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The Department of Education moved to lower barriers for new accreditors while confirming ongoing discussions about selling parts of the federal student‑loan portfolio. Officials issued guidance...

The White House ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI after weeks of tense negotiations with the Defense Department; that directive came as Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, publicly...

OpenAI reached an agreement with the Pentagon to provide its models for classified use, a deal announced days after Anthropic was told to stop working with federal agencies. OpenAI said the...

A long‑awaited review recommended a major overhaul of the Department of Education’s research arm, calling for quicker, more relevant products and better coordination across centers to accelerate...

Documents and reporting revealed administrative confusion at Texas A&M about what faculty may teach as state political pressure rose, prompting questions about academic freedom and central control...

Teachers and faculty across K‑12 and higher education report uneven adoption of generative AI tools due to a lack of professional development, unclear policies, and institutional hesitancy....

Hyperscalers and technology partners are reshaping campus and regional power deals: Google contracted long‑duration iron‑air batteries to support a Minnesota data‑center complex, touting up to 100...

A Columbia University student’s early‑morning detention by federal immigration agents — an episode in which authorities reportedly entered a campus residence claiming to search for a missing child...

MIT Sloan rose to No. 1 in the Financial Times MBA ranking for the first time, reshaping the competitive narrative among top business programs and signaling shifting priorities in global...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo eliminating Senior Service College fellowship placements at multiple Ivy League and elite institutions, including Harvard, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Brown...

The White House directed federal agencies to cease using Anthropic’s AI products and gave the Pentagon a six‑month phaseout after weeks-long clashes over contract terms and military use limits....

Undersecretary Nicholas Kent used the American Council on Education conference to announce an aggressive federal push to overhaul accreditation, increase civil‑rights investigations of campuses,...

Federal agents detained a Columbia University resident in an early‑morning operation that university officials and lawyers say involved a deceptive entry tactic; campus surveillance captured...

Federal higher‑education policymakers signaled an intensified demand for institutional change at recent sector meetings. Officials characterized the current system as failing on measurable student...

The Department of Education confirmed ongoing discussions with outside stakeholders about the possible sale or privatization of more than $1 trillion in federal student loans. Undersecretary...

A suite of sector reports and commentary flagged 2023–2026 as a pivotal period for U.S. higher education: demographic headwinds, visa and federal policy changes, and shifting international...

Universities and corporate partners are investing in large‑scale infrastructure to secure power reliability and to lure students back to campuses. Google announced plans for a Minneapolis...

Students are converting unconventional campus activities into measurable career advantages. Excel esports teams at dozens of universities—culminating in Microsoft‑sponsored competitions—are...

A federal judge found the IRS unlawfully disclosed taxpayer address information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement roughly 42,695 times, ruling the agency violated strict confidentiality...

The Education Department moved Friday to rewrite the rules governing college accreditors, tightening oversight and shortening the review timeline for new agencies. Under Secretary Nicholas Kent...