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Authors Warn U. of Chicago Board Cuts Risk Destroying Research Core — Governance Clash Escalates
Scholars Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock published a forceful critique alleging the University of Chicago’s board decisions are undermining the institution’s research mission and academic...
Black Enrollment Drops at Selective Colleges — Two Years After Affirmative‑Action Ruling
Two years after the Supreme Court ended race‑conscious admissions, enrollment data show sizable declines in Black first‑year cohorts at many selective institutions. The Associated Press analysis...
Senator Accuses AAUP Leader of Fanning Antisemitism — Union Denies Charges
Sen. Bill Cassidy sent a letter accusing the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) president and AFT vice president Todd Wolfson of fostering “organizational antisemitism,” citing...
Trump administration cuts TRIO grants; Penn declines compact — funding fight hits elite campuses
The Trump administration’s enforcement actions against diversity-linked programs escalated this week as Education Department moves led to the termination of 120 TRIO college-access grants and Ivy...
Black enrollment falls at selective colleges — affirmative-action fallout deepens
Selective colleges reported sharp declines in Black first-year enrollment this fall, two years after the Supreme Court ended race-conscious admissions. An Associated Press analysis of 20 highly...
Arrests at Michigan protest — pro-Palestinian demonstration turns to campus policing
University of Michigan public-safety officers arrested three pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked an exit to an underground parking garage during a demonstration organized by the TAHRIR...
Colleges cut staff and close programs — wave of layoffs hits public and private campuses
Universities across the U.S. announced staff cuts this week as institutions confront budget shortfalls, enrollment declines and rising costs. Michigan State University said it will lay off 99...
Campus crime lab goes domestic — Gwynedd Mercy opens simulated crime-scene house for hands-on training
Gwynedd Mercy University unveiled a fully outfitted Crime Scene House to give criminal-justice students immersive, workforce-ready training in evidence collection, fingerprinting and blood-spatter...
National transfer-student institute closes — decades of research and resources at risk
The University of North Georgia announced it can no longer fund the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, ending an organization that provided research, policy guidance and...
Student-parents push for campus accommodations — advocates say colleges aren’t built for families
A first-person account and broader reporting highlight the barriers student-parents face on campus, from childcare and housing to participation in milestone events like commencement. The writer...
Cal State courts Big Tech to build an AI-powered classroom — system invites private sector to reshape learning
California State University invited technology companies including Amazon and OpenAI to help redesign learning with artificial intelligence, signaling a major push to position the system as a...
PhD Project fights for survival — new Vanguard Society launched after federal probe and partner withdrawals
The PhD Project, a 31-year-old nonprofit that builds faculty diversity pipelines for business schools, launched a Vanguard Society to stabilize funding after the Department of Education threatened...
Legal bid uses 1871 KKK law to end Black-only scholarship at UC San Diego — scholarship renamed after suit
A lawsuit brought by the Pacific Legal Foundation and an anti–affirmative-action group used the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 to challenge a race-restricted Black Alumni Scholarship at UC San Diego....
Columbia operating income plunges — research funding fallout
Columbia University reported a 63% drop in its operating surplus, falling to $112.6 million in fiscal 2025 after the federal government terminated hundreds of grants earlier this year. Anne...
UVA signs DOJ agreement: Campus to restrict DEI in exchange for pause on probes
The University of Virginia signed a four-page agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pause five investigations in return for adopting the administration’s July guidance limiting...
Trump’s tuition compact... public resistance grows
The Trump administration urged colleges to sign a voluntary compact to freeze tuition for at least five years, offering preferential access to federal funding for institutions that comply. No...
Affirmative-action ban... Black enrollment dips at elite colleges
An Associated Press analysis of enrollment data from 20 selective colleges found Black freshman representation has fallen at nearly all campuses in the two years after the Supreme Court banned...
Cal State courts tech giants — campuses race to build AI-enabled infrastructures
California State University invited Amazon, OpenAI and other technology firms to partner on an ambitious plan to become the nation’s largest "AI‑empowered" university, signaling wide institutional...
AI in the classroom: Teachers warn — campuses must govern and guide
A College Board report found wide educator concern that generative AI could erode students’ critical thinking and deepen dependence on tools; 89% of principals surveyed worry AI will make students...
Tulane bars a high school — admissions commitment enforced
Tulane University imposed a one‑year ban on Colorado Academy’s ability to submit early‑decision applicants after a student who had committed under an early‑decision offer withdrew. The university...