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Campus budgeting and faculty labor: Portland State plan would cut jobs
Portland State University’s budget plan would cut 52 jobs, according to reporting that cites the university’s expected $35 million deficit projection. The American Association of University...
Federal education department restructuring: McMahon faces Congress on loans and OCR caseload
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced tense questioning at a House education committee hearing on the administration’s education department restructuring. Lawmakers pressed her on federal...
Research funding outlook: MIT warns federal policy shifts are cutting campus research
MIT President Sally Kornbluth warned that federal actions are driving a sharp drop in research activity on campus. Kornbluth said federally funded research is down more than 20% compared with the...
Faculty governance and university publication: MIT Sloan ends Management Review after 67 years
MIT decided to shut down the 67-year-old MIT Sloan Management Review (SMR), and members of the journal’s editorial advisory board have pushed back sharply. MIT Sloan Dean Richard Locke told...
Higher education admissions legality: DOJ targets Yale medical school race admissions
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Yale University’s medical school of illegally using race in admissions, alleging that Black and Hispanic applicants have a higher chance of admission than...
Institutional AI adoption: Golden Gate University announces AI-fluent curriculum overhaul
Golden Gate University announced a set of major initiatives aimed at making AI fluency a core part of its education model. President Brent White said the university is restructuring curriculum...
Campus security amid technology pushback: Princeton introduces proctoring and changes honor code
Princeton University introduced proctoring and revised its century-old honor code, following student concerns that current academic practices have become untenable as AI tools are increasingly...
Enrollment-access policy: reduced-credit three-year bachelor’s degrees gain momentum
A growing number of colleges are adding or considering reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s degrees as institutions respond to enrollment pressure and affordability concerns. The model aims to...
Federal civil-rights enforcement hits medical admissions
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Yale University’s medical school of illegally using race in admissions, claiming Black and Hispanic applicants were more likely to be admitted than White and...
MIT’s flagship management journal shuts down amid internal pushback
MIT’s Sloan Management Review will stop publication after nearly seven decades, with a final issue planned for September 2026. MIT Sloan Dean Richard Locke said the closure supports a more...
AI scrutiny expands from grading to end-of-name logistics
High schools and districts are deploying AI tools at commencement to avoid mispronouncing students’ names—using QR codes that trigger pre-approved AI voice recordings—but the rollouts are...
Federal accountability and assessment debates return to center stage
A new Stanford report argues U.S. school performance declines reflect a longer “learning recession” that predates COVID—citing a major shift in federal education policy after the No Child Left...
Education Department leadership defends restructuring as lawmakers push back
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced tense exchanges with House Democrats during a hearing defending the Trump administration’s education restructuring plans and loan-related proposals....
OCR resolution rates hit a record low as civil-rights cases stall
A report cited in the U.S. Senate suggests the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights resolved agreements in only 1% of pending cases in 2025—its lowest rate in more than a decade. The...
Princeton updates honor code enforcement with AI-driven proctoring
Princeton University is introducing proctoring and changing its century-old honor code system to address AI-enabled cheating risks. The policy shift comes as students and faculty grapple with how...
AI skills access expands at Indiana University
Indiana University is making its popular AI literacy course, known as GenAI 101, completely free and open to the public, offering an AI skills badge from the Kelley School of Business with no...
Completion and aid access improves as FAFSA simplification lifts rates
The National College Attainment Network reports that the FAFSA completion rate for the Class of 2026 reached a record high: 54.7% of graduating seniors completed the form by May 1, up from 53.9%...
Higher education adapts to AI-enabled assessment and instruction
Universities are racing to adapt classroom and assessment infrastructure to AI-enabled academic misconduct and changing learning models. Recent reporting highlights proctoring adoption (Princeton)...
DOJ continues federal scrutiny of race in medical school admissions
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Yale University’s medical school of illegally using race in admissions, alleging Black and Hispanic applicants were more likely to be admitted than white or...
Federal student aid policy and access momentum as FAFSA completion hits record
A National College Attainment Network report says FAFSA completion for the high school Class of 2026 reached a record high, with simplified processes and earlier availability helping students...