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Online MBA sticker shock: Premium programs now rival full‑time tuition
Poets & Quants’ 2026 ranking shows a widening price range in online MBA programs, with top institutions charging six‑figure tuition that rivals residential degrees. Carnegie Mellon (Tepper), USC...
Pell growth at selective schools: ATI colleges boost low‑income enrollment
American Talent Initiative colleges enrolled nearly 75,000 Pell Grant recipients over the past decade, with transfer students accounting for the largest gains, the ATI reported. The surge reflects...
Education Dept. orders seven-year admissions dump – Small colleges scramble
The U.S. Department of Education ordered nearly 2,200 colleges to turn over seven years of granular admissions data, firing a fast-moving compliance deadline that colleges must meet by March 18....
Trump 2.0: 150 probes and counting – Colleges hit with civil-rights enforcement
Federal action under President Trump’s second term has escalated civil-rights enforcement against higher education institutions: more than 150 investigations and multiple high-profile warnings...
Senate rejects research cuts: Lawmakers greenlight $188.3bn — Funding win but sector stress remains
The Senate advanced bipartisan legislation that would provide $188.3 billion for scientific research, rejecting the Trump administration’s proposed steep cuts in a robust 82–15 vote. The House had...
AI in the engine room – Universities run systems they can't map
Universities have embedded machine learning and automation across recruitment, admissions, scheduling, assessment and student support — but many campuses lack a central inventory or governance for...
Microsoft flags 40 jobs vulnerable to AI – Teaching among exposed roles
Microsoft researchers published a list of 40 occupations with high applicability to generative AI, putting many knowledge‑work roles — including teachers, translators and writers — in the...
Strathclyde staff ballot strike – Job cuts trigger union showdown
More than 400 staff at the University of Strathclyde, including technicians and security personnel, are being balloted on strike action after the university announced plans to cut nearly 80 jobs...
A third of UK universities post deficits — Operating cash improves but risks persist
Times Higher Education analysis of 104 UK institutions shows 30 posted operating deficits for 2024–25, a stable 29% share but with aggregate losses rising to £365.7 million. Coventry University...
UK abandons 600,000 student goal — Strategy shifts to overseas hubs and exports
The UK government has dropped its target of recruiting 600,000 international students annually and replaced it with a strategy to grow global 'education exports' to £40 billion a year by 2030....
US academics look abroad — Applications to overseas posts jump 21%
Applications from US‑based academics for jobs outside the United States rose 21% in 2025, with the UK receiving a 24% increase, according to Times Higher Education’s Unijobs data. Commentators...
Women now dominate professional programs — Male enrollment slide reshapes pipelines
Women now outnumber men in veterinary, law, medical, dental and pharmacy schools, with women earning 40% more doctoral degrees overall and nearly twice as many master’s degrees as men, the U.S....
UK abandons student headcount target: pivots to global education hubs
The U.K. government removed its numeric international-student target and unveiled an international education strategy that shifts emphasis from recruiting students to expanding overseas university...
Colleges scramble to meet Trump administration's admissions data order
The Department of Education’s sudden Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) directive is forcing roughly 2,200 colleges to compile seven years of granular admissions data by March...
Senate preserves research funding — sector avoids sharp cuts
Senate action this week rejected sweeping cuts proposed by the administration and advanced bipartisan measures that would provide $188.3 billion for scientific research — about 21% more than the...
AI now runs campus systems... but universities lack control
Universities have embedded machine learning across recruitment, scheduling, assessment and student support, yet most lack a comprehensive inventory or governance framework for those systems,...
Staff ballots, job cuts and deficits shake UK campuses
More than 400 staff at the University of Strathclyde are voting on potential strike action after proposals to cut almost 80 roles to save £35m, trade unions said; Unite and UCU warned that planned...
Academic flight: US staff applications to overseas posts surge
Data from Times Higher Education’s Unijobs shows overseas job applications from U.S.-based higher‑education staff rose 21% in 2025, with the UK receiving 24% more applications and Hong Kong,...
Business education pivots: transversal curricula and peer mentorship rise
Business schools and private education providers are shifting emphasis from narrow technical training to transversal, interdisciplinary curricula and mentorship models. Opinion leaders argue AI...
Parents shoulder rising costs as maintenance loans stagnate
A National Union of Students report found 86% of parents now provide financial support to university students and many are paying hundreds per month; almost one in ten parents send more than...