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Higher education institutions and student-service offices are bracing for a wave of federal student aid changes that take effect July 1, reshaping loan repayment options, forgiveness pathways, and...

Colleges and universities are evaluating the operational impact of proposed federal accreditation regulations as negotiated rulemaking advances, with new expectations targeted at transfer credit...

The National Science Foundation reversed a recent freeze on new grant funding for Duke, Harvard, and Yale after an NSF hold was reported in connection with grant-account notes visible to...

Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors rector John Rocovich is pushing back after Governor Abigail Spanberger fired him, rejecting alleged ethical violations and arguing the removal effort is legally...

Private nonprofit colleges are leaning harder into tuition discounting, deepening affordability pressure as the National Association of College and University Business Officers reports...

A network of research universities is managing the downstream effects of shifting federal grant funding status, with the NSF’s late May action following earlier indications that new awards could...

California’s public university system spent $16.9 million on AI tools that resulted in classroom and service “chaos,” according to reporting about an AI-powered campus experience. The account...

Higher education leaders are positioning flexible, lower-cost credit pathways as a retention lever that can maintain academic quality while meeting learners where they start. The argument centers...

International education professionals are entering another policy-change cycle with “more questions than answers,” according to reporting from NAFSA’s annual conference in Florida. Attendees...

Former foster youth are receiving targeted support through university Guardian Scholars programs designed to improve enrollment persistence and graduation outcomes. Reporting from Sacramento State...

Multiple federal student aid changes will take effect July 1, setting off immediate planning work for states, colleges, and training providers. The White House and Congress are moving to reshape...

NACUBO reported preliminary estimates indicating that tuition discounting at private nonprofit colleges will deepen again for the 2025-26 academic year. For first-time undergraduates, the tuition...

The National Science Foundation reversed a recent freeze on new grant awards for Duke, Harvard, and Yale, according to Nature. The lift took place May 28, one day after Nature reported that all...

Virginia Tech’s rector John Rocovich is pushing back after Governor Abigail Spanberger fired him from the university’s Board of Visitors for alleged ethics-code violations. Rocovich responded with...

A new analysis of Michigan schools finds that some attendance interventions are materially more effective at reducing chronic absenteeism than others, offering a clearer playbook for student...

A New York Times survey profiling a recent college graduate highlights how low-cost, debt-free degree programming can shape affordability outcomes for students entering the workforce. The profile...

At NAFSA’s annual conference in Florida, international education professionals highlighted continued uncertainty in the policy environment governing international students. The coverage describes...

A report describes how California’s public university system spent $16.9 million on artificial intelligence—and the resulting experience has been characterized as “chaos” in student-facing...

A reported student support workshop at Sacramento State illustrates how colleges are building targeted persistence systems for former foster youth amid renewed federal attention. The story centers...

An emerging teacher training model uses AI-based simulations to prepare new educators for high-stakes parent meetings. The story describes parent engagement challenges at Elam Alexander Academy in...