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Law-school surge meets AI anxiety: applicants climb as job payoff clouds
Applications to law school have jumped more than 40% over two years even as questions mount about how artificial intelligence will reshape legal work and career payoffs. The surge in interest came...
AI hiring gets a makeover: startups and tools hunt hidden talent
Startups and tools focused on mapping and augmenting AI talent are reshaping how employers find researchers and engineers outside traditional Silicon Valley funnels. HelloSky’s data-driven...
Meta doubles down on compute: data-center push raises research stakes
Meta announced a top-level Meta Compute initiative and a plan to build tens of gigawatts of data-center capacity this decade, signaling a major infrastructure play for large-scale AI work. CEO...
Corporate learning pivots: KPMG refits $450M Lakehouse as AI training hub
KPMG has repositioned its $450 million Orlando Lakehouse—originally built as a cultural and training campus—into a central hub for upskilling employees on generative AI and other emerging...
Free-speech friction on campus: readers and critics press for fixes
Debate over free speech on U.S. campuses intensified after reader responses to an essay by a Harvard student and broader critiques of illiberalism in higher education. Commentators and alumni...
Open resources in practice: CAUL, SMU podcast winners spotlight OER impact
Open Education Global podcast episodes featuring the CAUL OER Collective and Melody Chin at Singapore Management University showcased practical collaborations that advance open educational...
College vs trades: Gen Z rethinks the degree path and payoff
Younger workers are increasingly choosing vocational tracks and apprenticeships over traditional four-year degrees while elite campus pathways continue to fuel high-profile entrepreneurial exits....
Admissions psychology & talent drain: why elite grads still converge on finance
Business-school admissions officers and career centers are watching a persistent drift: elite graduates continue to funnel into finance, consulting and Big Tech despite growing critiques of...
Building a business school for the energy transition: Vaasa’s model
The University of Vaasa is restructuring its business education around the energy transition, integrating finance, technology and policy to align with regional energy firms and carbon-neutral...
Questrom dean to step down – BU plans leadership transition
Boston University announced that Susan Fournier, dean of the Questrom School of Business, will step down at the end of the academic year and retire from the university later in 2026. Provost...
States rush AI rules...workplaces race to adopt
Lawmakers in more than 20 states have proposed over 50 bills addressing artificial intelligence in K–12 classrooms, according to a Center for Democracy and Technology analysis, while a Gallup...
Senator probes college math readiness – 35 schools asked for data
Sen. Bill Cassidy sent letters to 35 selective colleges requesting math-placement data and explanations of remedial placements after a University of California, San Diego report flagged rising...
Law school demand spikes – AI complicates employment calculus
Applications to law school have risen more than 40% over the past two years even as law firms and educators weigh how artificial intelligence will reshape legal practice, sources report. The surge...
Vaasa builds a business school for the energy transition
The University of Vaasa is restructuring its business education around sustainable business and the energy transition, Rector Minna Martikainen told Poets&Quants. Vaasa is linking finance,...
Trustees told to protect talent as immigration policy shifts
An AGB Trusteeship Podcast episode urged governing boards to treat immigration policy as a strategic fiduciary issue, with Miriam Feldblum of the Presidents’ Alliance advising trustees to protect...
Open education podcasts spotlight global OER collaborations
Open Education Global’s podcast series showcased international open-education work, including the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) OER Collective and individual winners such as...
Campuses still failing free speech – debate intensifies
A guest essay critiquing campus free-speech climates drew sustained reader responses and renewed debate about illiberalism in higher education. Commentary and follow-up pieces raised questions...
MBA admissions: authenticity versus oversharing
Admissions advisers and business-school consultants are advising MBA applicants to balance authenticity with restraint, arguing that meaningful personal disclosures matter but oversharing can harm...
Student leadership through self-care – small habits, big results
A University of Michigan Ross MBA student described how nonacademic routines—ice-skating lessons and small '1% habit' experiments from a leadership course—translated into improved leadership...
Questrom dean steps down — Boston University prepares leadership transition
Susan Fournier, dean of Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, told university leadership she will leave the deanship on June 30, 2026, and retire from BU at year-end. Fournier, who led...