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Rebuilding research capacity—Education Department adviser maps plan to restore IES
A senior adviser to Education Secretary Linda McMahon delivered a 95‑page report recommending how to rebuild the Institute of Education Sciences after deep cuts by the Department of Government...
AI adoption vs. classroom risk—administrators invest while student integrity flags rise
An Ellucian survey of 779 college administrators found two-thirds of institutions are implementing AI across business units, 43% include AI in strategic plans, and 60% are spending on AI...
Fundraising under scrutiny—universities vet donors as families emerge as key targets
Advancement teams face rising risk as federal scrutiny, shrinking research dollars and geopolitical concerns force new donor vetting practices. Institutions are increasingly assessing donors’...
State action on access—lawmakers back MSIs and launch need‑based aid in Georgia
After the Education Department cut funding to Minority‑Serving Institutions, several state legislatures moved to recognize and sustain MSIs through targeted bills and budgets to protect access for...
Early‑warning and admissions operations—risk detection meets legal pressure
A TimelyCare survey shows academically stable students can still harbor mental‑health risks that require proactive outreach and continuous monitoring, prompting institutions to reassess...
Small colleges reclaim the undergraduate model as cuts bite larger campuses
Analysts argue small residential colleges must redesign academic delivery, faculty roles and cost structures rather than rely on auxiliary revenue to survive. The piece urges institutions to “own...
Curriculum censorship and campus reporting—gender studies cuts and extremism whistleblowing
Texas A&M’s decision to shutter its women’s and gender studies program and overhaul race‑and‑gender courses prompted opinion and protest, with critics calling the moves a form of academic...
IES gutted under DOGE — adviser issues 95‑page rebuild plan
A year after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) swept through the Education Department, the agency’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), remains largely...
Pressure mounts on Bard president: faculty demand Epstein‑equivalent fund
Bard College’s leadership crisis intensified as faculty governance escalated its demands over the college’s handling of sexual violence initiatives and donor legacies. The Faculty Senate called...
Student visas collapsed 36% — ED grants admissions‑survey extension
U.S. colleges face a deepening enrollment shock: F‑1 student‑visa issuances during May–August 2025 plunged 36%, a Chronicle analysis found, wiping out roughly 97,000 summer visa issuances and...
Georgia launches $325M need scholarship — states step in to shore up MSIs
Georgia’s legislature approved a $325 million need‑based DREAMS scholarship to replace, in part, the state’s long‑standing merit HOPE program, signaling a major policy shift toward financial‑need...
Teens push AI for homework — districts see real‑time misuse in one in five interactions
New surveys and usage telemetry are converging on a single point: students are eager to use generative AI for schoolwork, but districts are seeing significant misuse. A Common Sense Media poll...
Students ‘doing OK’... risk still hidden — proactive checks urged
A TimelyCare survey found that students who appear academically stable can nonetheless struggle quietly with mental‑health issues, underscoring a need for proactive outreach rather than reactive...
Own your model — small colleges urged to reclaim undergraduate sustainability
An industry essay warned that many small, residential colleges treat long‑standing academic and cost structures as inevitabilities rather than choices, and that layering auxiliary revenue streams...
Families as a fundraising frontier: parents move from payer to donor
Colleges are targeting families as a new advancement constituency. The CampusESP Family Survey of more than 30,000 respondents found one‑third of families feel closer to their student’s...
Week in review — cuts at The New School and Iowa; state bills curb out‑of‑state students
A weekly roundup reported fresh budget and staffing reductions at several campuses, including The New School and the University of Iowa, as institutions respond to enrollment volatility and fiscal...
At White House: Leaders press Trump for federal overhaul of college athletics
University presidents, athletic directors and policy advocates convened at the White House for a session on college sports governance, pressing for federal action to address financial instability,...
F‑1 visas nosedive: U.S. summer issuances drop 36% — 97,000 fewer students
The issuance of F‑1 student visas plunged 36% during the May–August 2025 window, a Chronicle analysis of State Department data shows, amounting to roughly 97,000 fewer student visas ahead of the...
Labour unveils extremism whistleblower route for university staff: regulator gains shutdown powers
The UK government announced a package to tackle extremism that includes a new whistleblowing route for university staff and expanded powers for the Charity Commission to close charities, Housing,...
92,000 payroll drop shakes AI jobs story — is narrative backwards?
U.S. payrolls fell by 92,000 in February, a surprise that has prompted analysts to question the prevailing narrative that AI is already displacing large numbers of workers. Some observers argue...