Latest Higher Education News

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced sharp Senate questioning over the Trump administration’s FY 2027 budget proposal, which would cut discretionary Education Department funding to $76.5...

A federal judge blocked the Education Department’s enforcement of new applicant-and-enrollee race and sex data reporting requirements for roughly 178 additional colleges and associations while...

Saint Augustine’s University in North Carolina filed for Chapter 11 after accreditation-related financial and compliance problems accelerated into a restructuring pivot. The university’s governing...

The White House terminated all members of the National Science Board, leaving NSF without a board and undermining near-term governance for one of the federal government’s largest research funding...

Graduate-student unions escalated contract demands aimed at protecting international students amid immigration enforcement pressure. Harvard’s graduate students went on strike, and MIT’s graduate...

The University of Pennsylvania won a temporary court stay blocking the EEOC from forcing turnover of extensive information on Jewish employees while an appeal proceeds. U.S. District Judge Gerald...

East Carolina University announced plans to discontinue 44 undergraduate and graduate programs after an internal portfolio review identified offerings “that aren’t meeting expectations.” The...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison received $100 million in private gift commitments to launch a new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, set to open July 1, 2026. The funding comes...

A nationally representative survey from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and RAND Corp. finds that while most K–3 teachers support phonics-focused reading instruction, substantial gaps remain in...

An analysis of AI course offerings across 20 top MBA programs shows Stanford Graduate School of Business leading the field, with 30 identifiable AI courses—nearly double the count at the...

The White House removed the entire membership of the National Science Board overseeing the National Science Foundation, leaving the agency without a board and without a director or deputy...

A federal judge blocked the Education Department from requiring more colleges to submit detailed race-and-sex applicant and enrollment data while a lawsuit over the department’s new survey is...

A judge granted the University of Pennsylvania a temporary stay in the Trump administration’s push for Jewish employee information sought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. U.S....

East Carolina University announced it will discontinue 44 undergraduate and graduate programs after an internal portfolio review, pairing the cuts with teach-out plans and consolidation moves. The...

Texas is tightening curricular control across public higher education, restricting what faculty can teach and what graduate students can research, according to reporting on a parallel accreditor...

A stream of new campus labor and policy actions underscores how higher education communities are contesting institutional change. Harvard graduate student workers have gone on strike, while other...

Business schools are accelerating AI curriculum adoption, while universities also expand AI-focused capacity through new academic units. A new analysis of 20 top MBA programs found Stanford GSB...

Facilities debt at U.S. colleges is rising as campuses face underinvestment and a mismatch between space and enrollment, according to the “State of Facilities in Higher Education” report by...

Stress and burnout are taking a measurable toll across work and learning environments, with a new International Labour Organization report estimating deaths linked to workplace psychosocial risks....

Northeastern University is reportedly behind in responding to student appeals for financial aid, with students facing a May 1 response deadline. The update highlights how administrative timing and...