Latest Higher Education News

Florida lawmakers agreed to a budget package that would cut tens of millions in support for the state’s “preeminent” universities, eliminating a key funding pot that helped drive faculty hiring...

More than 600 UC STEM faculty members warned that test-optional admissions have produced severe math under-preparedness for incoming students, prompting a call to reinstate SAT/ACT math...

Swarthmore College announced a tuition guarantee that would cover tuition for students from families earning under $200,000, beginning fall 2027. The change follows the college’s need-blind...

AGB promoted new governance tooling that would let trustees ask questions about prior board votes and instantly retrieve cited answers from board minutes and materials. The “AI Assist” demo is...

The University of Texas board approved policy changes that would make it easier to fire faculty and close academic programs, drawing concerns from a faculty member about potential impacts on...

The U.S. Department of Justice sued UCLA and the UC system again over alleged failures to protect Jewish and Israeli students, accusing the university of being “deliberately indifferent” to...

A growing focus on student mental health is shifting toward behavioral early-warning approaches that connect engagement data across siloed systems. One article argues campuses can identify...

As selective private colleges expand tuition guarantees, the sector is also confronting how students understand and manage borrowing and repayment. In the UK, a student-loan inquiry found many...

Clemson moved quickly to replace its leadership bench, tapping Michigan State president Kevin Guskiewicz, a hire that follows a drawn-out transition at Michigan State and signals Clemson’s...

Florida lawmakers reached a budget deal that would eliminate a dedicated funding pot for the state’s “preeminent universities,” removing tens of millions in planned support for University of...

The U.S. Department of Education advanced the next major overhaul of the federal accreditation framework through AIM negotiated rulemaking, building toward a notice of proposed rulemaking and...

More than 600 STEM faculty across the University of California system urged UC leadership to reinstate SAT/ACT math score requirements for applicants to STEM-intensive majors, arguing that...

Swarthmore College announced a new “Swarthmore Tuition Guarantee” that will cover tuition for students from families earning less than $200,000 annually beginning fall 2027. The policy aims to...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate whether staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Education reduced the agency’s ability to combat fraud and abuse...

AGB is pushing a new approach to trustee meeting preparation, positioning AI tools as a way to reduce packet delays and give board members faster access to prior decisions and resolutions. In a...

A new analysis argues campuses need to move from crisis-driven mental health support to proactive identification of disengagement patterns using campus data. It cites research that about 70% of...

A new commentary focuses on how campuses can tighten institutional neutrality policies by defining clear, written rules on who may speak on behalf of a university. The piece argues that without...

SUNY Fredonia is sunsetting 10 undergraduate majors, four graduate programs, and seven minors as it addresses an $8.1 million budget deficit. The university will stop taking new students into...

The U.S. Department of Education has completed an AIM negotiated rulemaking process aimed at overhauling how accrediting agencies are recognized under 34 C.F.R. Part 602. Negotiators reached...

American University’s Board of Trustees selected Kogod School of Business dean David Marchick to become interim president effective July 1, following the planned departure of current president...