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Federal judges in recent actions signaled protections for noncitizen academics and students caught up in immigration enforcement related to campus activism. A federal judge in Boston said he will...

The U.S. Department of Education has begun detailing higher‑education grant staff to the Labor Department as part of an interagency agreement that will move administration of several postsecondary...

Federal higher‑education rulemaking is proposing a new earnings test that would force postsecondary programs to demonstrate graduates earn more than comparable peers or risk losing access to...

The Education Department has launched investigations into 18 school districts and colleges alleging policies that allow students to participate in athletics according to gender identity, the...

The University of Arkansas abruptly withdrew a job offer for a named law‑school dean after Republican state lawmakers objected to her signing an amicus brief supporting transgender athletes. Emily...

Gov. Ron DeSantis personally contacted conservative scholar Robert P. George about the University of Florida presidency after the Board of Governors rejected Santa J. Ono, according to multiple...

Harvard Business School denied tenure to Benjamin Edelman despite broad praise for his scholarship and teaching, former Dean Nitin Nohria testified, citing a failure to meet the school’s nebulous...

Colleges are embedding generative AI into instruction as faculty and administrators pilot models aimed at both practical training and literacy. Writing and English professors are experimenting...

Instructors and researchers are pressing for reliable frameworks and tools to detect large‑language‑model use so that analytical writing assignments can survive the AI era. One prominent faculty...

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse shows undergraduate enrollment growth is concentrated in community colleges and certificate programs, not traditional four‑year bachelor’s...

Financial audits and campus announcements this month underscored the precarious finances facing smaller colleges. Hampshire College’s latest audit warns of potential closure risk if the...

The U.S. Education Department this week began detailing staff who run higher‑education grant programs to the Labor Department as part of an interagency agreement that shifts administration of...

The State Department announced a pause on immigrant‑visa processing for nationals of 75 countries effective Jan. 21, a move that threatens the flow of international students to U.S. campuses. The...

New federal and clearinghouse data show undergraduate growth this fall was concentrated in community colleges and short‑term credentials, undercutting demand for traditional four‑year degrees. The...

The Education Department announced a temporary pause on plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages from borrowers in default, delaying a restart of aggressive forced‑collection tools. The...

The Education Department launched investigations into 18 school districts and colleges alleging noncompliance with Title IX rules on sex‑segregated athletics, focusing on policies that allow...

Federal judges in multiple districts signaled willingness to protect noncitizen academics and student activists amid aggressive immigration enforcement that has targeted campus organizers. A...

Indiana University launched GenAI 101, pairing an animated AI co‑teacher called Crimson with human instructors and enrolling more than 100,000 learners across campuses and alumni networks. The...

Former Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman has sued HBS after the school denied him tenure despite faculty agreement that he met intellectual and teaching standards. Dean Nitin Nohria...

The University of Arkansas withdrew a previously announced contract for law dean Emily Suski after Republican state lawmakers and key external stakeholders objected to her signing an amicus brief...