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Major U.S. universities with branch campuses in the Gulf shifted instruction online and suspended on‑campus activity after recent U.S.‑Israeli strikes on Iran and cascading missile and drone...

OpenAI moved to renegotiate a recently announced Pentagon agreement after internal and public criticism, while the Defense Department simultaneously canceled fellowship programs at a group of...

Higher education’s compliance and assessment regimes are colliding with rapid AI uptake, critics say, leaving universities focused on measurable outputs rather than deep learning. A recent...

New surveys and district data show rapid growth in AI literacy instruction across U.S. K‑12 systems: nearly eight in 10 educators report high school students receive lessons about AI, and large...

U.K. scholars and academic bodies publicly urged the prime minister to enact anti‑SLAPP protections after researchers faced libel threats tied to studies of wealthy figures and international ties....

New York’s attorney general opened an investigation into Columbia University’s response to allegations against a former gynecologist convicted of sex crimes in 2012, examining how the institution...

Duke University appointed Mary Frances Luce, a long‑time Fuqua faculty member and interim dean, as the permanent dean beginning April 1, signaling continuity in leadership during university‑wide...

Australia raised post‑study work visa fees and tightened adjudications for applicants from South Asia as Canberra implemented new measures to counter perceived “non‑genuine” student inflows; grant...

The U.S. Department of Education’s rulemaking on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has prompted calls to broaden the definition of “professional” graduate programs so more students remain eligible...

Despite the Stop Campus Hazing Act becoming federal law, recent deadly hazing episodes and criminal charges indicate the practice remains deeply embedded at some institutions. Experts warned...

The Pentagon’s public standoff with Anthropic and the wider scramble among AI firms have forced a reckoning over who controls powerful models and on what terms. The Defense Department designated...

The Department of Defense canceled fellowship programs at 13 U.S. colleges, a direct and immediate blow to academic‑military pipelines. The move reflects growing tensions between the Pentagon and...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has abandoned a new policy that allowed administrators to secretly record classroom sessions after a fierce faculty backlash and ongoing litigation....

A court has vacated disciplinary sanctions that Columbia University levied against pro‑Palestinian demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall in 2024. Students who faced expulsions, suspensions and...

Colleges and advocates urged the U.S. Department of Education to broaden its proposed regulatory definition of “professional” graduate programs, a designation that determines eligibility for a...

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed a principal lawsuit targeting the Biden‑era SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) repayment plan, clearing the way for the program to...

Two new data points pushed into the same week show a disconnect between parental concern and school practice on AI. A Count on Mothers survey of 2,290 U.S. mothers found widespread unease about AI...

Higher education is confronting a new class of agentic AI tools that promise to execute tasks—from drafting essays to managing schedules—on behalf of students. Coverage flagged a viral app that...

Barber‑Scotia College, a historically Black institution that lost accreditation in 2004, reported progress toward federal recognition after meeting 14 of 17 accreditor standards. President Chris...

Indiana lawmakers advanced a bill that would force public colleges to cut programs deemed “low‑earning” under language tied to last year’s major spending package. The measure defers to federal...