Latest Higher Education News

The University of Texas System board unanimously approved new rules making it easier for system universities to eliminate academic programs and cut faculty. Under the revised policy, presidents...

A coalition of states sued the U.S. Department of Education over a new regulatory definition that limits federal access to loans for students in graduate nursing and other healthcare fields. The...

Harvard faculty voted to curb grade inflation by limiting the share of A grades instructors can award in letter-graded courses, with the change set to take effect in fall 2027. The policy caps A...

The Trump administration is using an obscure budget procedure to withhold more than $2 billion in education funding Congress approved in February. The federal Office of Management and Budget has...

The U.S. Department of Education is facing plans to close or dismantle functions, even as the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is hiring for its student-loan operations. Internal documents...

Public universities and private colleges are ending spring terms with hiring freezes, layoffs, and program restructurings as deficits grow and enrollment and state funding pressures persist....

The American Bar Association’s accrediting process is moving toward eliminating its diversity standard for law schools under pressure tied to federal scrutiny of DEI. Reuters reports the ABA...

At Florida International University, two student Republican leaders were suspended and banned from campus for roles in a racist, sexist, and antisemitic group chat. Court filings and reporting...

The White House has blocked more than $2 billion in fiscal 2026 education funding by slowing federal Office of Management and Budget “apportionments” across dozens of competitive grant programs,...

The University of Florida advanced Stuart Bell as its sole finalist for president, marking a sharp turn from the politically fraught search cycle that ended with Ben Sasse’s exit and Santa Ono’s...

Public universities are ending spring terms with hiring freezes, layoffs, and academic restructuring as institutions respond to structural budget deficits tied to weaker out-of-state enrollment...

Graduate business education affordability is tightening as schools face pressure to demonstrate return on investment while tuition and living costs climb. A new analysis highlights that 21 of the...

Harvard faculty approved a plan that caps the share of A grades instructors can award, effective fall 2027, as the university moves to curb long-running grade inflation debates. Under the policy,...

Student attitudes toward AI at commencements are hardening into public backlash, with graduates increasingly treating AI as a job-risk threat rather than a neutral tool. Reports of booing during...

States are accelerating from general AI guidance to formal policy infrastructure across K-12 and postsecondary education, with an Education Commission of the States overview identifying consistent...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science urged the Senate to hold an open confirmation hearing for the proposed NSF director, Jim O’Neill, after the agency has remained without a...

School-based health workers urged Congress to treat student health needs as inseparable from learning outcomes during a House briefing tied to the next fiscal year budget. Panelists from the...

New research and workplace reporting are reframing AI’s impact on entry-level hiring as both a productivity and a talent pipeline problem. A Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta paper revisits Kenneth...

The University of Florida moved forward with Stuart Bell as its sole finalist for president, setting up a final confirmation process by the UF Board of Trustees and the Florida Board of Governors....

Multiple universities moved to close budget gaps as enrollment softness and funding uncertainty pressured operating plans. The University of Oregon announced hiring freezes and pay stoppages while...