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Texas A&M University’s 12-campus system moved from isolated pilots to a cross-unit, system-wide AI student engagement platform aimed at keeping Pell Grant-eligible students on track. The chatbot,...

Colleges are racing to remain discoverable in AI-assisted college search as zero-click results increase the risk that institutions never show up in chatbot overviews. Reporting highlighted early...

A new survey of 4,000 faculty reported widespread self-censorship tied to state laws restricting “divisive concepts,” including changes to how race and gender topics can be taught or studied....

Faculty at USC Marshall delivered a letter to Dean Geoffrey Garrett accusing leadership of driving a “downward trajectory” in academic reputation, research commitment, and student quality. The...

New research in JAMA found that the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was associated with an 11% reduction in suicide deaths among U.S. young adults and teens compared with what researchers expected...

Anna Maria College’s governing board voted to close the Massachusetts institution at the end of spring term, citing years of financial pressure it said it could not overcome. President Sean Ryan...

The U.S. Department of Education acknowledged it shifted or left unused about $1 billion Congress appropriated for specific education programs during the early months of President Donald Trump’s...

A new critique argues that student teaching evaluations are structurally unreliable and can erode academic integrity by rewarding leniency over rigor. The piece points to research showing little...

Higher education marketers highlighted how colleges can protect their presence in AI-mediated discovery by adjusting content for AI citations and “answer engine” summaries. The reporting...

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is drawing new members while intensifying its fight against actions aligned with the Trump administration, according to reporting on the...

A shooter fired at a Washington, D.C. hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, triggering an immediate evacuation of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance,...

A new Ithaka S+R survey of 4,000 faculty members says nearly a third of researchers in red states have altered or withheld research due to state laws restricting teaching and studying “divisive...

A coalition of education organizations, the Knowledge Alliance, warned the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is on track to lose about $289 million in education research funding if money is...

As high school students increasingly use AI-supported tools to research colleges, institutions are racing to ensure they appear in AI-generated overviews and question responses. The challenge is...

Texas A&M University’s 12-campus system deployed a new AI-driven student engagement platform aimed at Pell Grant-eligible students, connecting learners to financial aid, registration, counseling,...

Faculty at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business delivered a letter to Dean Geoffrey Garrett citing concerns about a “downwards trajectory” in academic reputation,...

A commentary argues universities’ reliance on student evaluations of teaching creates distorted incentives and weakens academic integrity. The piece notes that at many institutions student...

Anna Maria College in Massachusetts announced it will close at the end of its spring term after years of financial pressure the institution said it could not overcome. The governing board and...

Utah Valley University canceled educator and author Sharon McMahon’s planned commencement speech after backlash tied to resurfaced comments about Charlie Kirk and other groups following his...

The Rady School of Management’s MBA curriculum is placing students into real consulting engagements through the Rady Action Project before they begin internships, pairing teams with...