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Colleges report a surge in older adult learners enrolling in credit and non‑credit programs for up‑skilling, career change and personal development. Universities from UCLA Extension to Northern...

Recent salary reports show three‑year post‑graduation median pay for elite MBA programs remains strong: Harvard Business School (~$260,000), Wharton (~$248,000) and MIT Sloan (~$246,000). Schools...

Students in Iran resumed anti‑regime protests as the new academic term began, reviving a movement that helped broaden national unrest in previous cycles. Reports describe chants and marches on...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pledged to cap interest on some UK Plan 2 student loans issued between 2012 and 2023 at the Retail Prices Index (RPI), abandoning the current RPI+ up to 3% model....

A group of opinion letters proposed a sustainable funding model for higher education that would require employers to contribute more directly to university training, arguing that current funding...

Georgia’s Terry College of Business has put academic honesty and assessment under the microscope after interim Dean Santanu Chatterjee framed AI as a fundamental challenge to grading. Chatterjee...

Stanford University says roughly 40% of undergraduates now receive disability accommodations, a steep rise that university officials and disability-services staff attribute to increased...

Hunter College announced a review after a faculty member was heard on a hot mic saying students from a threatened middle school were “too dumb,” comments that have been widely condemned as racist....

Universities report rising enrollment among older learners returning for certificates, up-skilling and career changes. Northern Arizona University, UCLA Extension and other continuing-education...

New salary data show graduates of top MBA programs command robust early-career pay: Harvard, Wharton and MIT Sloan report median three‑year post‑MBA salaries north of $245,000. Schools and...

Private colleges saw a notable rise in presidential compensation in 2023, driven largely by an unusually active year of leadership transitions. Data compiled for sector observers link higher pay...

The UK government outlined a Schools White Paper aiming to halve the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers by the end of the Parliament, and signaled sweeping reforms to how...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pledged to cap interest on Plan 2 student loans at RPI only, promising relief for the cohort who borrowed between 2012 and 2023. The proposal targets roughly 5.8...

Thousands of former students have joined a Student Group Claim alleging they paid for in‑person university experiences that were curtailed by pandemic lockdowns. Pre‑action letters target 36...

A critical analysis claims the $30 billion U.S. investment in laptops and tablets for schools has not delivered the learning gains promised—and suggests increased screen time correlates with...

Georgia Tech’s Terry College of Business is confronting a practical test: how to preserve the value of grades as students adopt generative AI. Interim Dean Santanu Chatterjee told campus and...

New employment data and career‑services innovations suggest elite MBAs remain a strong financial bet: Harvard, Wharton and MIT alumni are reporting median salaries near $250,000 three years after...

An IMD MBA graduate launched a sustainability startup after completing the school’s intensive one‑year program, illustrating a pathway from short‑format European MBAs to entrepreneurship. The...

Scholarly peer review is under strain as submission volumes and expectations accelerate beyond the system’s capacity. Academic commentators and editors warn that journals and reviewers are...

Universities are re‑examining fundraising oversight after reporting on Jeffrey Epstein revealed widespread ties between the late financier and campus programs. Schools including Yale, Columbia and...