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Michigan lawmakers advanced a proposal targeting major operational funding cuts—over 60%—for the state’s two largest universities, according to a legislative analysis cited in the report. The bill...

A Florida for-profit flight college abruptly closed its Fort Pierce campus, with layoffs and student disruption reported after an accreditor withdrew accreditation following two fatal crashes and...

New research tracking AI’s early footprint on graduate employment finds hiring declines for young workers in occupations most disrupted by AI. In a March 2026 analysis cited in the report,...

San Diego State University will pay a $300,000 settlement plus $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees to nearly 800 female student athletes who alleged they received less athletic scholarship money than...

A NerdWallet analysis cited in the report estimates incoming college freshmen will average about $43,000 in student loans by graduation. The figure covers federal and private aid for students who...

Industrial action is set to broaden across multiple U.K. universities, with unions calling strikes and marking boycotts amid budget cuts and pension disputes. The University of Edinburgh faces a...

The University of Melbourne appointed Carolyn Evans, a legal scholar and current Griffith University vice-chancellor, as its next vice-chancellor, effective October. Evans will leave Griffith at...

Federal financial aid offices are bracing for implementation risk after student loan provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” were scheduled to take effect July 1 without final regulatory rules...

Michigan lawmakers advanced a proposal that would cut operational funding by more than 60% for Michigan State University and the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, based on a legislative analysis...

The U.S. Department of Justice and Nebraska’s attorney general asked a federal judge to strike down Nebraska laws granting in-state tuition to certain undocumented students. If approved, Nebraska...

San Diego State University agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement plus $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees to nearly 800 female student athletes alleging unequal athletic scholarship awards in violation...

A growing body of evidence presented across education research meetings points to oversight gaps in AI assessment workflows, including test-question generation and scoring. Researchers highlighted...

A new Lumina Foundation–Gallup survey found college students are using generative AI frequently even when schools discourage or prohibit it. The study also reports that many students say...

The Department of Justice extended compliance deadlines for a web accessibility rule for state and local public entities, including colleges and K–12 systems. Under an interim final rule, counties...

Cybersecurity experts are escalating warnings after discussion of Anthropic’s “Mythos” model—described by a former national cyber director as too powerful for public release at this stage. The...

An advocacy analysis says up to $289 million of federal education research funding may go unspent by the end of the fiscal year, potentially expiring when it cannot be rolled forward. The...

Education leaders and student success practitioners are continuing to report rising demand for mental health support, along with capacity strain across institutions. A Voices of Student Success...

Gov. Andy Beshear publicly escalated scrutiny of University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, citing what he called confidence issues in management and decision-making. In a detailed statement,...

The U.S. Department of Justice and Nebraska’s attorney general asked a federal judge to strike down Nebraska laws that grant in-state tuition to certain undocumented students. If approved,...

The U.S. Department of Justice extended web accessibility compliance deadlines for public colleges and K-12 entities under an interim final rule. For institutions and school districts in...