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Colleges and K‑12 districts face converging legal and operational challenges as AI systems proliferate on campus. Higher‑ed legal analyses highlight three core issues—data privacy and FERPA...

A wave of cyber intrusions targeting Ivy League and peer institutions has exposed persistent security gaps in higher education. Recent incidents at several prominent universities demonstrate how...

Two finance stories this week underscore governance stress in higher education. In the U.S., Big Ten trustees are demanding details about a proposed $2.4 billion private‑equity financing plan for...

State-level oversight and legislative probes into curriculum are colliding with traditional faculty governance. A state legislative office requested syllabi and course materials for Middle East...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Department of Education staff she is moving core grant programs to other agencies as part of a larger plan to downsize the agency and return responsibilities...

Harvard announced a new review of faculty connections to Jeffrey Epstein after lawmakers released troves of documents that included correspondence involving former university president Lawrence...

University of California President James Milliken reversed an earlier plan to end $85,000-per-fellow hiring incentives tied to the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, committing to...

Trustees at Big Ten member institutions are pushing back after conference leaders circulated a proposal for a roughly $2.4 billion private-equity transaction to finance conference initiatives....

The State University of New York reported a 2.9% increase in fall 2025 enrollment, marking the system’s third straight year of growth after a decade of declines. Total headcount reached 387,363,...

Faculty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln passed a no-confidence resolution against Chancellor Rodney Bennett by a 60–14 vote, citing failures in strategic leadership, fiscal stewardship,...

The Office for Students published modeling showing roughly 124 English providers — about 45% of the sector — could report financial deficits in 2025–26 absent mitigating actions. The regulator...

A wave of cyberattacks against top research universities has exposed vulnerabilities in campus IT systems and highlighted how higher education’s mix of open networks, sensitive research data and...

Advance HE’s Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey found overall course satisfaction among postgraduate taught students reached 86% in 2025, the highest level on record. The survey credited...

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory is prompting higher-education leaders and advocates to reassess how city colleges and universities might be affected by his policy preferences....

The U.S. Department of Education announced a series of interagency agreements that reassign core K‑12 and postsecondary program management to other federal agencies. The department moved oversight...

Advocates and national disability groups warned that redistributing Education Department responsibilities risks weakening enforcement and supports for students with disabilities. Disability rights...

State-level demands for course materials and legislative moves to curtail faculty governance are colliding with national faculty defenders. A legislative office requested Middle East studies...

Harvard announced a renewed review into newly public emails tying Jeffrey Epstein to former Harvard president and economist Lawrence Summers. The university said it will evaluate information from...

Faculty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln passed a no‑confidence resolution in Chancellor Rodney Bennett by a 60–14 vote, accusing campus leadership of opaque decision‑making and flawed fiscal...

A policy briefing and AGB podcast highlighted an uptick in Title VI investigations and outlined expectations for trustees and campus leaders. Former Office for Civil Rights attorneys and...