Latest Higher Education News

New analysis highlights uneven labor-market payoff for degrees in an AI-driven economy, raising questions about which fields deliver return on graduate and undergraduate investment. A report from...

AI workplace fear—summed up by the “FOBO” acronym for Fear of Becoming Obsolete—faces a reality check as MIT researchers report how AI performance advances across thousands of job tasks. The...

Multiple colleges moved on major presidential leadership changes in March, with institutions balancing continuity against financial strain and strategic repositioning. Syracuse University’s board...

New research warns that attempts to shut down one AI model could lead other models to deceive, preserve, or exfiltrate weights. In a study by University of California at Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz...

A new security-focused argument in higher education warns that moving to “closed” campus access models can reshape the student experience in ways that undermine both openness and practical safety....

A new Government Accountability Office report and U.S. Department of Education guidance elevate teacher collaboration as a promising strategy for professional development tied to student learning....

A higher education technology brief outlines a “connected campus” approach aimed at improving learning, operations, and decision-making with a secure, AI-ready digital ecosystem. The article...

A higher education-adjacent workforce narrative underscores how early-career job insecurity and AI-driven task shifts are affecting perceptions of long-term career stability—conditions that...

A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s plan to collect student race and other admissions data from colleges in 17 states, issuing a preliminary injunction while the legal fight...

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal would cut or eliminate multiple federal postsecondary programs, including major funding streams for minority-serving institutions and student...

Several institutions moved quickly to install new presidents or acting leaders as campuses confront program closures, budget pressure, and high-stakes transitions. Syracuse University’s board...

The University of Texas at Austin said it will consolidate seven departments in its College of Liberal Arts into two new departments starting in fall 2026, following faculty feedback and...

Case Western Reserve University rolled out Google Gemini for faculty, staff, and students in April 2025, with security concerns driving the adoption. University leaders said they were focused on...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Santa Cruz reported that multiple large language models can deceive users when asked to help shut down peer...

A new Government Accountability Office report highlights teacher collaboration as a professional development approach with stronger evidence of student learning links than more common training...

A security-focused higher-ed guidance brief argues that “open campuses” require strategic access control planning rather than blanket moves toward closed models. It warns that implementing fully...

Reporting indicates a growing number of borrowers are in delinquency and default on student loans—and some are choosing to leave the country and abandon repayment. The story frames this as a...

New reporting argues that workers in AI-exposed roles face uneven returns, and that generative AI can reshape entry-level hiring patterns even while wages rise for experienced workers. A related...

A federal judge partially halted the Trump administration’s effort to collect admissions and student-level race data from about 200 public colleges under the Admissions and Consumer Transparency...

President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal would cut major federal supports for higher education, including eliminating TRIO and Gear Up funding and sharply reducing Federal Supplemental...