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Ford CEO warns labor shortfall will hobble AI buildout

January 19, 2026

Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that plans to scale AI infrastructure and domestic manufacturing will be frustrated by a shortage of skilled blue-collar workers, citing a current shortfall of hundreds...

Security labs break their own chips — universities and firms stress-test hardware

January 19, 2026

Security engineers described a counterintuitive strategy: pay teams to attack the chips they design to find critical weaknesses before adversaries do. The report profiles labs that inject...

Astronomers plan first black hole movie — Cambridge leads bid

January 19, 2026

Researchers at Cambridge announced plans to capture a moving image of a supermassive black hole, a step scientists say would accelerate understanding of accretion, jets and relativistic dynamics....

Harvard historian unveils global history of capitalism — eight-year study

January 19, 2026

Harvard professor Sven Beckert published a sweeping, long-form history of capitalism after eight years of global research, reframing capitalism as an institution that spread through deliberate...

Cornell Johnson admits Class of 2027 — experiential learning emphasized

January 19, 2026

Cornell Johnson released its Class of 2027 profile and an individual student profile highlighting the program’s emphasis on experiential learning and cross-campus collaboration. Admissions...

Proxy votes by algorithm: boards face a governance reckoning

January 19, 2026

Firms shifting proxy voting to internal AI systems signal a structural change in corporate governance that will ripple to university boards and trustees. The analysis shows proxy advisors’...

Campus climate and federal policing collide: student injured; courts limit agents

January 19, 2026

Two developments underscore rising tensions between campus communities and federal enforcement. A 21-year-old college student in Southern California says he was blinded by a projectile fired by...

Spanberger Moves on Boards: Virginia’s governor purges university trustees

January 18, 2026

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger acted immediately after inauguration, appointing new board members at multiple state universities and signaling a rapid reset of higher-education governance....

DeSantis’ pitch rebuffed: Conservative nominee declines Florida flagship

January 18, 2026

A behind-the-scenes account shows Gov. Ron DeSantis personally offered the University of Florida presidency to Princeton professor Robert P. George, who declined and recommended another...

Collections paused: administration delays student-loan garnishment

January 18, 2026

The Education Department paused planned forced collections on defaulted federal student loans, temporarily halting Treasury Offset Program seizures and wage garnishments. The administration framed...

Federal funding whiplash: billions cut and new civics grants reshuffle priorities

January 18, 2026

Education-sector funding has become volatile: reporting shows roughly $12 billion in K-12 and higher-education grants were disrupted in the past year as the federal government reshaped spending...

Talent gap: employers and industry warn graduates lack workplace-ready skills

January 18, 2026

Corporate leaders say many college graduates are unprepared for entry-level work, citing gaps in teamwork, communication, and practical experience. A Fortune 500 executive argued employers should...

AI in the classroom... and on the balance sheet

January 18, 2026

Professors are experimenting with strategies to integrate AI while easing instructor and student concerns, even as major AI platforms move to monetize chatbots. Instructors advocating controlled...

Labs under the microscope – astronomy to chip security

January 18, 2026

University and industry labs are pushing boundaries: astronomers announced plans to capture the first moving image of a supermassive black hole, a project that could accelerate astrophysics...

Scholarship spotlight: Harvard historian maps capitalism’s global rise

January 18, 2026

Harvard professor Sven Beckert published a sweeping global history of capitalism after eight years of research, offering a synthetic interpretation that reframes capitalism as historically...

K-12 practice: winter resets for PLCs and communications to boost enrollment

January 18, 2026

District and school leaders are running midyear resets for Professional Learning Communities to refocus instruction using winter assessment data and MTSS cycles, aiming to strengthen Tier 1...

Virginia governor moves to overhaul university boards — U.Va members urged out

January 18, 2026

Virginia’s new governor, Abigail Spanberger, moved within hours of her inauguration to replace leadership at state universities, signaling an immediate intervention in higher-education governance....

DeSantis courtship and campus leaders heading into politics — UF offer, Montana run

January 18, 2026

High-level university leadership became entangled with partisan politics this week as Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly flew to recruit conservative academic Robert P. George for the University of...

Syracuse chancellor eyed to steady Michigan’s flagship — trustees seek calm

January 18, 2026

University of Michigan trustees are courting Kent Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse University, as a stabilizing candidate to lead a flagship beset by recent controversies, governance turnover and...

Arkansas rescinds law-dean hire after lawmakers object over trans-athlete brief

January 18, 2026

The University of Arkansas abruptly reversed its appointment of Emily Suski as law-school dean after state lawmakers and other external stakeholders objected to her having signed an amicus brief...