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Utah lawmaker reverses: Moves to ban open carry on public college campuses
Republican Rep. Walt Brooks introduced HB84 to ban open carry on Utah’s public college campuses after a public reversal from his previous advocacy for looser gun rules. Brooks announced the pivot...
UNC formalizes secret-recording policy: Administrators may record classes without notice
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finalized a policy that allows administrators to authorize classroom recordings without notifying instructors when recordings are used for...
Labouré to close: Curry College to absorb nursing program
Labouré College of Healthcare announced it will cease operations in August after citing persistent financial, enrollment and regulatory challenges. Curry College has agreed—pending approvals—to...
Mistrial at Stanford: Jury deadlocks in case of pro‑Palestinian demonstrators
A federal judge declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the prosecution of five current and former Stanford students charged in connection with pro‑Palestinian...
AI’s J‑curve... Stanford scholar and macro notes say productivity lift has begun
Stanford’s Erik Brynjolfsson argued in the Financial Times that U.S. productivity saw a sharp uptick in 2025—roughly a 2.7% rise—and that the economy may be moving from heavy AI investment into a...
HBCUs in peril: Professionalized college sports widen resource gap
Administrators at historically Black colleges and universities warned that the professionalization of college athletics—player pay, mega-deals and resource concentration—has intensified financial...
Judge orders return: College freshman deported in error must be facilitated back
A federal judge ordered U.S. authorities to facilitate the return of Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman who prosecutors say was mistakenly deported to Honduras. A federal prosecutor had...
Measles on campus: Ave Maria University reports outbreak
Ave Maria University in Florida reported a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 40 people, triggering public-health alerts and isolation protocols on campus. University health officials...
Pell grants risk $11.5B shortfall — CBO says
The Congressional Budget Office projects a $11.5 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program if Congress does not appropriate additional funds by Sept. 30, risking cuts to awards or tightened...
Conservative push reshapes higher ed: accreditors and course rules targeted
The Heritage Foundation has laid out an aggressive plan to alter higher‑education governance in 2026, including proposals to decouple federal student aid from traditional accreditors and shift...
DOJ sues Harvard: accuses university of stonewalling admissions probe
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit demanding Harvard produce documents in its civil‑rights review of the university’s admissions practices, accusing the institution of slow‑walking and...
Students march anyway: Texas campuses defy Abbott on ICE enforcement
Dozens of students staged walkouts and protests over immigration enforcement in Texas even after the state’s governor warned against such actions, underscoring a widening standoff between...
Campus authority expands — recordings and tenure rollbacks gain ground
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finalized a policy permitting administrators to record classes without prior notice in certain investigations, following secret recordings in a...
Campus crisis: measles outbreak at Ave Maria and fatal dorm shooting in S.C.
Public‑health and safety crises hit two campuses this week: Ave Maria University reported a measles outbreak that sickened more than 40 people, while a residence‑hall shooting at South Carolina...
Small nursing college to close — Curry College to absorb program
Labouré College of Healthcare will cease academic operations at the end of August after persistent financial and enrollment struggles. Nearby Curry College has agreed, pending approvals, to absorb...
Epstein files ripple through campuses: donors and leaders under scrutiny
Universities are confronting new reputational and governance risks after the release of additional Jeffrey Epstein documents that revealed links between the disgraced financier and donors, alumni...
Degree design pivots: three‑year bachelors and customizable MBAs gain traction
Massachusetts approved a pathway for colleges to pilot three‑year bachelor’s programs aimed at lowering costs and accelerating time‑to‑degree. At the graduate level, Washington University’s Olin...
AI reshapes skills pipeline: coding models spark debate as IBM boosts entry hires
The release of advanced coding models from OpenAI and Anthropic prompted a wave of debate about the future of software work and how institutions should train developers. At the same time IBM said...
DOJ sues Harvard — Government moves to compel admissions records
The Justice Department filed suit alleging Harvard has withheld documents needed to determine whether its admissions practices unlawfully consider race, the agency said Friday. Assistant Attorney...
Pell grant shortfall: CBO warns $11.5B gap if Congress doesn’t act
Federal projections show the Pell Grant program is on track to face an $11.5 billion shortfall unless Congress replenishes the Federal Student Aid account by Sept. 30. The warning, reported this...