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Negotiators set graduate loan caps: ED eyes $100K/$200K limits for new graduate students
Federal negotiated rulemaking tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reached consensus on new limits for graduate borrowing, effectively ending the Grad PLUS program and introducing tiered caps...
Tarrant County College orders faculty to repay summer wages — Overpayment tied to contract error
Tarrant County College’s online campus, TCC Connect, told 65 faculty members they must repay part of their summer pay after administrators said staff had been given incorrect information about...
U.K. campus labor heats up: Sheffield Hallam strikes, Lancaster staff 'work to rule'
Industrial action intensified at U.K. universities as staff at Sheffield Hallam University staged fresh strikes over job losses, workload and welfare while staff at Lancaster University began...
Undergrad enrollment edges up — Certificates and community colleges drive gains
Preliminary National Student Clearinghouse data show undergraduate enrollment rose 2.4% this fall, driving a 2% overall increase in higher education enrollment and marking a third straight year of...
Education Department names FIPSE priorities — Funding tracks accreditation, AI and workforce programs
The U.S. Department of Education released priorities for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), targeting accreditation reform, artificial intelligence, civil discourse...
$100K H‑1B fee stuns campuses — Universities warn recruitment and research will be hit
Colleges and research universities are assessing the operational impact of the Trump administration’s $100,000 H‑1B fee after initial guidance left uncertainty about who will pay and which...
Faculty, universities lead AI debate — Instructors set classroom rules while institutions face strategic choices
Survey and reporting data show faculty are driving campus conversations about appropriate AI usage, setting classroom expectations and defining pedagogical boundaries rather than central...
Community college leaders ask Carnegie to pull new classification — Pushback on student-access metric
Community college leaders requested that the Carnegie Classification withdraw its new Student Access and Earnings Classification after concerns that the methodology misrepresents two‑year...
Top public rejects federal compact — UNC Chapel Hill declines to sign
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publicly declined to sign the federal 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education' after administrators reviewed proposed terms that would...
Tarrant County College: 65 online faculty told to repay summer pay
Tarrant County College’s online campus, TCC Connect, told 65 faculty this month they must repay portions of summer pay after administrators said a contractual error led to overpayments. College...
UK campus unrest: Sheffield Hallam walkout and Lancaster work-to-rule
Staff at Sheffield Hallam University staged fresh strike action this week as members of the University and College Union (UCU) protested job cuts, workload and welfare concerns; the walkout...
Undergraduate lift: community colleges and short credentials drive growth
Preliminary National Student Clearinghouse numbers show undergraduate enrollment rose 2.4% this fall, marking a third straight year of gains and pushing overall postsecondary enrollment up about...
Accreditation and campus AI: faculty lead policy as accreditors tighten standards
Faculty are driving campus conversations about acceptable AI use in classrooms even as accreditors and professional bodies raise the bar for institutional AI strategy and research relevance....
Education Dept shifts funding priorities — staff cuts raise data and delivery risks
The U.S. Education Department published priorities for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), focusing awards on accreditation reform, artificial intelligence, civil...
Global talent squeeze: $100k H‑1B fee and Australia’s slower visa lane
Countries are tightening the rules that universities rely on to recruit faculty and students. The U.S. proclamation introducing a $100,000 fee on certain new H‑1B petitions has prompted...
PE roll‑up in college services: Guidewell buys mbaMission
Guidewell Education, backed by private‑equity investors, has acquired mbaMission in a deal the buyer described as part of a roll‑up strategy across the fragmented college‑services market....
SNAP uncertainty hits students — campus pantries strained as courts weigh benefits
Legal uncertainty over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments — including a Supreme Court fight over the Trump administration’s request to block state disbursements — has left students...
Community college leaders urge Carnegie to drop new classification
A coalition of community college advocates asked Carnegie to withdraw its new Student Access and Earnings Classification, arguing the rubric understates community‑college missions and...
Hidden fees: campuses lack visibility into payment processing costs
A new report from Transact + CBORD finds only 17% of colleges and universities have full visibility into payment processing costs, leaving most institutions with fragmented vendor systems,...
Education Dept recasts grant priorities — FIPSE to fund accreditation, AI and workforce pilots
Lead: The U.S. Department of Education announced new priorities for its Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), directing competitions toward accreditation reform, artificial...