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Student success policy: Kentucky’s state-led corequisite completion gains
Kentucky’s statewide shift away from prerequisite remedial education has produced measurable improvements in college completion, with students needing learning support progressing farther and...
AI governance and education: CHEA and business schools confront classroom AI acceleration
Business education is stepping into a new phase of AI disruption that is pushing faculty and deans to rethink pedagogy beyond tool access. Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia...
Higher ed infrastructure investment: USC launches $200M universitywide AI initiative
USC announced a $200 million donation to accelerate a universitywide AI initiative, funded by Mark Stevens—a venture capitalist, Nvidia board member, and USC alumnus—along with his wife Mary. The...
University leadership disruption: Regents put New Mexico Highlands president on paid leave
The Board of Regents at New Mexico Highlands University placed President Neil Woolf on paid administrative leave, according to local reporting. The board did not provide an explanation, citing...
Accreditation and sector compliance pressure: AI safety and accreditation readiness for quality assurance
As AI systems become more capable—and more embedded—higher education institutions are being forced into governance decisions about reliability, assessment, and controls. A recent study discussed...
Student and campus climate: ADL reports sharp drop in antisemitic incidents on college campuses in 2025
The Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic incidents on U.S. college campuses fell sharply in 2025 after a spike in 2024 tied to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war. ADL’s audit...
Financing affordability and student enrollment pressure: more adults are starting college, but readiness and cash constraints persist
New reporting highlights persistent financial readiness gaps for prospective students even as intent to enroll improves. A study examined where students plan to attend college but found that not...
Federal enforcement on race-conscious admissions
The U.S. Department of Justice escalated its enforcement of the Supreme Court’s post-affirmative-action admissions rules by issuing findings against UCLA’s medical school, alleging it used race in...
Title IX scrutiny of transgender admissions at a private women’s college
The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, alleging the school violated federal anti-discrimination rules by admitting transgender women and providing...
Campuses face ongoing antisemitism and retaliation disputes
The National Education Association is facing an EEOC antisemitism complaint filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism, accusing the union of discrimination and...
Student transfers and completion planning without surprises
A reporting series focused on transfer barriers highlighted what Michigan students say they need to succeed—less guesswork, clearer policies, and fewer surprises in how credits move and what it...
Funding uncertainty: Trump holds back education grant money
The White House office managing federal spending has withheld more than $2 billion Congress approved for K-12 and higher education programs, according to an Education Week review of OMB...
Institutional accountability: AGB pushes governance-integrity reforms
The Association of Governing Boards (AGB) urged states to adopt a national governance integrity framework aimed at strengthening board effectiveness, trustee selection, and accountability as...
AI investment accelerates at USC—major gift for computing and research
The University of Southern California announced a $200 million donation from Mark Stevens and his wife Mary to launch a universitywide AI initiative and expand AI research capacity. USC said the...
Cybersecurity incident: attempted attack disrupts San Diego community college systems
The San Diego Community College District reported system outages after an attempted cyber attack that began Saturday, prompting immediate defensive measures across its digital...
Enrollment and access: first-time adult starts decline
A new enrollment signal showed a pullback in first-time adult college starts this fall, with nearly 16% fewer adults beginning college for the first time than the prior year. The reporting frames...
Governance and leadership: president placed on paid leave at New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University’s Board of Regents placed President Neil Woolf on paid administrative leave, with the board providing no explanation publicly for the personnel move. According to...
Federal civil-rights enforcement hits UCLA medical admissions
The U.S. Department of Justice found that UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in medical school admissions and said its practices denied “highly qualified White,...
Title IX investigation intensifies over Smith College transgender admissions
The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, alleging the women’s college violated federal anti-discrimination law by admitting “biological males” and...
Trump DOJ expands litigation on in-state tuition for undocumented students
The U.S. Department of Justice escalated its legal fight against Minnesota’s in-state tuition policies for eligible undocumented students by appealing a federal judge’s March decision. The case...