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Prominent figures amplify Brown shooting rumors: Campus disinformation spreads
Business and government figures circulated unverified claims about an attack at Brown University, reigniting debate about accountability for public statements and misinformation affecting campus...
Court orders give grants a reprieve: Mental‑health projects may survive Trump cuts
Two federal court orders have forced the Department of Education to re‑examine its April decision to terminate dozens of multi‑year grants supporting school mental‑health services, potentially...
Coursera’s ex‑Amazon exec charts rapid AI skilling: GenAI course count jumps
Greg Hart, Coursera’s CEO and longtime Amazon alumnus, described a strategic overhaul to accelerate the company’s response to employer demand, reporting that the platform added 1,100 generative AI...
J‑1 program exploited: Cultural‑exchange sponsors profited while interns paid the price
An investigation found that profit‑motivated sponsors co‑opted the J‑1 cultural‑exchange program, charging excessive fees and undermining protections for young workers that the visa scheme is...
MBA class profiles & India applicants: Competition tightens at top U.S. programs
Poets&Quants’ review of 2025 MBA class profiles and employment reports, together with guidance for Indian applicants, shows elite U.S. business schools are becoming more selective and strategic in...
Gen Z grads face a hard market — CEOs urge adaptable skill sets, not guarantees
Fortune reporting documented a difficult 2025 entry‑level job market for Gen Z graduates, prompting public comments from corporate leaders including AMD’s Lisa Su and Accenture’s Julie Sweet...
Gen Z builders and ‘AI anxiety’: Stanford alum says fluency not laziness
Kiara Nirghin, a 24‑year‑old Stanford computer‑science alum and CTO of applied AI lab Chima, told Fortune that younger cohorts view AI not as a shortcut but as a native language — a stance she...
Texas A&M refuses reinstatement — lecturer fired over gender lesson
Texas A&M announced it will not reinstate a lecturer dismissed after teaching a class segment on gender, closing a high-profile campus personnel dispute that critics say risks a court battle. The...
Harvard and Trump admin: private letters raise stakes
Harvard University and the Trump administration exchanged private letters that escalated a marquee dispute over federal oversight and ideological scrutiny of elite campuses. The correspondence...
Judge rules: schools cannot bar teachers from alerting parents on student gender changes
A federal judge in San Diego ruled that public school employees cannot be prevented from informing parents if a student changes gender presentation at school, granting teachers a First Amendment...
Court halts abrupt cancellation: mental‑health grants get temporary reprieve
Federal court orders gave nearly 140 school districts, universities and state education agencies a chance to retain grants for school mental‑health services after the Education Department abruptly...
Education Dept. readies wage garnishments for defaulted student borrowers
The Education Department announced plans to begin garnishing wages of borrowers in default, signaling a major shift in federal student‑loan collections that will affect millions of alumni and...
Court upholds $100,000 H‑1B fee — hiring costs to spike for campuses
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration may implement a $100,000 fee on new H‑1B visa applications, delivering a major legal win for the administration and a potential disruption to...
MBA outcomes wobble — research backs GMAT; Booth salaries dip
New industry research reasserts the GMAT’s value to employers and business‑school admissions even as employment outcomes soften: Chicago Booth reported a second consecutive year of lower median...
Coursera leans into AI skills — Gen Z founders say AI fluency is native
Coursera’s CEO, drawing on decades at Amazon, is steering the skills platform to move faster and scale AI offerings as demand for generative AI training surges; the company reports rapid growth in...
Class where 'screenagers' train to navigate social media and AI
A new course teaching adolescents to think critically about social media and AI is drawing attention as schools and teacher‑training programs confront digital literacy gaps. The class blends media...
Teacher recruiting under pressure: EdWeek survey outlines what works
The EdWeek Research Center’s EdRecruiter 2026 survey maps how districts and schools are adapting recruitment and retention strategies amid teacher shortages, political headwinds and the growing...
Harvard–Trump duel escalates: private letters raise stakes
Private correspondence between Harvard University and the Trump administration escalated a high-profile showdown over federal oversight of campus speech and policy. The exchange, described in...
Texas A&M stands firm: lecturer fired over gender lesson won’t return
Texas A&M announced it will not reinstate a lecturer dismissed after delivering a classroom lesson on gender, the university confirmed in a decision that immediately raises questions about...
Education Department to begin wage garnishments: student-loan collections resume
The Education Department announced plans to begin garnishing wages of federal student borrowers in default, sending notices to roughly 1,000 people the week of Jan. 7 and scaling up collections...