Latest Higher Education News

Higher education leaders and faculty unions have escalated their response to the administration’s new $100,000 H‑1B fee, filing litigation and warning of immediate harm to research, clinical...

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges’ Senior College and University Commission formally adopted revised accreditation standards that remove explicit references to diversity, equity and...

The Senate confirmed Kimberly Richey to lead the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in a 51–47 party-line vote. Richey, who previously served in OCR under the Bush and Trump...

University of Nebraska–Lincoln leaders proposed winding down six academic programs and consolidating units to cut $27.5 million from UNL’s budget; faculty raised alarms at a system board meeting...

The University of Oxford retained the No. 1 slot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the 10th consecutive year, with Cambridge and Imperial also remaining in the global top...

Dozens of students and scholars evacuated from Gaza have begun or are preparing to begin funded programs at UK universities after months of lobbying by British politicians and academics. The...

California Community Colleges announced a partnership with AI company Nectir to pilot an AI learning assistant for the system’s 2.1 million students across 116 campuses. The phased rollout will...

Selective private colleges including Emory, Tufts and Smith are expanding or marketing free‑tuition programs aimed at middle‑income families, raising the household-income cap on eligibility as...

Enrollment leaders across higher education continued to face pressure as institutions confront shrinking applicant pools, demographic shifts and fiscal stress. An industry analysis documents...

The AI surge has sparked major partnerships in chip supply chains, exemplified by AMD’s new multiyear deal with OpenAI, which propelled AMD stock by 28%. OpenAI’s strategy to diversify chip...

The Trump administration’s proposals, including the Compact for Academic Excellence, are reshaping university policies by imposing new conditions on federal funding related to admissions, hiring,...

New research reveals that online messaging around masculinity negatively impacts boys’ mental health, linked to increased loneliness and reduced emotional sharing. A Common Sense Media report...

Kirsten Baesler, long-serving North Dakota education chief, was confirmed by the Senate as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education,...

Innovative efforts are underway to integrate AI and digital tools into higher education instruction and campus life. European business schools pilot AI-powered digital twins of professors to offer...

Several key leadership changes are occurring across notable universities. Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou announced her stepping down after a strategic tenure that...

The American Federation of Government Employees filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, challenging politically charged out-of-office email messages automatically placed on Education...

Economists and market observers warn that the U.S. economy’s dependence on tech investment, especially AI infrastructure, makes it vulnerable to downturns that could nearly stall growth and...

International student arrivals in the U.S. dropped sharply by 19%, significantly impacting graduate business schools that rely heavily on foreign enrollment. This trend accompanies broader...

Verizon appointed Dan Schulman, former PayPal CEO, as its new chief executive officer, signaling a leadership shift as the company integrates its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier...

The Trump administration’s abrupt introduction of a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B visa applications has triggered a coalition of higher education organizations, healthcare groups, and religious...