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Ohio State’s board of trustees moved quickly to fill a sudden vacancy, elevating Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda to the presidency after Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. abruptly...

The New School told employees it will reduce faculty and staff by roughly 15 percent by June 1 as part of a financial reorganization driven by a widening budget deficit and falling enrollment. The...

Association of Governing Boards (AGB) publications this month pressed trustees to reinforce board independence and sharpen governance practices amid political and financial pressures. New issues...

Scholars and administrators convened emergency forums after multiple institutions moved to pause, defund or restructure Black-studies programs under political and budgetary pressure. The forum...

The Iowa House approved bills that would rewrite governance at the state's three public universities: mandating introductory American history and government courses while requiring universities to...

Libraries are emerging as front-line hubs for campus AI literacy, hosting sandboxes and hands‑on programs where students and faculty learn responsible generative-AI use. Institutions like Bryn...

Ransomware attacks targeting educational institutions rose in 2025, with 251 incidents logged globally and U.S. schools accounting for the bulk of breaches and exposed records. Prominent incidents...

Common App mid‑season data show first‑year applications grew 2% and that Black or African American applicants and students reporting two or more races are among the fastest-growing groups,...

Ohio State University trustees moved quickly to fill a leadership void, appointing Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as president after Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s abrupt...

The New School told employees it will reduce faculty and staff headcount by about 15 percent by June 1 as part of a broad financial reorganization, administrators confirmed. The progressive New...

A federal judge vacated the Biden administration’s SAVE income‑driven repayment rule, effectively ending the program after years of legal challenges and leaving millions of borrowers in limbo. The...

The Biden Education Department’s new requirement for colleges to provide six years of disaggregated admissions and applicant data has sparked legal pushback and a temporary judicial check....

Scholars and program leaders signaled an emergency for Black‑studies departments as states and institutions curtail programs, reclassify courses, or pause graduate support. Panelists at Columbia...

Harvard University announced a policy to cap top grades as part of a campus‑level attempt to address grade inflation, prompting student concern about GPA impacts and faculty support for...

Ransomware and data breaches spiked across K‑12 districts and higher‑education institutions in 2025, with 251 incidents recorded globally and the U.S. accounting for the bulk of attacks....

Reduced‑credit and three‑year bachelor’s degrees are gaining institutional and regulatory momentum as states and accreditors approve pilots and frameworks to shorten degree timelines. The...

Colleges are formalizing AI governance as libraries and IT offices launch literacy and oversight programs to manage classroom use, student privacy and research integrity. Campus libraries at...

Elon University announced plans to merge with Queens University of Charlotte, aiming to stabilize Queens after a steep enrollment decline and rising debt while expanding Elon’s regional footprint...

Seventeen states and several Democratic attorneys general have mounted coordinated legal challenges to the U.S. Department of Education’s new requirement that colleges submit seven years of...

The Department of Education has quietly restructured its footprint: officials have begun transferring 118 programs to other agencies and shuttered long‑running federal recognitions for schools....