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UCLA Anderson School of Management will recruit Emory Goizueta Dean Gareth James as its next dean this summer, a move Anderson framed as positioning the school to deepen ties across technology,...

The Supreme Court heard back-to-back challenges to state laws that bar transgender girls and women from female sports teams, signaling the possibility of a landmark ruling on Title IX and...

Senate appropriators advanced fiscal-2026 spending measures that largely preserve scientific research dollars, rejecting steep cuts proposed by the White House. Committees recommended $188.3...

The U.S. Department of Education negotiators reached consensus on a regulatory package that would apply an earnings test to every Title IV‑eligible postsecondary program, a move that could strip...

The Trump administration reported revoking 8,000 student visas and has signaled tighter scrutiny of international enrollments while members of Congress press to eliminate or curtail Optional...

California College of the Arts announced it will close by the end of 2026–27 as enrollment declines and budget gaps proved unsustainable; Vanderbilt University intends to buy the San Francisco...

Two high-profile university leadership shifts landed this week: the University of Michigan selected Kent D. Syverud, currently Syracuse University leader, as its next president; UCLA Anderson...

Two governance flashpoints exposed trustees’ legal and reputational risks: Clemson University rescinded a termination and settled with assistant professor Joshua Bregy after a First Amendment...

Two abrupt leadership departures raised red flags about trustee decisions and institutional stability: Morris Brown College’s Board of Trustees removed President Kevin James effective immediately...

Colleges face mounting fallout from uneven AI strategies: institutions buying subscriptions to large-model services aren’t ensuring students have access to the array of tools they need, and campus...

The U.S. Department of Education announced negotiators on the AHEAD committee reached consensus on an outcomes‑based regulatory package that would require all Title IV programs to pass an earnings...

Senate appropriators advanced fiscal‑2026 spending bills that would largely reject the White House’s proposed slashes to scientific agencies and instead fund research at levels well above the...

Gareth James, current dean at Emory’s Goizueta School, will become dean of UCLA Anderson this summer, the schools announced, signaling a high‑profile leadership shift in U.S. business education....

Clemson University agreed to rescind the termination of assistant professor Joshua Bregy and will reinstate pay and benefits through his original contract term as part of a settlement with the...

Accreditation is accelerating into a regulatory hotspot as new federal and state requirements prompt accreditors to expand offerings and test institutions’ compliance more rigorously. AGB’s...

U.S. business‑education and international‑student communities face intensified policy risk: a push in Congress and executive actions threaten Optional Practical Training (OPT) and the Trump...

New survey data shows broad uptake of AI tools across university staffs but a significant 'disconnect' on institutional guidance and comfort levels; many employees are uncertain how campuses...

Hampshire College fell well short of an ambitious fall enrollment target—accepting a record number of applicants but enrolling only 56% of its new‑student goal—after a shift to direct admissions...

Institutions continue to lean on endowments and major philanthropy to stabilize budgets and fund strategic priorities as federal funding and enrollment pressures mount. AGB’s piece on endowments...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard back‑to‑back arguments in two cases challenging state bans on transgender girls in school sports—Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and West Virginia v. B.P.J.—that could...