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Law school interest surges: Applicants climb even as AI clouds career payoff
Law school applications have risen sharply—up more than 40% over the past two years—driving renewed demand for JD programs even as student-loan limits tighten and employers weigh how artificial...
Senate probes college math preparedness: Cassidy asks 35 universities for placement data
Sen. Bill Cassidy opened a formal inquiry into college-level math readiness, sending letters to 35 selective institutions requesting math-placement data from fall 2019 through fall 2025. The probe...
States racing to regulate classroom AI: 50+ bills across 21 states this session
State legislatures filed an unprecedented volume of bills targeting artificial intelligence in education during the 2025 session—more than 50 measures across 21 states—according to an analysis by...
Universities doubled down on advocacy: Higher ed spent millions lobbying in 2025
Research universities and college systems increased lobbying activity in 2025, directing millions of dollars to influence Congress on financial aid, immigration, AI policy, and accreditation...
Universities count the cost: One year into Trump’s second term, budgets strain
A year into the current administration, universities report mounting fiscal strain as high-profile federal policy shifts, funding uncertainty and enrollment fluctuations reshape their budgets. The...
UT-Austin shutters teaching center—faculty protest and layoffs follow
The University of Texas at Austin announced it will close its Center for Teaching and Learning at the end of the semester and fold other offices into colleges, citing an administrative plan to...
Iowa bill would strip student voting seat — governor gains appointment power
An Iowa House higher education subcommittee advanced legislation that would eliminate the Board of Regents’ single voting student seat and replace it with a gubernatorial appointee, while creating...
Colleges urged to push back on attacks: Legal and governance playbooks for campus speech
Higher-education legal experts and leaders are calling on universities to coordinate defenses against aggressive government scrutiny of campus speech and to refresh playbooks for handling protests...
State flagships name new presidents — hires aim to steady turbulent campuses
Several public flagship universities announced new presidents this month as boards move to steady campuses facing political pressure, enrollment shifts and governance changes. Notable hires...
Iowa advances bill: student regent would be removed from Board of Regents
A House higher education subcommittee in Iowa advanced legislation that would eliminate the Board of Regents’ lone voting student seat and replace it with a governor-appointed regent. The proposal...
UT Austin shutters teaching center — faculty say cuts will hollow out faculty support
The University of Texas at Austin announced it will close its Center for Teaching and Learning at the end of the semester, along with several other campus offices, as part of a provost-led...
Florida governors’ plan: public universities could pause H-1B hiring for a year
Florida’s Board of Governors is considering a policy that would bar the state’s public universities from using the H-1B program for new hires through Jan. 5, 2027. The proposal, prompted by Gov....
Senator Cassidy subpoenas data: colleges asked for math-placement and remediation records
Sen. Bill Cassidy sent letters to roughly 35 selective colleges requesting detailed math-placement data from fall 2019 through fall 2025, asking how institutions place freshmen into remedial or...
Law school surge... AI clouds the earning outlook
Applications to law school have jumped by more than 40% over the last two years even as student-loan limits tighten and generative AI raises questions about future legal work. Recruiters and...
Questrom dean to exit: Boston University’s Susan Fournier will leave in mid-2026
Boston University announced that Questrom School of Business Dean Susan Fournier will step down on June 30, 2026, and retire at year-end. Fournier, who has led Questrom since 2018, credited a...
State flagships name new presidents — a wave of leadership changes at public research schools
Several public flagship universities finalized presidential hires this month. Scott C. Beardsley will lead the University of Virginia after serving as Darden dean; Kent Syverud was named president...
Universities spent heavily in Washington: higher ed lobbying surged in 2025
Research universities and higher-education associations ramped up lobbying in 2025 to shape policy on international students, financial aid, AI governance and other priorities. Universities spent...
DHS dossiers on students: documents show foreign-student monitoring before arrests
Court-unsealed documents reveal Department of Homeland Security investigators compiled dossiers on pro-Palestinian student activists — using their writings and protest activity as part of...
HBCU awareness gap: students say they rarely hear about Historically Black Colleges
A new UNCF study finds many high-school students receive little exposure to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in their college planning. While two-thirds of teachers and...
State flagships reset: New presidents named amid political friction
Multiple public flagship universities announced new presidents this week in a rapid wave of leadership turnover. The University of Virginia named Scott C. Beardsley — the Darden dean — while the...