Latest Higher Education News

More universities are turning to “oral defense” exams to verify learning in the generative AI era, according to reporting from campuses including Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania....

A California jury has held Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark child social media harm case, finding that the platforms’ addictive design contributed to a plaintiff’s mental health problems....

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that calls the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and urges reparations as a remedy for historical...

Boston University removed pride flags displayed in outward-facing faculty and program windows, drawing immediate pushback on free speech and institutional endorsement boundaries. BU president...

Federal higher education oversight is intensifying around accreditation and anti-discrimination enforcement, as multiple reports describe actions that could reshape compliance expectations....

NYU faculty reached a deal to end a strike after only two days, according to reporting that a union for roughly 950 full-time faculty members not on the tenure track said 95% of instructors would...

A federal court battle over Anthropic’s Claude tools is testing how the Department of War (formerly the Pentagon) classifies AI software suppliers as security risks. Lawyers sparred over a...

Several institutions announced new presidents in leadership transitions that could reshape academic strategy and student outcomes. Ohio State University appointed Ravi V. Bellamkonda as its 18th...

Federal regulators are moving to reshape how higher education institutions are reviewed and monitored, with multiple developments focused on accreditation governance and compliance expectations....

Portland Community College’s faculty and classified employee unions initiated a coordinated strike that has effectively shut down the largest postsecondary institution in Oregon and kept more than...

Universities are expanding in-person assessment approaches as faculty confront the practical challenge of verifying student learning in an era of generative AI. At Cornell University, a biomedical...

Hampshire College is now facing potential accreditation escalation after its accreditor required the institution to show cause why it should not be placed on probation or see accreditation...

The Trump administration escalated its scrutiny of Harvard University with two new Department of Education investigations tied to campus climate and admissions compliance. The Office for Civil...

A California jury delivered a damages verdict in a landmark child social media harm case involving Meta and YouTube, finding the companies negligent in the design or operation of their platforms....

A national survey of women’s personal safety highlights how campus-related movement risks shape student behavior and participation. Across responses from women aged 18 to 50, the most common top...

New Brookings research suggests that the sticker-price narrative for higher education may be overstating today’s out-of-pocket burden. After adjusting for inflation, average net tuition—what...

The shift toward oral evaluation is spreading beyond single-course experiments as instructors report that take-home writing can look AI-perfect while students struggle to defend what they...

Ohio State University, Western New Mexico University, and Wofford College made new leadership decisions as multiple presidents exited or were replaced amid governance and institutional...

The U.S. Department of Education opened two new investigations into Harvard University, targeting antisemitism-related harassment claims and the university’s continued use of race-based...

Hampshire College is facing potential probation or accreditation withdrawal after its accreditor required the school to show cause. The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) cited...