Latest Higher Education News

Universities are contending with law‑enforcement actions and tightened student conduct responses as political and immigration tensions spill onto campus. Columbia University reported federal...

Faculty labor relations are under strain as institutions take aggressive steps on recognition and employment. St. John’s University announced it will no longer recognize two long‑standing faculty...

Washington University in St. Louis announced plans to acquire the historic St. Louis College of Pharmacy and integrate it as WashU’s tenth academic school. The agreement would make the pharmacy...

A coalition led by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Preparation urged Congress to authorize $2.5 billion to rebuild teacher‑preparation pipelines, proposing scholarships, residency...

The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors unanimously approved a new systemwide definition of academic freedom after heated debate with faculty. The policy frames academic freedom as...

Harvard economist Lawrence Summers announced he will retire at the end of the academic year after the Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents showed an extended...

Observers and university leaders say the federal government’s posture toward colleges has shifted from oversight to active restructuring, driven by the White House’s policy priorities....

The Department of Education’s formal DEI guidance has been rescinded, but legal and administrative pressure on diversity programs continues at both federal and state levels. The Education...

Federal charges against three visiting research scholars at the University of Michigan were dropped after what defense lawyers describe as diplomatic intervention by the Chinese consulate; the...

The National Science Foundation plans to boost staffing while halving the number of grant solicitations, agency leaders said as they respond to last year’s cuts and a heavier workload. The NSF’s...

A new generation of agentic AI tools that can complete entire course tasks has provoked urgent debate on campuses about assessment, academic integrity and pedagogy. Entrepreneurs marketing agentic...

St. John’s University announced it will no longer recognize the two faculty unions that had represented campus academics since 1970, a move university leaders framed as necessary to preserve...

Washington University in St. Louis plans to acquire the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and integrate its Pharm.D. program as a new professional school, the institutions announced, while the smaller...

New surveys show students remain largely confident in college’s value even as public skepticism rises; large majorities of students say coursework prepares them for jobs and that their degree was...

A coalition report from academic associations documents how civil‑rights law has been deployed to investigate and, some argue, suppress speech critical of Israel—an approach the authors say became...

Harvard announced that former president and economist Larry Summers will retire from his faculty post at the end of the academic year as the university reviews his ties to convicted sex offender...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil suit against the University of California system, alleging that UCLA tolerated antisemitic harassment and created a hostile work environment for Jewish...

The National Science Foundation’s chief management officer told stakeholders the agency will boost staffing while cutting the number of grant solicitations roughly in half. The move follows a year...

A federal push to reshape accreditation and expand state control over higher education is gaining momentum. The White House and Education Department are backing efforts, notably in Florida, to...

Governance disputes are intensifying on multiple campuses. St. John’s University announced it will no longer recognize two long‑standing faculty unions, citing constraints on Catholic mission and...