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Warren demands OIG probe: ED transfers under scrutiny

November 24, 2025

Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the Education Department’s Office of Inspector General to investigate the agreements that transfer ED grant programs to other federal agencies and whether the...

DOJ sues California: In-state tuition fight heads to court

November 24, 2025

The Justice Department sued California over the state’s policy allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities, setting up a federal-state legal clash...

MacKenzie Scott gift... Tribal college calls $5M donation transformative

November 24, 2025

MacKenzie Scott donated $5 million to Little Priest Tribal College in Nebraska, the latest large philanthropic gift to a Tribal College and University (TCU). The donation arrives amid worries that...

Texas State upholds dismissal — tenure revoked after socialist remarks

November 24, 2025

The Texas State University Board of Regents upheld the firing and tenure revocation of tenured history professor Thomas Alter after his remarks at a socialist conference circulated online....

Student sues for records: FOIA seeks government ties to doxing sites

November 24, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and former student detained by ICE, sued the federal government for records about its use of doxing databases such as Canary Mission to identify...

Harvard-Yale... Rivals unite at game to protest federal higher-ed attacks

November 24, 2025

Students and alumni at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game set aside traditional rivalry to voice opposition to the Trump administration’s actions affecting higher education, including program...

Canada’s recruitment pivot: End of boom pushes riskier overseas strategies

November 24, 2025

Experts and recruiters told Times Higher Education that Canada may no longer be among the "Big 4" destinations for international students as boom-era growth cools. Institutions are weighing branch...

Professor identity shapes transfer outcomes — CUNY study

November 24, 2025

A study of more than 3,000 faculty at City University of New York two- and four-year campuses found significant gaps in faculty awareness of transfer student outcomes and institutional transfer...

Procurement agility: Colleges pivot from cost-cutting to resilience

November 24, 2025

Higher education procurement teams are shifting from traditional cost-containment to building institutional agility that anticipates needs and reallocates spending in real time, a sector analysis...

Education Department split... tribes say feds skipped consultation

November 24, 2025

Tribal leaders and state education chiefs say the Trump administration’s plan to reassign major Education Department programs to Labor, Interior and Health and Human Services was announced without...

Harvard-Yale... rivals unite to protest White House higher-ed attacks

November 24, 2025

Students and alumni from Harvard and Yale set aside the century-old rivalry at the 141st football game to stage a public show of unity against what they described as the Trump administration’s...

NCAA rescinds change — athletes, staff banned from pro betting

November 24, 2025

Division I members voted to rescind a recent rule change and again bar NCAA athletes and athletic-department staff from wagering on professional sports after a series of high-profile gambling...

Late applicant lands four M7 admits — Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, MIT

November 24, 2025

Marc Berbari, an applicant who submitted late and sat the GRE on the day he filed, secured offers from Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Wharton and MIT Sloan — a rare outcome that...

McKinsey spotlights MBA hires as it ramps recruiting

November 24, 2025

McKinsey & Company published a profile of its MBA hires from the class of 2024 as the firm plans a 12% boost to North American hiring in 2026. The firm emphasized cross-sector placement—from...

Pasadena and UCLA clash — Rose Bowl control turns campus issue

November 24, 2025

A dispute over control, money and long-term use of the Rose Bowl has pitted the city of Pasadena against UCLA, elevating a local facilities fight into a broader question about university...

Google: serving capacity is the next AI bottleneck — plan to scale fast

November 24, 2025

Amin Vahdat, Google’s VP for global AI infrastructure, told staff the company must double serving capacity every six months to meet demand from Gemini and other AI products, projecting a 1,000x...

AI 'Stargate' JV... top rivals unite — Yale expert flags antitrust risk

November 24, 2025

A high-profile joint venture announced under the banner of the 'Stargate' Project would unite major AI players — OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, Microsoft, Arm and others — in a sweeping infrastructure...

Bitcoin rout tests university endowments and treasury strategies

November 24, 2025

The recent plunge in Bitcoin and other crypto assets has forced institutional investors to reassess exposure and liquidity, with some endowments that bought into crypto-linked ETFs seeing sharp...

Calling yourself a 'lead learner' doesn't make it so — rethink professional learning

November 24, 2025

An opinion piece warns education leaders that adopting the ‘lead learner’ moniker is not the same as demonstrating a sustained learner’s mindset, and urges leaders to prioritize authentic,...

Education Department split announced — states warn of chaos

November 23, 2025

The Trump administration announced a plan to dismantle and reallocate major Education Department functions to other agencies, prompting swift criticism from state education chiefs. Officials in...