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Colleges are discovering that prospective students increasingly find them through AI “answer engines,” not traditional search. As high-schoolers use AI-supported tools to research colleges,...

The U.S. Department of Education acknowledged it shifted or left unspent roughly $1 billion in appropriated education funds early in President Donald Trump’s second term, according to newly...

A new survey of 4,000 faculty members found that nearly one-third of researchers in “red states” said they have censored their own research because state “divisive concepts” laws restrict what can...

At the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, a letter signed by 52 business professors—about one-fifth of Full-Time MBA faculty—criticized leadership after the school...

Anna Maria College in Massachusetts announced it will close at the end of the spring term after years of financial pressure. The governing board said the decision reflects “years of financial...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear escalated public pressure on University of Kentucky leadership, citing concerns about management decisions and specific hires. Beshear said he was losing confidence...

Texas A&M University System moved to maximize an AI-driven student engagement chatbot by first reducing data silos across its 12 campuses, according to reporting on the initiative. The system...

As generative AI improves and written work becomes harder to authenticate, more universities are shifting toward oral defenses and in-person assessment approaches. Reporting describes faculty at...

A study published in JAMA reports measurable reductions in young adult suicide deaths since the 988 crisis hotline launched. Researchers estimated that suicide deaths among ages 15–23 were 11%...

AI-enabled cybersecurity tools are accelerating vulnerability discovery faster than many organizations can remediate, according to reporting on Anthropic’s Mythos and an industry security...

Nearly a third of faculty in “red states” told researchers they have censored their own work because of state laws restricting “divisive concepts,” according to a new Ithaka S+R survey of about...

The U.S. Department of Education acknowledged it shifted or left unspent about $1 billion in education funding Congress earmarked for specific programs early in President Donald Trump’s second...

The U.S. Department of Justice said it will adopt firing squads as a permitted federal execution method while also reauthorizing single-drug pentobarbital lethal injections, according to officials...

Texas A&M University System is rolling out an AI-driven student engagement platform aimed at Pell-eligible students, with the program’s core focus on integrating fragmented institutional data...

Anna Maria College in Massachusetts announced it will close at the end of its spring term after years of financial pressure that left the school unable to meet obligations to students, faculty,...

Iowa’s Board of Regents approved elimination of ten programs through closures or mergers at two state universities as part of a low-enrollment review. The University of Iowa will end seven...

Universities are increasing use of oral exams and other in-person defenses as generative AI makes take-home work easier to replicate while weakening students’ ability to explain their reasoning....

A faculty activism and governance pressure point is emerging as more state and campus policies restrict speech and curricular content. A new survey from Ithaka S+R tied self-censorship among...

A new study in JAMA found that the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline coincided with an 11% reduction in expected suicide deaths among U.S. teens and young adults over the first 2.5 years of operation....

A coalition of education organizations says the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences is on track to lose $289 million if funds are not spent before a September 30...