Latest Higher Education News

The Treasury Department will take operational control of roughly $180 billion in defaulted federal student loans after an interagency agreement announced this week. The Education Department — long...

Under Secretary Nicholas Kent has sent formal letters warning two accrediting agencies to rescind diversity, equity and inclusion standards the department contends violate federal civil‑rights...

Federal scrutiny of campus antisemitism intensified this week as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission circulated a detailed questionnaire to Cornell employees and House Republicans released...

The Department of Education announced plans to simplify and speed merger pathways for financially distressed colleges as closures and consolidations rise. Officials said current rules create...

Campuses are updating emergency plans and legal supports after recent ICE activity and publicized student detentions. Higher‑education lawyers urged institutions to prepare contingencies now —...

Higher‑education IT leaders are rolling out AI‑risk frameworks to inventory where models run, what student and institutional data they access, and how to govern deployments across campus. The move...

U.S. colleges continued to feel shock from a steep drop in international applicants and new enrollments; recent data showed a 17% decline in overseas students that many institutions cite as an...

Two institutions this week outlined major personnel moves aimed at closing structural deficits. The University of Providence said it may cut programs and employees after a long‑running subsidy...

Institutional researchers are scrambling as a federal push for expanded admissions and student‑outcome data ramps up, creating heavy compliance burdens for colleges. Requests for granular...

The Higher Learning Commission endorsed the first microcredential providers, marking a formal step toward accrediting short, stackable credentials that colleges and employers increasingly use for...

The U.S. Department of Education escalated enforcement around diversity, equity and inclusion rules this week, sending formal letters to two accrediting agencies that it says have DEI standards in...

The U.S. Department of Education signaled plans to lower regulatory barriers to institutional consolidations, proposing changes to make merger pathways less cumbersome for financially stressed...

The Higher Learning Commission announced its first formal endorsements for microcredential providers even as senior higher‑education leaders argued that systemic problems won’t be solved by an...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity on or near college property has prompted legal advisors to tell campus emergency managers to add immigration enforcement scenarios to crisis plans....

California enacted a law giving college students access to rehabilitation services before campus disciplinary action after an overdose. The statute is designed to reduce barriers for students who...

Faculty at Boston University protested after administrators removed pride flags from campus windows, prompting criticism from faculty governance leaders and calls for clearer free‑expression...

Graduate management admissions are shifting: GMAC data show a growing share of MBA candidates are applying closer to home or choosing hybrid models, and business‑school leaders are retooling...

Two small institutions announced major cost‑cutting moves as they confront enrollment declines and the end of legacy subsidies. The University of Providence disclosed plans to review programs and...

California community colleges are scaling credit‑for‑prior‑learning programs to accelerate credentialing and reduce time‑to‑degree, part of a broader push to expand alternative pathways into the...

Tensions over antisemitism on campus escalated into legal and political actions this week. The University of Florida’s College Republicans sued the university president after campus leaders...