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Senate advances $188.3B for research — Congress rebuffs deep cuts
Senators approved bipartisan measures that put $188.3 billion toward scientific research — about 21.3% more than the administration had proposed — rejecting steep cuts sought in the White House...
Parental support surges as student loans stagnate — NUS warns
New research from the National Union of Students finds parents are increasingly covering students’ living costs while maintenance loan thresholds remain frozen. The NUS reports 86% of parents...
Cash-strapped UK universities post deficits — US academics ramp up overseas applications
Times Higher Education analysis shows nearly 29% of assessed UK universities reported operating deficits in 2024-25, with total sector losses rising to £365.7m. Institutions blamed declines in...
Microsoft names 40 jobs with high AI exposure — educators listed
Microsoft research published a ranking of 40 occupations with high applicability to generative AI, highlighting knowledge-work roles at elevated exposure. Teachers, translators and writers appear...
Tutoring startup turns MBA mentors into lifelong role models — HiFive scales
HiFive Tutoring, founded by Avanthika and Abhisri Ramesh, is scaling a near-peer mentorship model connecting K–12 students and early-career learners with MBA students and alumni from elite...
Business education must be transversal: leaders urge interdisciplinary curricula
A commentary from business-school academics argues AI will not replace the human connection and interdisciplinary breadth at the heart of business education. The authors call for transversal...
Iran’s universities battered by repression — scholars say capacity remains
Scholars assessing Iran’s higher‑education sector conclude institutions have been significantly weakened by decades of political repression and academic purges, yet retain a base of expertise that...
Senate Boosts Research Funding – $188.3B Package Advances
Senators moved this week to reject deep cuts proposed by the Trump administration and advanced a bipartisan package that would allocate $188.3 billion for scientific research, a 21.3% increase...
Virginia Governor Purges University Boards – Rapid Overhaul Underway
Hours after her swearing-in, Virginia’s new governor Abigail Spanberger moved quickly to replace trustees at three state universities, appointing new board members as part of a broader governance...
Education and Work Merge... AI Forces Continuous Learning Models
A widely circulated analysis argues that AI’s rapid automation of skills requires erasing the ‘learn-work-retire’ script and replacing it with integrated, lifelong learning models that merge...
Employers Say Grads Fall Short – Colleges Urged to Partner With Industry
A Fortune survey and employer commentary highlighted a widening gap: many recent college graduates lack workplace-ready skills such as teamwork and communication, even as educators report...
Ford CEO Warns Skills Shortage – Data-center and Factory Labor Missing
Ford chief executive Jim Farley told reporters that U.S. ambitions to scale AI infrastructure and manufacturing are constrained by a shortage of blue-collar workers—construction, factory, and...
Start STEM Earlier: Push to Embed Computer Science in Middle School Science
An opinion piece urged districts to integrate computer science into middle-school general science rather than delaying it to high school or college. The argument centers on computational...
Astronomers Plan First Movie of a Black Hole – Research Steps Up
Cambridge astronomers announced plans to capture a moving image—a ‘movie’—of a supermassive black hole for the first time, a technical campaign that the team says would accelerate observational...
Security Labs ‘Break to Build’ – Engineers Attack Chips to Harden Systems
A security lab director described a strategy widely adopted in hardware and cybersecurity research: hire engineers to actively attack chips, cards and systems to surface vulnerabilities. The lab’s...
Harvard Historian Publishes Global Capitalism Study – Scholarship Sparks Debate
A Harvard professor published an expansive global history of capitalism based on eight years of research, reframing capitalism as a contingent human invention rather than an inevitable state. The...
New SkillTech Model Launches – ATLAS Proposes Interdisciplinary Applied Degrees
ATLAS SkillTech University announced a practice-driven model combining design, technology, management and law across four schools, positioning itself as an industry-aligned institution focused on...
Virginia governor moves fast: replaces three state university boards
Virginia’s newly sworn-in governor Abigail Spanberger moved immediately to reshape higher education governance by appointing new trustees at three state universities. Spanberger named board...
AI in class... professors seek guardrails as chatbots arrive
Professors are racing to set classroom rules after the arrival of generative AI tools, with some instructors calling for clear policies that balance academic integrity and pedagogical innovation....
Employers say graduates fall short — universities pressed to close skills gap
Corporate hiring leaders told Fortune that many recent college graduates lack workplace skills employers now expect, creating pressure on colleges to realign curricula with industry needs. The...