Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education finalized major accreditation reform proposals through the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) regulatory package, focusing accreditors on...

Security experts warn that the AI-driven adversary era is changing threat models faster than many organizations can update defenses, heightening urgency for rapid incident response and robust...

More than 800 UC professors—along with math department chairs—urged system leaders to reinstate SAT/ACT testing requirements for applicants to STEM-intensive majors, citing widening math...

Oklahoma higher education leaders are evaluating whether bachelor’s degree pathways can be shortened through accelerated program structures, following a February executive order from Gov. Kevin...

Clemson University’s board of trustees announced Kevin Guskiewicz as the institution’s 16th president, ending a multi-month search and setting a transition for the university’s next leadership...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger removed Virginia Tech Board of Visitors rector John Rocovich, citing violations of the board’s code of ethics and relevant statutes without detailing specific...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu withdrew from Harvard Law School’s commencement after a graduate student strike, underscoring how campus labor actions can disrupt high-profile institutional events. The...

California’s state Senate passed SB 895, establishing a new public entity—the California Foundation for Science and Health Research—to distribute $12 billion in grants through bonds, aimed at...

The U.S. Department of Education completed negotiated rulemaking on a major accreditation reform package, with the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) committee reaching consensus...

The Trump administration finalized regulations for Workforce Pell, positioning federal student aid for the first time to cover many eligible short-term workforce training programs. The program is...

California’s state Senate passed SB 895, a measure that would create a new public entity to fund health and science research at California universities, including as disruptions to the federal...

More than 800 University of California system professors, including seven of nine math department chairs, urged system leaders to reinstate SAT/ACT math requirements for applicants to...

The National Science Foundation placed holds on future awards for Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, limiting new grant activity after April 9, according to internal agency documents obtained by...

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to pause enforcement of a policy requiring civilian professors to seek approval before speaking at certain outside engagements. In a...

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger removed Virginia Tech Board of Visitors rector John Rocovich, citing violations of the board’s code of ethics. Spanberger’s letter stated that Rocovich’s...

American University announced that President Jonathan Alger plans to step down after two years, transitioning into a new America 250 fellowship role focused on democracy and education. Alger’s...

A new report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities finds public and land-grant institutions are accelerating coordinated degree-completion strategies, moving away from...

Swarthmore College announced the Swarthmore Tuition Guarantee, a program that could make tuition free for students from families earning less than $200,000 annually. The college’s announcement...

Clemson University’s board of trustees named Kevin Guskiewicz as the school’s 16th president following a five-month search. The 60-year-old will take over for Jim Clements, who stepped down Dec....

American University announced that Kogod School of Business Dean David Marchick will become interim president on July 1. The move follows the president transition timeline tied to outgoing...