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ED Opens Inquiry Into Louisiana Regents' Enrollment Targets
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents over enrollment goals, signaling federal scrutiny of state-level performance targets and...
UCLA Finance Chief Fired After Public Budget Allegations
UCLA fired its chief financial officer days after he publicly alleged years of financial mismanagement and cited a projected $425 million campus deficit. Stephen Agostini told the Daily Bruin that...
Federal Aid Shifts: $65M for Workforce Pell Prep — Pentagon Weighs Tuition Cuts
The Department of Labor announced a $65 million grant to community colleges to prepare institutions for Workforce Pell expansion, targeting skills and credential programs tied to employment...
Small-college Shakeup: Laboré to Close — Transfer Institute Moves
Laboré College announced it will close, joining a wave of small institution contractions amid enrollment and financial pressure. In related sector consolidation, the National Institute on Transfer...
State Trustees and Funding Face Political Tests — Virginia, Kansas in the Crosshairs
Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board picks from former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the Richard Bland College Board of Visitors and underscoring partisan battles over...
Campus Culture Flashpoints: UNT Pulls Exhibit — Oxford Faces Backlash
The University of North Texas canceled an anti-ICE art exhibit, prompting debate about campus speech, curation, and administrative risk management. Across the Atlantic, Oxford University is facing...
Leadership and Admissions: Georgetown Hires Dean — GMAC Tightens Reporting
Georgetown Law named Liz Magill its new dean, a leadership change with implications for law-school strategy, fundraising, and curriculum priorities. Separately, the Graduate Management Admission...
Colleges Lag on AI Governance... Administrators Voice Skepticism
Only a minority of higher-education institutions have formal AI policies, prompting calls for governance to manage academic integrity, data privacy, and procurement. An overview of AI governance...
UCLA CFO fired after alleging years of mismanagement
UCLA’s chief financial officer, Stephen Agostini, was dismissed effective immediately after publicly alleging years of financial mismanagement at the campus. Agostini told the Daily Bruin that...
Defense Department weighs ending graduate tuition assistance at 34 schools
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering cutting graduate tuition assistance at 34 institutions, a move that would reshape military education benefits and university partnerships. The...
International enrollment under pressure as visa and policy shifts bite
Colleges and universities are reporting strains on international student enrollment amid restrictive U.S. visa and immigration policies. NAFSA and campus leaders warn that changes—such as pauses...
GMAC tightens MBA reporting; FT ranking reshuffles business‑school pecking order
The Graduate Management Admission Council updated its global admissions reporting standards to tighten score reporting, clarify test waivers and improve GPA disclosures for MBA and...
Large student Covid-era compensation claims spread across UK campuses
More than 170,000 former and current students have launched legal pre-action letters against 36 universities in England and Wales claiming they did not receive the in-person education paid for...
Oxford faces student and staff pressure over sexual‑misconduct handling
Oxford University is facing escalating pressure from students and academic staff over its handling of serious sexual‑misconduct allegations involving emeritus professor Bent Flyvbjerg. Student...
Epstein revelations prompt campus discipline and fundraising scrutiny
Columbia University has disciplined two staff members linked to the admission of Jeffrey Epstein’s associate to a dental program, part of a wider wave of document releases tying Epstein to...
Boards and deans shift — Virginia rejects appointees; Georgetown names new law dean
Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board appointments tied to former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the Richard Bland College Board of Visitors and prompting immediate...
Colleges race to govern AI even as enrollment teams pilot tools
Higher‑education leaders are moving to set AI governance frameworks even as enrollment offices deploy practical AI pilots to manage inquiry volume and paperwork. Only about 20% of institutions...
AI supercharges cyberattacks—schools scramble to harden defenses
School districts and colleges report a surge in AI‑enhanced cyber threats as attackers use generative models to craft convincing phishing, deepfake audio and sophisticated social‑engineering...
Pentagon weighs cutting grad tuition aid: 34 schools targeted
The Defense Department is reviewing plans to end graduate tuition assistance at 34 U.S. institutions, a move officials say would narrow a long-standing benefit for service members. The review,...
Oxford faces probe... students and unions demand answers
Oxford University is under intensifying scrutiny after revelations tied to an alleged sexual-assault case involving emeritus professor Bent Flyvbjerg triggered student motions and staff action....