Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education finalized a rule tightening federal graduate student loan limits, including new borrowing caps that hinge on whether a graduate program is classified as...

A University of Notre Dame undergraduate is facing an investigation after an emailed pitch and rapid uptake of an AI agent that connects to Canvas to generate study materials and drafts. The...

Professors at Arizona State University raised concerns that an internal AI platform project using “Atomic” may be scraping course materials without faculty input. The reported friction centers on...

The University of Pittsburgh announced the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, offering free tuition at its four branch campuses to Pennsylvania residents with household incomes under $75,000....

The Federal Communications Commission approved a new competitive bidding portal for the E-rate program, aimed at replacing self-certification processes with verifiable data to deter fraud and...

A new international analysis based on TIMSS results finds global math achievement gaps have shifted against girls after the pandemic, with fourth- and eighth-grade disparities favoring boys in a...

Higher education leaders are confronting what one report describes as an enrollment cliff paired with a graduate surplus—an emerging mismatch where institutions are pressured to recruit fewer...

The U.S. Department of Education finalized new federal student-loan regulations that tighten borrowing limits for graduate and professional programs, with most changes taking effect July 1. The...

State lawmakers are moving toward legislation that would allow public colleges to exit existing accreditors and pursue a state-backed alternative, according to reporting bundled under the...

The FCC approved a new competitive bidding portal for the E-rate program, which funds school internet connectivity, replacing a prior self-certification approach with verifiable data requirements....

The Utah Board of Higher Education plans to review presidential exit-package policies after questions about severance payments at Utah Valley University following the planned departure of...

A Notre Dame first-year student’s AI agent pitch to the undergraduate population prompted rapid administrative action, including deletion of the email offer and account disablement, as the...

Multiple colleges adjusted or disrupted commencement plans as fears of political confrontation and violence spread during graduation season. At least four institutions made changes, ranging from...

HBCU researchers launched an association aimed at fostering collaboration, strengthening cross-institution research partnerships, and building shared capacity for grant development and scholarly...

A new EAB report finds that 67% of high school graduates who chose not to enroll in college cited cost-of-living concerns as a primary reason, up from 51% in the prior year. The data also points...

The University of Pittsburgh announced the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, offering free tuition at its four branch campuses for Pennsylvanians with household incomes below $75,000. The...

Students with undocumented parents are increasingly hesitant to complete the FAFSA due to fears that their information could be shared with immigration enforcement agencies, according to reporting...

The U.S. Department of Education finalized rules tightening federal graduate student lending, including new caps that treat only 11 narrowly defined graduate fields as “professional,” granting...

The FCC approved a new competitive bidding portal for the E-rate program, replacing self-certification processes with verifiable data and standardized procurement workflows. The change is aimed at...

State lawmakers and public higher education systems are moving toward changes that would let institutions shift away from longstanding accreditors toward a newly formed, state-backed accrediting...