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University of Florida trustees named business and higher education leader Stuart Bell as the sole finalist for the presidency, triggering immediate political backlash. Critics pointed to Bell’s...

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

Swarthmore College announced a “Swarthmore Tuition Guarantee” covering tuition for students from families with incomes under $200,000, beginning fall 2027. The institution says it will use...

SUNY Fredonia moved to sunset 10 undergraduate majors, four graduate programs, and seven minors as it addresses an $8.1 million budget deficit. The institution said the affected programs will stop...

A Texas Board policy shift would make it easier to fire faculty and close academic programs, according to faculty concerns reported in connection with actions by the University of Texas system...

The American Federation of Teachers escalated its stance on student technology use, calling for rollbacks on elementary classroom AI and broader restrictions on screen time. AFT president Randi...

A new best-practices framework urges admissions offices to clarify how AI fits with institutional goals before deploying it. The guidance emphasizes that using AI in admissions should be tied to...

A new report argues campuses should stop relying solely on students to self-identify mental health needs, warning that retention is already being undermined by students who “go quiet.” The piece...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate whether staffing cuts at the U.S. Department of Education have weakened the agency’s ability to police fraud...

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging the university violated federal civil-rights law by being “deliberately indifferent” to harassment targeting...

SUNY Fredonia moved to sunset 10 undergraduate majors, four graduate programs, and seven minors as it addresses an $8.1 million budget deficit. The university said it will stop enrolling new...

The University of Florida publicly denounced DEI as “discriminatory” as trustees advanced Stuart Bell as the sole finalist in a presidential search now drawing federal and political scrutiny....

Yale faculty say academic freedom has decreased and express concern about potential dismissal or arrest, according to reporting tied to ongoing institutional debates about campus climate and...

A federal judge lifted restrictions on civilian professors’ speech at the U.S. Military Academy after finding the government failed to provide a sufficient justification for limiting classroom...

Purdue University moved to place former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels back in the top role on an interim basis after President Mung Chiang’s departure. Daniels will serve starting July 1 following a...

Swarthmore College announced a tuition guarantee starting fall 2027 for families earning under $200,000, with institutional financial aid covering at least the cost of tuition. The move follows...

A Baptist church is funding the University of Missouri’s Legion of Black Collegians after the university moved to cut designated annual support for the Black student council and other minority...

CHEA published a May 2026 board meeting summary outlining updates from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, including operational and policy items relevant to accredited institutions...

Two separate court actions are sharpening how universities handle controversial speech by faculty and staff. A federal judge lifted restrictions on civil ian professors’ speech at the U.S....

The University of Florida’s presidential search is colliding with state-level politics as trustees named Stuart Bell as the sole finalist and the university moved to rebut criticisms over DEI. UF...