Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education opened a review of potential Clery Act violations at the University of California, Berkeley after violence broke out at a Nov. 10 protest around a Turning Point...

Duke University communications officials advised faculty at the Sanford School of Public Policy and other units to forward media questions about institutional responses to policy changes to...

Nassau Community College trustees voted unanimously to authorize their board chair to pursue litigation after the State University of New York’s Board of Trustees disapproved the college’s...

NAFSA’s survey of roughly 200 U.S. institutions found average declines in new international student enrollment this fall — a 6% average drop for new international bachelor’s students and a 19%...

The Education Department’s recent agreements to have other federal agencies administer dozens of grant programs have run into technical and transparency problems, including delayed payments and...

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education added a required question about “civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society” to its degree‑proposal form, prompting...

A provision in recent federal legislation will cap Grad PLUS borrowing and impose stricter federal loan limits for students in many health professions, senior administrators and medical educators...

Moody’s projected a negative outlook for higher education, citing federal policy risk, rising costs, regulatory changes and lost grant funding that could pressure institutional creditworthiness....

An assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, Vahid Abedini, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an airport and held for three days before being released, university...

Districts across the country reported sharp increases in student absences, anxiety, and disengagement as immigration enforcement operations expanded this year, Education Week survey results show....

The Education Department’s new strategy to shift grant administration to other federal agencies is provoking litigation and operational headaches for colleges and K‑12 partners. The Labor...

The Education Department has appointed five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, the federal advisory group that influences accreditation review...

Two high‑profile faculty discipline cases in Texas produced divergent institutional outcomes and renewed scrutiny of academic freedom, tenure procedures and political pressure on campuses. At...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a federal court to compel the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena tied to an EEOC probe into alleged antisemitic...

A new sector survey found most U.S. institutions reported declines in international undergraduate and graduate enrollment this year, with visa restrictions and federal policy named as primary...

England’s regulator warned MPs that 50 higher‑education providers face the risk of exiting the market within two to three years, with 24 at more immediate risk of having to stop degree courses,...

A little‑noticed change in federal student‑loan policy will cap Grad PLUS borrowing and could sharply reduce the ability of medical, nursing and other health‑field students to finance training,...

Colleges and K‑12 systems continue to scramble to integrate generative AI into teaching while guarding against academic dishonesty and harm to student development. Panels of educators and...

Colleges are expanding mental‑health guidance and emergency aid outreach as students confront heightened stress from enforcement actions, political volatility, and economic strain. Experts urged...

The Education Department’s experiment of shifting administration of federal career, technical and adult-education grants to the Labor Department is encountering technical and operational failures,...