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Colleges dismantle DEI infrastructure – 181 schools rename or cut programs
Colleges across the U.S. are closing or renaming diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices in response to federal directives and political pressure, with at least 181 institutions changing the...
Poets&Quants revamps methodology: how 2026 online MBA ranks were calculated
Poets&Quants published an updated methodology for its 2026 ranking of online MBA programs, centering the list on three equally weighted pillars: admission standards, academic experience and career...
Kelley reclaims No.1 – Poets&Quants names best online MBA
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business returned to the top of Poets&Quants’ 2026 ranking of online MBA programs, reclaiming the No.1 spot after placing second in 2025. The ranking placed...
Online MBA grads report promotions: Hofstra leads in career impact
A Poets&Quants alumni survey of Class of 2025 online MBA graduates found measurable career benefits: 31.6% reported securing promotions during or shortly after their programs, and Hofstra...
Academic sues Bristol: visiting scholar threatens legal action after protest
Prof. Alice Sullivan, who led a government review on sex and gender data collection, has warned the University of Bristol she is prepared to bring legal action after a trans-rights protest...
Reddit tip, surveillance tech track Brown shooting suspect — campus safety revisited
Local online sleuthing combined with pervasive surveillance technology helped law enforcement trace the suspect in the Brown University shooting, highlighting both the power and limits of modern...
Dartmouth professor: many Gen Z students approach AI with fear
Scott Anthony, a Dartmouth professor, says a sizable portion of Gen Z students are approaching AI with anxiety, worrying that reliance on tools like ChatGPT will erode critical thinking and...
Brown University shooting... Reddit tip leads police to suspect
Police tracked the suspect in the Brown University shooting after an online tip surfaced on Reddit, authorities said, and found the suspect dead in Salem, New Hampshire. Rhode Island Attorney...
Turning Point backs Vance – Kirk endorsement reshapes post‑Trump campus influence
Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference ended with leader Erika Kirk publicly endorsing Vice President JD Vance, signaling the youth group’s early preference for a post‑Trump nominee and...
UK to rejoin Erasmus+: student exchanges resume in 2027
British readers and higher‑education stakeholders welcomed the government's announcement that the UK will rejoin the Erasmus+ program in 2027, restoring a major EU-funded exchange pathway for...
Dartmouth professor says Gen Z students are afraid of AI – classroom anxiety spikes
Scott Anthony, a Dartmouth business-school professor, reported that a significant portion of his Gen Z students approach artificial intelligence with fear rather than curiosity, worrying that deep...
Poets&Quants list spotlights top undergrad business professors of 2025
Poets&Quants published its 2025 list of the 50 best undergraduate business‑school professors, highlighting educators who blend practitioner experience with innovative pedagogy. The list includes...
AI and finance jobs... experts say layoffs reflect overhiring, not wholesale automation
Analysts and academic experts told Fortune that recent Wall Street layoffs are not yet evidence of AI-driven mass job displacement; instead, they attribute cuts to pandemic-era overhiring and...
Gen Z rethinks college vs trades – vocational pathways gain traction
New reporting shows growing willingness among Gen Z and parents to embrace blue‑collar and technical careers, fueling enrollment gains in vocation-focused community college programs and...
Georgia regulators approve 50% capacity bump — universities and research labs brace for AI power demand
Georgia’s Public Service Commission unanimously approved a plan enabling Georgia Power to boost system capacity by roughly 50% to meet projected data‑center demand, a vote that signals aggressive...
OpenAI eyes hardware war with Apple — universities track long‑term device strategy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has signaled plans to build a consumer AI device and has recruited former iPhone designer Jony Ive, framing Apple as the likely long‑term rival for mass AI hardware. Altman...
OpenAI tightens margins — compute costs fall as company pushes paid products to institutions
OpenAI has reportedly improved its internal 'compute margin' to roughly 70% for paid products, up from about 52% at the end of 2024, according to The Information. The company is focusing sales on...
UVA names Darden dean Scott Beardsley – unanimous Board pick
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors voted unanimously to appoint Scott C. Beardsley, dean of the Darden School of Business, as UVA’s 10th president effective Jan. 1, 2026. The board...
Reddit tip cracks Brown manhunt—surveillance traces suspect
A local Reddit user’s tip helped investigators link a vehicle to Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in the Dec. 13 Brown University shooting and a subsequent killing of an MIT professor,...
Turning Point USA endorses JD Vance — campus conservative network flexes
Turning Point USA opened its AmericaFest convention with leader Erika Kirk endorsing Senator JD Vance for a potential 2028 run, signaling the organization’s effort to shape post‑Trump Republican...