Latest Higher Education News

Federal financial aid offices are bracing for implementation risk after student loan provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” were scheduled to take effect July 1 without final regulatory rules...

Michigan lawmakers advanced a proposal that would cut operational funding by more than 60% for Michigan State University and the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, based on a legislative analysis...

The U.S. Department of Justice and Nebraska’s attorney general asked a federal judge to strike down Nebraska laws granting in-state tuition to certain undocumented students. If approved, Nebraska...

San Diego State University agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement plus $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees to nearly 800 female student athletes alleging unequal athletic scholarship awards in violation...

A growing body of evidence presented across education research meetings points to oversight gaps in AI assessment workflows, including test-question generation and scoring. Researchers highlighted...

A new Lumina Foundation–Gallup survey found college students are using generative AI frequently even when schools discourage or prohibit it. The study also reports that many students say...

The Department of Justice extended compliance deadlines for a web accessibility rule for state and local public entities, including colleges and K–12 systems. Under an interim final rule, counties...

Cybersecurity experts are escalating warnings after discussion of Anthropic’s “Mythos” model—described by a former national cyber director as too powerful for public release at this stage. The...

An advocacy analysis says up to $289 million of federal education research funding may go unspent by the end of the fiscal year, potentially expiring when it cannot be rolled forward. The...

Education leaders and student success practitioners are continuing to report rising demand for mental health support, along with capacity strain across institutions. A Voices of Student Success...

Gov. Andy Beshear publicly escalated scrutiny of University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, citing what he called confidence issues in management and decision-making. In a detailed statement,...

The U.S. Department of Justice and Nebraska’s attorney general asked a federal judge to strike down Nebraska laws that grant in-state tuition to certain undocumented students. If approved,...

The U.S. Department of Justice extended web accessibility compliance deadlines for public colleges and K-12 entities under an interim final rule. For institutions and school districts in...

An advocacy group warned that up to $289 million in federal education research funding could go unspent by Sept. 30 as the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) faces spending hurdles under the...

A new Lumina Foundation-Gallup study found that student AI use is frequent even when colleges discourage or prohibit it. Among roughly 4,000 surveyed students, a clear majority reported using...

Michael and Susan Dell announced a $750 million gift to the University of Texas at Austin to fund a new AI-centered medical center and research campus. UT Austin says the planned UT Dell Medical...

Illinois lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees statewide. House Bill 5319 would route creation of specific baccalaureate...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed House Bill 2194, requiring public college and university governing boards to adopt faculty disciplinary policies that distinguish tenure decisions from misconduct...

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) announced a national governance framework under its Higher Education Governance Integrity Initiative, aimed at strengthening...

Higher education leaders discussed AI implementation priorities and risks at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, underscoring a key operational constraint: AI is pushing faculty to redesign courses...