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New federal accreditation proposals are drawing sharp warnings from higher-education and legal experts as the U.S. Department of Education moves toward negotiated rulemaking. Commentators argue...

The Trump administration removed two immigration judges after they dismissed deportation cases involving high-profile pro-Palestinian international students, according to reporting summarized in...

A week-in-review roundup highlights proposed cuts in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 budget plan that would reduce grant support for minority-serving institutions and eliminate key college...

A new analysis examines how far starting teacher salaries can stretch under the federal push for a $60,000 minimum starting pay benchmark—using detailed cost modeling rather than broad averages....

University of Aberdeen staff will begin additional 10 days of strike action amid an ongoing dispute over cuts, according to union reporting in the materials provided. UCU says the walkouts include...

An AI cybersecurity model from Anthropic, Claude Mythos Preview, triggered industry panic after claims that it could uncover vulnerabilities at scale. The materials note the model reportedly found...

A new multi-institution study reports that when families have access to academic and administrative progress information, students are retained at higher rates than peers without that access. The...

A new projection estimates that more than a quarter of private nonprofit four-year colleges face risk of closing or merging within the next 10 years, with hundreds of institutions identified as...

Two new college presidents were announced, signaling fresh leadership priorities around innovation, AI readiness, and workforce-connected learning. The University of Wyoming named Army brigadier...

A new multi-institution study links family access to student progress data with meaningfully higher retention, reinforcing calls to improve information sharing systems that support...

A warning surfaced about a small Massachusetts college’s troubled finances, adding to the growing list of institutions facing severe operational constraints as revenue strains meet political and...

A new projection warns that more than a quarter of private nonprofit four-year colleges could be at risk of closure or forced mergers within a decade, driven by enrollment declines and weak...

Federal accreditation overhaul discussions are intensifying, with experts warning that proposed U.S. Department of Education changes could expand federal reach and raise legal questions about...

New analysis from the Institute for Higher Education Policy links food insecurity to lower persistence among older, working, and caregiving college students, sharpening attention on basic needs as...

University of Aberdeen staff began another round of strikes as they dispute budget cuts and refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies, escalating labor disruption ahead of the spring term’s...

Faculty and assessment leaders are reframing AI use from a purely cheating-prevention problem to a learning-outcomes and competency question, as generative tools can produce artifacts without...

Open education organizers announced a new 2026 webinar series designed to show open educational resources (OERs) in live demos and provide deeper transparency into how they’re built. The “OER...

Tax-season reporting shows a growing pattern of households using credit cards to pay IRS bills in order to capture sign-up bonuses, while surveys indicate many Americans lack financial...

New university presidents will take the helm across multiple institutions, signaling fresh priorities for student success, external engagement, and academic innovation. The University of Wyoming...

Higher education accreditors and campus civil-rights governance face renewed uncertainty as federal regulatory proposals move through discussion. Accreditation experts warned that U.S. Department...