Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education published a new proposed accountability metric for public comment that would judge whether colleges’ degree programs deliver earnings outcomes that beat benchmarks...

A new Lumina Foundation–Gallup State of Higher Education study found students are using generative AI frequently even when institutions discourage or prohibit it, and many report unclear professor...

Indiana University expanded its GenAI 101 course from a large internal platform to a free, open worldwide offering, positioning AI literacy as a core workforce-ready skill across disciplines....

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law requiring public college and university governing boards to create policies that clearly separate tenure decisions from disciplinary actions for faculty...

The U.S. Department of Justice delayed enforcement of updated ADA website and mobile-app accessibility standards for public colleges and universities by one year. The interim final rule pushes the...

The Department of Education’s “earnings indicator” initiative—built alongside FAFSA—flags colleges whose graduates’ average earnings fall below those of average high school graduates. Education...

The Association of Governing Boards (AGB) announced a national governance framework intended to strengthen higher education board effectiveness, accountability, and public trust. The Higher...

The U.S. Department of Education backed off a plan to recoup $72 million from the University of Arizona Global Campus for borrower-defense loan discharges tied to Ashford University misconduct...

New research from Ithaka S+R highlights how a credit-transfer tool can reduce friction that delays completion. The report points to the T-REX system as helping students apply more transfer credits...

England’s Office for Students (OfS) will begin operating a new freedom of speech complaints scheme for universities from September, allowing staff and external speakers to lodge grievances...

The U.S. Department of Justice delayed a key compliance deadline for public schools and colleges to meet updated web and mobile accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation that requires public colleges and universities to adopt policies distinguishing tenure decisions from misconduct-based discipline for faculty. House Bill...

England’s Office for Students is moving ahead with a delayed complaints system for universities to address alleged failures to uphold free speech obligations. The government said academics and...

The U.S. Department of Education published additional regulations for public comment that would create a new accountability metric to test whether degree programs deliver measurable return on...

A week in review highlighted accelerating instability for small institutions and public systems, including planned closures and the scale of faculty cost-cutting moves. Hampshire College in...

Higher-education leaders at the ASU+GSV Summit warned that AI’s benefits in student employability are arriving alongside a major operational risk: the speed at which faculty must redesign courses....

The U.S. higher-ed policy landscape continues to grapple with compliance burdens and student-facing risks as schools expand digital systems. While the ADA accessibility deadline was postponed,...

Texas A&M broke ground on a $226 million semiconductor research and development facility designed to connect laboratory work, advanced manufacturing processes, and workforce development. The...

CUNY’s transfer workflow received a boost through new research from Ithaka S+R on the T-REX credit transfer tool. The study reported that the system helps students apply more transfer credits...

England’s planned phone-free policy for schools and other tech governance measures are not higher education, but the higher-ed governance through compliance is increasingly parallel: campuses are...