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The U.S. Department of Education moved this week to finalize hundreds of staff reductions that will further shrink the agency’s capacity to enforce civil‑rights laws and administer grants. More...

A new DeSantis‑backed accrediting body aimed at providing an alternative to regional accreditors is preparing to announce pilot universities even as national panels delay routine oversight...

Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock has told faculty she will not sign the Trump administration’s proposed higher‑education compact as written, according to reporting from Megan Zahneis....

Dartmouth has launched an undergraduate‑assisted AI chatbot project designed to provide personalized support and wellness plans to students, the college announced. The initiative—built with...

George Mason University President Gregory Washington told faculty the university remains in good standing as multiple federal inquiries examine diversity initiatives and alleged discrimination,...

Senior Trump administration officials are reported to be considering selling select portions of the federal student‑loan portfolio to private investors, according to Politico. Discussions have...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 7, a bill that would have allowed colleges to grant admissions preferences to descendants of enslaved people, saying the measure was unnecessary because...

Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business reported a sharp decline in international students, with the share of overseas enrollees plunging from 53% to 37% in two years as its full‑time MBA...

Two weeks into the federal government shutdown, researchers and colleges report growing harm as agency staffers are furloughed or laid off and grant approvals stall. Universities say inability to...

George Mason University President Gregory Washington told faculty at a town hall that he is facing intensified federal scrutiny after the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice opened multiple...

Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business has seen its international MBA population fall sharply — from 53% of the full-time class two years ago to 37% for the Class of 2027 — while overall...

Campus, the two‑year online college backed by Sam Altman and Shaquille O’Neal, acquired Sizzle AI and said it will embed the startup’s AI-generated interactive content into its curricula. Founder...

Senior officials in the Education and Treasury departments are reportedly weighing plans to sell select, ‘high‑performing’ segments of the federal student‑loan portfolio to private buyers,...

Princeton University announced it will require standardized test scores again, reversing its earlier test‑optional stance. The change leaves Columbia as the only Ivy still publicly running a...

After several years in which inflation‑adjusted net tuition fell at many public institutions, The Hechinger Report documents a reversal: colleges are raising sticker prices, new fees and...

Temple University announced a $55 million gift from alum and trustee Christopher Barnett to support the College of Public Health and create the Christopher M. Barnett College of Public Health in...

Student protests that erupted on campuses after the Gaza war’s onset were once among the largest seen since Vietnam. Recent coverage finds that aggressive disciplinary actions, combined with...

Pepperdine University closed an exhibit at its Weisman Museum after administrators removed or altered works deemed “overtly political,” prompting artists to withdraw pieces and the museum to...

The University of Staffordshire proposed cutting nearly 70 full‑time equivalent roles—31.2 academic and 35.5 professional services positions—as part of a plan to save about £6.4 million. The...

Officials in the Education and Treasury departments are weighing a plan to sell portions of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolio to private investors, Politico reported....