Latest Higher Education News

Coursera told partners it will charge a 15% platform fee to colleges and companies using its learning platform starting in 2026, a move that recalibrates the economics of third‑party online...

Accreditation, once a procedural backstop for federal aid, has become a political battleground. The recent formation of a new accreditor by six Southern public systems follows Trump administration...

The Texas A&M System approved a policy requiring prior approval for courses that “advocate” race‑ or gender‑related ideologies, a move prompted by a viral classroom confrontation and part of a...

Academic unions escalated labor action this week as institutions pursue deep cost reductions. Lancaster University’s faculty voted to strike after plans to cut roughly 400 posts to close a £30m...

Former University of Virginia president James E. Ryan went public with a detailed 12-page account alleging political pressure and Justice Department interference that led to his abrupt...

The 43-day federal government shutdown disrupted Education Department operations, stalled formula payments to Head Start and Impact Aid, and prompted layoffs and back-pay uncertainty for federal...

New Common App data shows application growth among Black, low-income, first-generation and rural students, while international applications fell—especially from India—raising questions about visa...

Accreditation—once technocratic—has moved to the center of policy fights. Ten institutions have signaled intent to seek recognition from a new regional accreditor for public colleges, a move that...

The U.S. Department of Education refined a controversial plan to require granular, disaggregated admissions data for institutions, clarifying that the new IPEDS Admissions and Consumer...

The Texas A&M System approved a policy requiring pre‑approval for courses that ‘advocate’ race or gender ideologies, following a viral classroom video and a professor’s dismissal. Faculty and...

Faculty and staff disputes are intensifying across campuses. An arbitrator ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 non‑tenure-track faculty after finding the university violated its...

Falling enrollment and persistent financial shortfalls continue to push small institutions to the brink: Sterling College in Vermont announced it will close at the end of the spring semester,...

Students report mounting AI-related worries—cheating accusations, misinformation, data privacy and inaccurate outputs—while also seeking access to AI tools for learning. A Project Tomorrow survey...

Policy proposals to cut federal work‑study funding have surfaced amid broader federal budget pressure, threatening a program that subsidizes campus jobs for nearly 700,000 students. Education...

Johns Hopkins University announced a sweeping financial-aid revision: undergraduates on the Homewood campus from families earning under $100,000 will have tuition, fees and living costs covered,...

Sterling College in Vermont will close at the end of the spring semester, officials said, citing persistent financial and enrollment pressures. The small work-college, with historically capped...

New Common App data show rising applications from underrepresented U.S. groups—Black, first-generation, low-income and rural students—but a 9% overall drop in international applicants, driven by a...

The U.S. Department of Education moved to limit its expanded IPEDS admissions and consumer-transparency supplement to four-year institutions, exempting open-enrollment and community colleges from...

The Texas A&M System adopted a new policy restricting instruction about race and gender: courses that ‘advocate’ certain ideologies or related topics now require prior approval. The policy was...

A faculty review at UC‑San Diego reported a marked rise in incoming students with severe deficiencies in math and writing, including a nearly thirtyfold increase over five years in freshmen whose...