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The Education Department’s recent agreements to have other federal agencies administer dozens of grant programs have run into technical and transparency problems, including delayed payments and...

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education added a required question about “civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society” to its degree‑proposal form, prompting...

A provision in recent federal legislation will cap Grad PLUS borrowing and impose stricter federal loan limits for students in many health professions, senior administrators and medical educators...

Moody’s projected a negative outlook for higher education, citing federal policy risk, rising costs, regulatory changes and lost grant funding that could pressure institutional creditworthiness....

An assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, Vahid Abedini, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an airport and held for three days before being released, university...

Districts across the country reported sharp increases in student absences, anxiety, and disengagement as immigration enforcement operations expanded this year, Education Week survey results show....

The Education Department’s new strategy to shift grant administration to other federal agencies is provoking litigation and operational headaches for colleges and K‑12 partners. The Labor...

The Education Department has appointed five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, the federal advisory group that influences accreditation review...

Two high‑profile faculty discipline cases in Texas produced divergent institutional outcomes and renewed scrutiny of academic freedom, tenure procedures and political pressure on campuses. At...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a federal court to compel the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena tied to an EEOC probe into alleged antisemitic...

A new sector survey found most U.S. institutions reported declines in international undergraduate and graduate enrollment this year, with visa restrictions and federal policy named as primary...

England’s regulator warned MPs that 50 higher‑education providers face the risk of exiting the market within two to three years, with 24 at more immediate risk of having to stop degree courses,...

A little‑noticed change in federal student‑loan policy will cap Grad PLUS borrowing and could sharply reduce the ability of medical, nursing and other health‑field students to finance training,...

Colleges and K‑12 systems continue to scramble to integrate generative AI into teaching while guarding against academic dishonesty and harm to student development. Panels of educators and...

Colleges are expanding mental‑health guidance and emergency aid outreach as students confront heightened stress from enforcement actions, political volatility, and economic strain. Experts urged...

The Education Department’s experiment of shifting administration of federal career, technical and adult-education grants to the Labor Department is encountering technical and operational failures,...

England’s higher-education sector is under acute financial stress: the Office for Students told MPs that as many as 50 providers could exit the market within two to three years, with 24 judged at...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the “Genesis Mission,” directing the Energy Department, national labs and federal science agencies to build a unified digital platform of...

Two recent faculty-termination cases in Texas illustrate growing political pressure on campus hiring, curriculum and academic governance. At Texas A&M, the university’s Committee on Academic...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a federal court to compel the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena seeking records and witness access in an EEOC probe of...