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ICE detains OU professor with H‑1B — released after advocacy
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained University of Oklahoma professor Vahid Abedini as he prepared to travel to an academic conference; he was released days later. Abedini holds an H‑1B...
Education Dept probe and campus media guidance: campuses under federal scrutiny
The Department of Education opened a Clery Act review of UC Berkeley following violent clashes at a Turning Point USA event, citing potential lapses in how the university supported campus safety....
State Dept list threatens partnerships: DEI practices in the crosshairs
An unfinalized State Department list reportedly identifies 38 institutions that could lose partnerships over alleged diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices. The move, aligned with the...
Trustees sue over presidential pick — Nassau Community College escalates governance fight
Nassau Community College trustees voted to authorize litigation after the State University of New York’s board disapproved their nominee, Maria Conzatti, who has served as interim president for...
Indiana adds ‘American values’ test for new degrees — program approvals tightened
Indiana’s Commission for Higher Education revised its new‑degree application to require universities to explain how proposed programs ‘‘commit to the core values of American society.’’ The...
Education Dept. asks judge to push borrower‑defense deadline: agency seeks 18‑month extension
The U.S. Department of Education requested an 18‑month delay to its court-ordered timeline for resolving nearly 200,000 borrower‑defense claims tied to a landmark 2022 settlement. The agency told...
International enrollment slides: U.S. intake falls as competitors gain ground
New international student enrollment to U.S. colleges dropped sharply this fall, data and institutional surveys show, with the Open Doors report and related NAFSA research citing visa hurdles and...
UK sets international student levy — raises fees and brings back modest grants
The UK Treasury announced a £925 per‑student levy on international students from August 2028 and confirmed tuition caps will rise to about £9,790 for 2026‑27 and breach £10,000 the following year....
Northwestern nearing settlement with White House: $75m fine and research restore on table
Northwestern University is reportedly close to a negotiated resolution with the White House that would restore the institution’s federal research funding in exchange for a $75 million penalty. The...
Federal probes and campus talk rules: Berkeley under Clery review; Duke channels media requests
The U.S. Department of Education opened a review of UC Berkeley under the Clery Act after violent clashes at a campus protest on Nov. 10, escalating federal scrutiny of campus safety and reporting...
ICE detentions ripple through campuses: Oklahoma professor held then released, colleagues alarmed
A University of Oklahoma professor on an H‑1B visa was detained by ICE while boarding a flight to a scholarly conference and released after days in custody, university colleagues said. The episode...
Campus leadership crosscurrents: Rotman dean to depart; Nassau trustees prepare legal fight
University of Toronto’s Rotman School dean Susan Christoffersen announced she will step down at the end of her term and shift into a presidential advisory role focused on innovation investments,...
MIT study: AI can economically replace nearly 12% of U.S. jobs — universities face curricular shake‑up
A new MIT-Oak Ridge simulation estimates current AI systems can economically and technically perform tasks representing roughly 11.7% of U.S. wage value — about $1.2 trillion annually — flagging...
Signal president warns campuses: AI agents threaten secure messaging and research privacy
Signal president Meredith Whittaker told Fortune that operating‑system level AI agents pose an “existential” cybersecurity threat to secure messaging and to applications that handle sensitive...
England sets £925 levy: universities face fee rises and targeted grants
The Treasury confirmed a flat £925 charge on each international student from August 2028 and raised tuition-fee caps for 2026–27 and 2027–28, while pledging to reintroduce targeted maintenance...
Education Department asks for extension on borrower‑defense deadlines
The U.S. Department of Education filed to push back deadlines in the Sweet v. McMahon settlement, seeking an 18‑month extension to decide borrower‑defense claims tied to the 2022 settlement. The...
New international enrollments slide: U.S. colleges lose ground
Data from Open Doors, NAFSA and independent surveys show new international student starts to the U.S. fell sharply this fall, driven by slowed visa processing and restrictive policy. Open Doors...
Education Dept opens Clery Act review of Berkeley protest response
The U.S. Department of Education launched a review under the Clery Act into the University of California, Berkeley after violence at a November campus protest and subsequent arrests. Secretary...
Professor’s ICE detainment renews travel and visa fears for academics
University of Oklahoma professor Vahid Abedini was detained by ICE while boarding a flight to an academic conference and later released — a case colleagues say involved an H‑1B visa and has stoked...
Duke asks faculty to route media requests amid federal probes and funding freeze
Administrators at Duke advised some faculty to forward media inquiries to central communications as the university navigates a $108 million federal research-funding freeze and multiple...