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Iowa State University proposed closing or merging 23 academic programs after a state-mandated review of low-enrollment offerings. The plan, presented through recommendations from deans and chairs...

Virginia Tech’s longtime president Tim Sands announced his departure after 12 years in the role, prompting questions about whether the move was voluntary. Reporting highlighted a cryptic statement...

A Texas A&M University at College Station professor resigned after being banned from teaching an excerpt from Plato’s Symposium in an introductory philosophy course. Martin Peterson—who also...

The Federal Reserve is seeking details on major U.S. banks’ exposure to private credit firms after redemptions in private credit funds and a rise in troubled loans. Fed examiners’ questions are...

Minnesota school districts and the state’s teachers union asked a federal judge to restore limits on immigration enforcement actions in and near schools. Attorneys for the Fridley and Duluth...

AI research and deployment are colliding with cybersecurity and trust requirements for defense-linked systems, and higher education institutions are increasingly pulled into that governance...

A new report from building intelligence firm Gordian shows college renovation backlog reaching a peak, as institutions manage budget pressure and deferred capital renewal. Deferred capital renewal...

Student visa refusals reached a 35% high last year, with some countries seeing rejection rates above 90% of applications, according to a new report cited in the coverage. The report argues the...

Student visa refusals climbed to a 35% high last year, according to a new report reviewed by Johanna Alonso. In some countries, rejection rates exceeded 90% for student visa applications, raising...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Wednesday that bars Kansas public colleges from requiring students to take “DEI-CRT” courses, with the Kansas Board of Regents tasked to define the term by...

Iowa State University is planning to cut or merge 23 academic programs after a state-mandated review of low-enrollment offerings. University leaders propose shutting down 10 degree programs—five...

A Texas A&M University philosophy professor who challenged limits on race and gender content in curriculum is resigning after a ban that prevented him from teaching a Plato excerpt in an...

Texas State University administrator Brenda Rodriguez threatened to call police on a fired professor after he joined a campus protest, according to a recording shared with The Chronicle. The...

Anthropic is limiting access to its latest high-capability AI model, Mythos, after cybersecurity experts warned the real risks may already exist beyond the public release. The company says it is...

The U.S. Department of Education is moving forward with draft accreditation regulations that would expand responsibilities for both accrediting organizations and institutions, according to CHEA’s...

A new policy-and-operations critique argues universities are treating AI primarily as an academic integrity issue, while students are already building “AI fluency” for core tasks like learning,...

The renovation backlog for college facilities has reached a new high, according to Gordian’s 2026 annual report. Deferred capital renewal rose to $156 per gross square foot in 2025—an 8%...

Gallup, the Walton Family Foundation, and GSV Ventures report that Gen Z’s negative sentiment toward AI has increased, even as excitement fades. In a survey of more than 1,500 respondents ages 14...

Anthropic’s latest AI model, Mythos, has become a national cybersecurity flashpoint after the company acknowledged it is limiting access rather than releasing broadly, citing defense and harm...

The U.S. Department of Education has advanced new draft accreditation regulations through its Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiated rulemaking process, setting the stage...