska ended eligibility for in-state tuition for undocumented students, ruling that the state’s decades-old approach violated federal law. U.S. District Court Judge Brian...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation requiring new undergraduates at Iowa’s three public universities to complete history and American government courses selected through civics centers. The...

The University of Maryland, College Park laid off 84 employees as it addressed budget shortfalls driven by federal and state funding cuts and rising energy costs, according to President Darryll...

House appropriators advanced a fiscal 2027 education and labor funding bill that would cut $1.6 billion from annual Title I grants for low-income students, eliminate billions in formula and...

The DOJ’s in-state tuition ruling in Nebraska is part of a broader federal effort to challenge how states offer resident-rate pricing to undocumented students. The federal lawsuit and consent...

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville announced a $130 million commitment from alumni Dee and Jimmy Haslam, the largest donation in university history. Of the total, $100 million will go directly...

Spelman College named Ayanna Howard, a roboticist and AI expert, as president, marking a leadership shift for the top-ranked HBCU known for its liberal arts focus. The appointment signals...

President Donald Trump publicly signaled support for a federal “partnership” model with AI companies after Sen. Bernie Sanders advanced legislation that would give the government a major equity...

Auburn University’s board moved to take full curricular control while dissolving the university’s faculty senate, according to reports describing actions that mirror directives tied to state...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill drew fresh controversy as board actions rejected a tenured appointment in the department of women’s and gender studies, according to commentary...

The U.S. Department of Justice opened investigations into 15 medical schools over allegations of potential race discrimination in admissions, following prior findings involving UCLA and Yale. The...

A federal judge ended eligibility for in-state tuition for undocumented students in Nebraska, ruling against a state policy that allowed noncitizens to pay in-state rates after meeting specific...

As Congress begins negotiations over the next K-12 and broader education budget landscape, House appropriators are also signaling possible structural changes to how higher education is funded. One...

The University of Maryland, College Park announced layoffs of 84 employees while citing compounding budget pressure from federal research funding reductions, state support decline, and rising...

A wave of major university leadership changes is underway, including Emory’s promotion of Christopher L. Augostini to president, Tufts provost Caroline Attardo Genco heading to the University at...

Spelman College named Ayanna Howard, an AI and robotics expert, as president—marking a leadership shift for the top-ranked HBCU with a liberal arts focus. The appointment signals how institutions...

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority ordered Google to allow news publishers to opt out of AI scraping used to power AI Overviews and other generative AI search features for British users....