Latest Higher Education News

Ohio State’s Board of Trustees unanimously named the university’s provost as permanent president after Ted Carter’s abrupt exit, installing an internal leader without appointing an interim or...

Two crises hit Old Dominion University this week: a classroom shooting that federal agents are investigating as a possible act of terrorism, and a separate faculty no‑confidence vote over...

Unionized faculty and classified staff at Portland Community College walked out this week in a historic strike demanding larger cost‑of‑living adjustments and improved benefits. Hundreds rallied...

Two governance briefs from AGB and university leaders pressed trustees to shore up policies on free expression, shared governance and fiduciary duty as institutions face intensifying political...

A bipartisan commission convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center recommended urgent federal leadership to coordinate state, industry and education responses to AI‑driven labor disruption....

An accelerating number of U.S. colleges are approving reduced‑credit, three‑year bachelor’s degrees designed to cut costs and shorten time‑to‑credential. Institutions including Johnson & Wales and...

Udacity and London’s Woolf announced an accredited MBA focused on AI product management that the partners say can be completed in roughly 18 months for under $5,000, a price point dramatically...

The U.S. Department of Education adjusted its recognition timeline for new accrediting organizations, extending review windows to allow more stakeholder input and careful evaluation. Officials...

The U.S. Department of Education has moved to reassign 118 programs to other federal agencies and pushed back its timetable for recognizing new accreditors. The transfers are being executed...

A proposed General Services Administration rule would require every federal funding recipient to certify it has eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs the administration deems...

Seventeen Democratic attorneys general and multiple state coalitions have filed lawsuits challenging the federal government’s demand that colleges submit detailed race and gender admissions data....

Federal grantmaking and program delivery for education remain in flux as new policy directives, staff reductions, and interagency transfers ripple through the system. Officials and school leaders...

AGB’s March/April Trusteeship edition and related guidance emphasize trustees’ role in protecting academic freedom while preserving campus inclusivity. Senior AGB contributors laid out practical...

Higher‑education governance experts are urging boards to fortify independence in presidential searches as outside political pressure intensifies. AGB advisors and legal commentators argue that...

Old Dominion University’s Faculty Senate passed a no‑confidence resolution against the president, provost and vice president after administrators announced a rapid shift to eight‑week asynchronous...

Unionized faculty and classified staff at Portland Community College launched a historic strike over compensation and benefits after months of stalled negotiations. More than 2,300 employees are...

A wave of enforcement actions and immigration enforcement activity has produced enrollment declines and a wave of campus anxiety for international students. University of California student...

New entrants and traditional colleges are accelerating experiments to shorten and lower the cost of postsecondary credentials. Udacity, via accreditor Woolf, launched an AI‑focused accredited MBA...

Faculty at Old Dominion University voted overwhelmingly no confidence in the president, provost and vice president after administrators moved to compress all online courses into eight‑week...

Unionized faculty and staff at Portland Community College initiated a strike over stalled contract negotiations about pay and benefits, moving instruction online as picket lines began. The two...