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Higher Education Leaders Respond to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Amid Campus Free Speech Tensions
Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a college campus has ignited a fierce response within higher education, sparking debates over free speech and campus climate. Universities have made exceptions to...
Provosts and Academic Leaders Navigate Funding Cuts and AI Integration in Higher Education
A recent nationwide survey of college provosts reveals that despite confidence in academic quality, leaders face growing budget constraints, policy shifts, and pressure to integrate artificial...
AI’s Growing Economic Impact and Workforce Implications in Education and Industry
Recent analyses by Goldman Sachs and AI startups Anthropic and OpenAI highlight artificial intelligence's expanding influence on economic growth and workplace automation. Goldman Sachs estimates...
Federal Policy Shifts and Grant Cancellations Affecting Higher Education and Minority-Serving Institutions
The Trump administration has accelerated cancellation of education grants, cutting millions from civics, arts, literacy, and minority-serving institution programs. Several federally funded...
Significant Philanthropic Gifts Boost Financial Aid and Engineering Education
Marshall University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst received historic $50 million donations to support debt-free graduation and engineering scholarships respectively. Marshall's gift,...
MBA Program Rankings Show Stanford, Wharton, and UC Berkeley Leading the Pack
The latest Bloomberg Businessweek and LinkedIn MBA rankings reaffirm Stanford Graduate School of Business topping the list, followed by Wharton and a resurgent UC Berkeley Haas School. Wharton...
Universities Innovate Student Success and Mental Health Support through Technology
Institutions are increasingly leveraging technology to support mental health and student success. Guilford Preparatory Academy implemented an online mental health check-in tool facilitating timely...
Federal Reserve Leadership Disputes and Interest Rate Decisions Mark Economic Outlook
The Federal Reserve faces heightened scrutiny following political interference attempts by the Trump administration, including an unsuccessful bid to remove Governor Lisa Cook and the contentious...
Emerging Trends in Software Access and Governance in Higher Education
Amid digital transformation goals, universities face significant challenges in software access and board governance. Purdue and Michigan Technological Universities have sought to centralize and...
Trump pushes SEC to scrap quarterly reporting for US companies
President Donald Trump reignited his campaign to end the 50-year-old SEC mandate requiring public companies to file quarterly earnings reports. He argues the change will reduce costs and free...
AI reshapes workweeks and hiring priorities, say industry leaders
Tech leaders including Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, Bill Gates, and JPMorgan analysts foresee AI transforming the future of work with shorter workweeks—potentially down to three or four days. AI chatbots...
Federal Reserve braces for divisive rate meeting amid Trump-Fed conflicts
As the Federal Reserve prepares for a critical policy meeting expected to cut interest rates, uncertainty looms over voting, due to legal battles and political interference. President Trump’s...
Higher education fundraising and program innovation surge at Wharton
The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School secured a historic $60 million donation from alumnus Bruce Jacobs to establish its first new degree program in 50 years: a Master of Science in...
U.S. workforce faces 5.3 million college-educated worker shortfall by 2032
Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce projects a U.S. shortage of 5.3 million workers with postsecondary education by 2032, including 4.5 million requiring at least a...
Higher education navigates campus free speech and political fallout after Kirk’s assassination
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a university campus has sparked intense debate around campus free speech, political violence, and faculty activism. Universities including UC...
Shifts in minority-serving institutions funding under Trump administration
The Trump administration is redirecting millions in federal education funds from certain minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to historically Black colleges and tribal universities, while...
Educator and student perspectives reveal AI’s complex role in classrooms
Educators report mixed views on AI’s role in education, with many acknowledging the need to teach ethical AI use while fearing that AI tools may impede student learning and critical thinking....
Universities address deferred maintenance and sustainability with innovative contracts
The University of Illinois Chicago initiated a $30 million energy conservation project to tackle deferred maintenance without upfront costs, partnering with Ameresco under an energy savings...
Federal Reserve Turmoil Ahead of Interest Rate Meeting
The Federal Reserve is facing an unusually high-stakes meeting as President Donald Trump aggressively pushes to reshape the central bank. Trump’s administration is seeking to remove Fed Governor...
US Immigration Policy Tensions Impacting Foreign Workers
Recent US immigration actions under President Trump have ignited tensions with key allies and raised economic concerns. A high-profile raid arrested nearly 500 South Korean workers at an electric...