Latest Higher Education News

Northwestern University agreed to a $75 million settlement with the federal government that restores access to roughly $790 million in research funds but imposes new restrictions on admissions...

Federal court documents unsealed evidence that the Department of Homeland Security considered arrests and immigration actions tied to campus pro‑Palestinian activism, prompting fresh legal...

California State University reached a settlement with its faculty union requiring advance notice to employees before the system shares personal information with federal agencies investigating...

Sen. Bill Cassidy launched an inquiry into math placements at 35 selective institutions after reports that many incoming students place below expected levels, citing a UC San Diego working group...

Senate Democrats announced they would withhold support for the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill unless it is rewritten to include restrictions on ICE operations, increasing the...

George Washington University suspended admissions to five doctoral programs, citing budgetary constraints and a steep decline in international applicants. The pause comes as many institutions...

A wave of high‑profile faculty dismissals last fall has prompted scrutiny of tenure protections and prompted debate over how easily long‑standing safeguards can be weakened. The report charts a...

New research finds that students prefer a blend of residential campus life and regular online coursework; 91% of high‑school respondents want at least one online course per semester, and...

College administrators are increasingly using AI chatbots to draft communications, parse regulations and synthesize enrollment data, but many institutions lack formal governance, security...

Columbia University selected Jennifer Mnookin, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as its next president, the school announced Monday. Mnookin will remain at UW–Madison through...

University of Wyoming president Ed Seidel warned campus leaders of steep budget cuts after state lawmakers proposed slicing $40 million from the university’s block grant, freezing employee raises...

Newly unsealed court documents show Department of Homeland Security officials recommended arrests and deportation actions targeting students and academics for their pro‑Palestinian campus...

George Washington University announced a pause in admissions to five Ph.D. programs, blaming financial constraints and a significant decline in international applicants. The suspension affects...

California State University reached a settlement with the California Faculty Association that requires CSU to notify employees before disclosing personal identifying information to federal...

The U.S. Department of Education rolled back a rule that required owners of private, for‑profit colleges to accept personal liability to retain access to federal student aid, shifting enforcement...

Sen. Bill Cassidy launched an investigation into freshman math placement at 35 selective institutions, sending letters that demand data on placement methods and remedial practices by Feb. 5....

College administrators are increasingly using AI chatbots for tasks from regulatory review to enrollment analytics, but governance, security and policy frameworks lag behind deployment. Provosts...

New research from Rize Education finds students are choosing hybrid models—combining residential campus benefits with regular online coursework—over strict binaries of fully online or fully...

A recent spate of faculty firings has exposed weakening tenure protections across U.S. campuses, sparking debate about academic freedom and institutional governance. Emma Whitford’s reporting...

Columbia University selected Jennifer Mnookin, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as its next president. The Board of Trustees named Mnookin after a search that prioritized leaders...