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The U.S. Department of Education opened a review of UC Berkeley under the Clery Act after violent clashes at a campus protest on Nov. 10, escalating federal scrutiny of campus safety and reporting...

A University of Oklahoma professor on an H‑1B visa was detained by ICE while boarding a flight to a scholarly conference and released after days in custody, university colleagues said. The episode...

University of Toronto’s Rotman School dean Susan Christoffersen announced she will step down at the end of her term and shift into a presidential advisory role focused on innovation investments,...

A new MIT-Oak Ridge simulation estimates current AI systems can economically and technically perform tasks representing roughly 11.7% of U.S. wage value — about $1.2 trillion annually — flagging...

Signal president Meredith Whittaker told Fortune that operating‑system level AI agents pose an “existential” cybersecurity threat to secure messaging and to applications that handle sensitive...

The Treasury confirmed a flat £925 charge on each international student from August 2028 and raised tuition-fee caps for 2026–27 and 2027–28, while pledging to reintroduce targeted maintenance...

The U.S. Department of Education filed to push back deadlines in the Sweet v. McMahon settlement, seeking an 18‑month extension to decide borrower‑defense claims tied to the 2022 settlement. The...

Data from Open Doors, NAFSA and independent surveys show new international student starts to the U.S. fell sharply this fall, driven by slowed visa processing and restrictive policy. Open Doors...

The U.S. Department of Education launched a review under the Clery Act into the University of California, Berkeley after violence at a November campus protest and subsequent arrests. Secretary...

University of Oklahoma professor Vahid Abedini was detained by ICE while boarding a flight to an academic conference and later released — a case colleagues say involved an H‑1B visa and has stoked...

Administrators at Duke advised some faculty to forward media inquiries to central communications as the university navigates a $108 million federal research-funding freeze and multiple...

Northwestern University is reportedly close to resolving its conflict with the federal government by negotiating terms that include a $75 million payment and the restoration of previously withheld...

Susan Christoffersen, dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, will not seek a second five‑year term and will transition to a presidential advisory role on innovation...

England’s regulator told MPs that 50 higher‑education providers face potential market exit in the next two to three years, with 24 at more immediate risk of losing degree‑granting capacity within...

The Department of Education appointed five new advisers to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, including prominent conservative voices, signalling a shift in...

The U.S. Department of Education has asked a federal court for an 18‑month extension to finish decisions tied to a landmark borrower‑defense settlement, and separately shifted responsibility for...

New data and surveys show a notable drop in new international student enrollments at U.S. colleges this fall as visa processing delays and restrictive federal policies push applicants toward...

The UK government set a flat international‑student levy and confirmed tuition‑fee increases that will push the headline cap above £10,000 by 2027‑28 while pledging targeted maintenance grants for...

England’s higher‑education regulator warned MPs that up to 50 providers could exit the market within two to three years, with 24 seen at more immediate risk and seven larger institutions flagged...

UK ministers and academic critics are sharpening scrutiny of university governance after regulator reports and high‑profile disputes, with ministers linking poor governance to sector financial...