Latest Higher Education News

A rising number of student loan borrowers are reportedly in delinquency or default, with some making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans. The development underscores...

New reporting highlights how “FOBO”—fear of becoming obsolete—has hardened into a defining psychological workplace condition, as workers increasingly cite AI-driven job loss and rapid skill...

A new report argues that some graduate programs—particularly in psychology and education-related fields—are producing negative cost-adjusted returns for students when tuition and fees are...

The article frames a broader workforce conversation that higher education increasingly intersects with: how AI disruption reshapes career planning and how workers manage perceived irrelevance...

The piece spotlights a venture-backed education push aimed at preparing students for an AI-disrupted future. It argues that the traditional classroom curriculum—especially in math—does not...

The court challenge described in the article centers on the Trump administration’s plan to collect student race data from colleges to demonstrate compliance with the Supreme Court’s end of...

The article underscores how reductions in research funding and political pressure on academia could weaken talent pipelines. It frames the risk as not only about short-term grant disruptions but...

A preliminary injunction halts the administration’s admissions-data collection requirement for public institutions in a multi-state legal coalition, setting up further courtroom battle over the...

A federal judge paused the Trump administration’s demand that colleges in 17 states submit expanded student race and admissions data under the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement...

President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal would cut multiple Education Department programs tied to student access, support services, and education research, with minority-serving institutions...

Europe’s energy turmoil tied to the Iran war is prompting renewed pressure on governments to shift costs through windfall taxes as fuel and electricity prices strain households. Finance ministers...

Italy’s civil aviation authorities and multiple airports issued advisories on limited jet-fuel supplies amid ongoing Middle East conflict and continued Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Notices to...

A judge’s preliminary injunction blocking parts of the Trump administration’s admissions-data collection connects back to broader admissions-policy litigation stemming from the Supreme Court’s...

A new MIT study challenges the dominant narrative of instant AI job destruction by finding evidence consistent with slower, “rising tide” disruption across many tasks simultaneously. Researchers...

Rising mortgage rates and broader economic uncertainty linked to the Iran war are pushing up costs across the housing market, altering affordability assumptions that students and families often...

A record number of student loan borrowers are falling into delinquency and default, and some are making drastic decisions to leave the U.S. and abandon their loans. The development highlights...

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) reported a 260-fold increase in AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detected in 2025, rising from 13 videos to 3,443. Researchers warn this is only...

Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor said he is not ruling out conflicts of interest risks as the Trump administration expands initiatives that blur lines between public and private...

A federal judge paused the Trump administration’s demand that colleges report detailed admissions and applicant data, after lawsuits argued the policy was rushed and unlawful. In a preliminary...

President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal lays out major cuts and restructures that would shrink federal higher education access, student aid, and campus support. The plan calls for...