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The Iowa House advanced a package of bills this week that would reshape governance, hiring and curricular oversight at the state’s public universities. Legislation would mandate introductory...

Leadership groups and governance experts are publishing fresh guidance as trustees confront intensified political scrutiny over academic freedom, free speech and presidential searches. The...

Faculty and scholars held emergency forums this month to document a wave of administrative pauses, program eliminations and legislative restrictions hitting Black‑studies departments nationwide....

Financial strain and compensation disputes intensified across sectors of higher ed this week. The New School in New York announced plans to reduce its workforce by roughly 15 percent by June 1...

Cybersecurity and unmanaged AI tools emerged as linked risks for education: a Comparitech review found ransomware incidents affecting K‑12 districts and higher‑education institutions rose in 2025,...

Old Dominion University is confronting a campus safety and governance crisis after a deadly shooting in a business‑school classroom that left a professor dead and the shooter—reported to have a...

Institutions and accreditors are accelerating experiments with compressed and lower‑cost credentials. Regional accreditors and state boards are approving reduced‑credit, three‑year bachelor’s...

Colleges are positioning campus libraries and governance tools as frontline resources for responsible AI use. Institutions like Bryn Mawr are running library‑led AI sandboxes that provide students...

Ohio State’s trustees moved quickly this week, voting unanimously to appoint Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as the university’s president following Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s...

Two campuses escalated workforce tensions this week: The New School announced plans to reduce faculty and staff by about 15 percent by June 1 as part of a broad financial reorganization, and...

A federal judge vacated the Biden administration’s SAVE income‑driven repayment rule this week, removing a widely used repayment path and leaving millions of borrowers in legal and financial...

A legal battle over new Education Department requirements for disaggregated admissions and applicant data intensified this week as 17 states filed suit and Democratic attorneys general launched a...

Scholars and program leaders described a rapid contraction of Black‑studies programs this week after state laws and administrative moves stripped funding and curricular designations. Columbia...

Harvard Faculty announced a policy to cap the proportion of A grades to address grade inflation, prompting student concern and debate about downstream effects on GPAs and postgraduate prospects....

Ransomware attacks on K‑12 districts and higher‑education institutions rose in 2025, with 251 incidents worldwide and the U.S. accounting for the bulk of reported breaches, according to a new...

Campus libraries are emerging as frontline venues for AI literacy and experimentation, with institutions like Bryn Mawr running sandboxes and guided programs to teach students and faculty...

Common App reported a 2 percent rise in first‑year applicants this season and a notable increase in racial diversity: Black and multiracial applicants grew fastest year‑over‑year, the nonprofit...

Momentum for shorter and lower‑cost credentials advanced this week: a growing cohort of public and private colleges are piloting three‑year bachelor’s programs as accreditors and state boards ease...

Ohio State University’s board of trustees moved swiftly this week to replace Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., appointing Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as president on a unanimous...

A federal judge vacated the rule underpinning the Biden administration’s SAVE income‑driven repayment plan, delivering legal closure for millions of borrowers and ending the plan’s generous terms,...