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An advocacy group warned that up to $289 million in federal education research funding could go unspent by Sept. 30 as the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) faces spending hurdles under the...

A new Lumina Foundation-Gallup study found that student AI use is frequent even when colleges discourage or prohibit it. Among roughly 4,000 surveyed students, a clear majority reported using...

Michael and Susan Dell announced a $750 million gift to the University of Texas at Austin to fund a new AI-centered medical center and research campus. UT Austin says the planned UT Dell Medical...

Illinois lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees statewide. House Bill 5319 would route creation of specific baccalaureate...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed House Bill 2194, requiring public college and university governing boards to adopt faculty disciplinary policies that distinguish tenure decisions from misconduct...

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) announced a national governance framework under its Higher Education Governance Integrity Initiative, aimed at strengthening...

Higher education leaders discussed AI implementation priorities and risks at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, underscoring a key operational constraint: AI is pushing faculty to redesign courses...

Students are using generative AI at high rates even when institutions restrict it, according to the Lumina Foundation–Gallup State of Higher Education study summarized in a new poll. A clear...

The U.S. Department of Justice extended a key deadline for web accessibility compliance for public colleges and other covered entities under the ADA. The interim final rule pushes the deadline for...

More than $289 million of federal education research funding is at risk of going unspent this fiscal year, according to an analysis by the Knowledge Alliance. The group says the funds could lapse...

Higher education leaders are warning that federal student loan changes tied to “One Big Beautiful Bill” implementation are being rolled out too quickly for institutions to build fully functional...

New research highlights a growing mismatch between employer expectations for AI skills and what universities appear to deliver. A Pearson and Amazon Web Services study summarized in reporting says...

Michael Dell and Susan Dell announced a $750 million gift to the University of Texas at Austin to create a new medical center and research campus built around AI from the ground up. The donation,...

State-funded preschool enrollment reached record levels, driven by expanded universal access policies and unprecedented spending. A new report by the National Institute for Early Education...

A new study from Sony describes “Ace,” a paddle-wielding robot that reached expert-level performance in table tennis by learning through reinforcement learning. Sony built a custom robotic arm...

The Association of Governing Boards (AGB) unveiled a national governance framework aimed at strengthening higher-ed board effectiveness, accountability, and public trust through its Higher...

A new warning argues that some of the most dangerous AI-driven threats are not classic cyber intrusions, but scalable fraud that bypasses safeguards by targeting people. The analysis discusses a...

The U.S. Department of Justice extended the compliance deadline for a 2024 web accessibility rule that requires public colleges and K-12 systems to meet ADA-related standards for digital content....

New research highlights a mismatch between student AI use, institutional policies, and employer expectations as generative AI reshapes coursework and hiring. A Lumina Foundation–Gallup poll found...

The Trump administration delayed a rule aimed at improving disability access for digital materials in schools, public colleges, and local governments. The U.S. Department of Justice extended the...