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Hopkins cuts cost barrier: Most undergrads now pay $0 below $100k
Johns Hopkins University announced a sweeping financial-aid revision: undergraduates on the Homewood campus from families earning under $100,000 will have tuition, fees and living costs covered,...
Small-college failure: Sterling College to end operations in May
Sterling College in Vermont will close at the end of the spring semester, officials said, citing persistent financial and enrollment pressures. The small work-college, with historically capped...
Applicant mix shifts... international drop bites campus revenue
New Common App data show rising applications from underrepresented U.S. groups—Black, first-generation, low-income and rural students—but a 9% overall drop in international applicants, driven by a...
ED narrows data push: only four‑year colleges face new admissions reporting
The U.S. Department of Education moved to limit its expanded IPEDS admissions and consumer-transparency supplement to four-year institutions, exempting open-enrollment and community colleges from...
Texas A&M clamps down: courses that ‘advocate’ race or gender need sign‑off
The Texas A&M System adopted a new policy restricting instruction about race and gender: courses that ‘advocate’ certain ideologies or related topics now require prior approval. The policy was...
Selective campus alarm: UC‑San Diego flags surge in underprepared freshmen
A faculty review at UC‑San Diego reported a marked rise in incoming students with severe deficiencies in math and writing, including a nearly thirtyfold increase over five years in freshmen whose...
UVA leadership row deepens: ousted president speaks; governor‑elect demands pause
Former University of Virginia president James Ryan published a detailed account of his forced resignation, condemning board members and asserting the institution was politically targeted; his...
Labour pressure rises: national ballots and local strikes hit UK campuses
UCU’s national pay ballot and a string of local industrial disputes are converging into a broader labor threat across UK higher education. The national ballot—aimed at securing a mandate for...
Accreditation rewired: politics and a new Southern accreditor reshape standards
The accreditation landscape is becoming overtly political: ten institutions have filed letters of intent with a newly formed Commission for Public Higher Education, part of a push by six Southern...
Campus unrest turns personal: Berkeley protests trigger DOJ probe; presidents add security
Protests at UC Berkeley around a Turning Point USA event led to arrests and prompted a Department of Justice civil- and criminal-investigation response; DOJ officials publicly flagged alleged...
Education Dept narrows applicant-data push: four-year colleges in focus
The U.S. Department of Education refined a controversial plan this week, limiting a new IPEDS Admissions and Consumer Transparency supplement to four-year, selective institutions and exempting...
Accreditation goes political – new regional agency seeks federal recognition
Accreditation, long a technical compliance process, has become a political battleground. Six southern public university systems announced a new regional accreditor this year, and that effort has...
Spanberger asks UVA to pause search: governor-elect seeks board reset
Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger urged the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors to pause its presidential search until she takes office in January and appoints new trustees....
Texas A&M clamps courses on race and gender — academic freedom under strain
Texas A&M System trustees approved a new policy that restricts classroom teaching on race, gender and sexual orientation unless courses receive prior system approval, citing a viral video and...
UC San Diego report: incoming students’ gaps in basic skills spike
An internal UC San Diego faculty report found a sharp rise in incoming freshmen with severe math and writing deficiencies, with students lacking algebra-level skills increasing nearly thirtyfold...
Common App snapshot: underrepresented applicants rise; internationals slip
The Common App’s early-application brief shows growth in applications from Black, first-generation, low-income and rural students this cycle while international applications fell, led by declines...
Johns Hopkins makes attendance cost-free for most families — aid thresholds raised
Johns Hopkins University announced a sweeping financial-aid revision that eliminates tuition, fees and living expenses for Homewood undergraduates from families earning under $100,000; families up...
Small college collapses and program cuts deepen enrollment squeeze
Sterling College in Vermont announced it will close at the end of the spring semester, citing persistent financial and enrollment challenges; the small work-college had only 78 students in fall...
Faculty labor escalates — reinstatements and strike threats spread
Labor actions and arbitration rulings moved to center stage this week. An independent arbitrator ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 faculty members, finding the university violated...
International enrollments dip — Gies leans on online growth
The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business reported steep declines in international on-campus master’s enrollments this fall—some programs down 25–50%—largely tied to lower visa...