Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping interagency agreements that move administration of dozens of K‑12 and higher‑education grant programs to the Departments of Labor, HHS, Interior...

With Title II Americans with Disabilities Act digital‑accessibility rules set to take effect in April 2026, public colleges and universities are scrambling to operationalize compliance....

Moody’s Ratings issued a negative outlook for U.S. higher education for fiscal 2026, citing enrollment pressures, rising expenses and political headwinds under the Trump administration. The...

Science magazine’s analysis of fiscal‑2025 funding shows the National Science Foundation and NIH committed roughly the same total grant dollars as the prior year—but the number of new awards fell...

Saint Augustine’s University told the Education Department it wants to 'participate in and help shape' the Trump administration’s proposed 'compact' but requested mission‑sensitive accommodations...

Two high‑profile leadership struggles highlight governance stress across major universities. At the University of Virginia, a contested presidential search is advancing amid conflicting accounts...

Florida Atlantic University reinstated two professors who had been placed on administrative leave over social‑media comments tied to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, after an...

Colleges in North Carolina and beyond are responding to nearby ICE operations and federal litigation that directly affect students and campus communities. Campus leaders are issuing guidance to...

Top MBA programs continue to show selective demand shifts: Harvard’s MBA Class of 2027 profile recorded 9,409 applications—a pullback from last year but consistent with pre‑pandemic volume—and...

Higher‑education leaders face a twofold AI agenda: adopt human‑centered AI to improve recruitment, onboarding, learning design and retention, while addressing emergent legal risks around data...

The Trump administration has begun shifting core Education Department functions to other federal agencies, executing interagency agreements that move grant administration and program operations...

The Justice Department sued California over state policies that provide college benefits to undocumented students, escalating a legal campaign aimed at rolling back state-level access to higher...

Moody’s issued a negative outlook for U.S. higher education finances heading into fiscal 2026, citing enrollment declines, rising costs and policy shifts under the Trump administration that could...

University leadership contests have become flashpoints for political and governance fights. The University of Virginia pushed ahead with a presidential search amid public dispute between outgoing...

Montclair State’s plan to reorganize 15 departments into four schools has provoked faculty resistance, reopening questions about departmental purpose, interdisciplinarity and governance....

A secretive Big Ten proposal to place $2.4 billion under private equity management has drawn criticism from trustees who say they lack adequate information and time to vet terms. Multiple...

Career and technical education programs are rapidly integrating AI, cybersecurity and digital‑technology pathways across K‑12 and postsecondary systems. A recent EdWeek survey found digital...

K‑12 districts and higher education institutions are caught in a wave of court rulings and federal enforcement actions over DEI practices, viewpoint‑diversity demands and Title VI obligations....

The State University of New York reported a 2.9% enrollment increase for fall 2025—the system’s third consecutive year of growth—driven by gains in community colleges and first‑time...

Students at Staffordshire University recorded a confrontation with faculty after discovering a coding module heavily driven by AI‑generated slides and instruction, igniting debates over pedagogy,...