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The Indiana Senate passed an education bill containing a provision that would eliminate public college degrees classified as 'low‑earning'—programs whose graduates reportedly earn less than...

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education voted to let public colleges pilot reduced‑credit, three‑year bachelor of applied science degrees for certain majors, launching up to two pilots...

A national survey of MBA students found overwhelming support for making automation, data strategy and AI literacy core features of business curricula; 92% said these topics should be integrated...

Old Dominion University’s administration announced a rapid shift to an eight‑week, asynchronous format for all online undergraduate and master’s courses, provoking strong opposition from faculty...

An analysis shows flagship state universities and less selective colleges experienced major increases in Black and Hispanic enrollments after bans on race‑conscious admissions took effect. The...

An independent audit commissioned by Duke University’s AAUP chapter concluded Duke is in “very strong financial condition” and questioned recent employee buyouts and planned layoffs. Howard...

Old Dominion University announced an operational shift to compress all online undergraduate and master’s courses into an eight‑week asynchronous model, part of a president-led plan to expand...

A report from the Good Law Project links a mishandled safeguarding complaint and an alleged rape allegation against an emeritus professor to the broader inquiry that led to the ouster of Saïd...

Data from the National College Attainment Network shows FAFSA simplification led to about 1.7 million additional students qualifying for the maximum Pell Grant in 2025–26, a 27% increase over...

Indiana’s Senate passed Senate Bill 199 with near‑unanimous support after legislators inserted a provision that would eliminate public college degrees classified as “low‑earning” — measured by...

U.S. MBA programs are confronting sharp declines in application volumes this cycle, with international demand plunging and some schools reporting 20–30% drops through Rounds 1 and 2. Admissions...

Anthropic announced partnerships with the Allen Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to deploy Claude‑powered AI agents for lab workflows, analysis and coordination, aiming to...

New surveys of graduate and undergraduate cohorts reveal a widening gap between student expectations for AI training and the courses institutions actually offer. A national survey of MBA students...

The Trump administration scaled back a key financial demand in its dispute with Harvard University, abandoning insistence on a $200 million payment as part of a negotiated resolution, The New York...

New Department of Justice documents show continued contact between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and prominent academics after his convictions, prompting renewed scrutiny across higher...

A federal overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid has produced a sharp rise in need-based aid eligibility: 1.7 million additional students now qualify for the maximum Pell Grant,...

An experimental social network for AI agents burst into public view after developer Matt Schlicht launched Moltbook and thousands of agents flooded the site. The platform—built around open‑source...

OpenAI rolled out a desktop Codex App designed to broaden access to its coding models beyond specialist engineers. The app centralizes agent workflows, lets users run multiple agents across...

Anthropic announced partnerships with the Allen Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to deploy Claude‑powered AI agents inside life‑science workflows. Anthropic framed the pacts as...

The Association of Governing Boards awarded its 2026 John W. Nason prizes to governing boards that reshaped their roles—most notably the Colorado School of Mines Foundation and Evergreen State...