Latest Higher Education News

Two high‑profile leadership struggles highlight governance stress across major universities. At the University of Virginia, a contested presidential search is advancing amid conflicting accounts...

Florida Atlantic University reinstated two professors who had been placed on administrative leave over social‑media comments tied to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, after an...

Colleges in North Carolina and beyond are responding to nearby ICE operations and federal litigation that directly affect students and campus communities. Campus leaders are issuing guidance to...

Top MBA programs continue to show selective demand shifts: Harvard’s MBA Class of 2027 profile recorded 9,409 applications—a pullback from last year but consistent with pre‑pandemic volume—and...

Higher‑education leaders face a twofold AI agenda: adopt human‑centered AI to improve recruitment, onboarding, learning design and retention, while addressing emergent legal risks around data...

The Trump administration has begun shifting core Education Department functions to other federal agencies, executing interagency agreements that move grant administration and program operations...

The Justice Department sued California over state policies that provide college benefits to undocumented students, escalating a legal campaign aimed at rolling back state-level access to higher...

Moody’s issued a negative outlook for U.S. higher education finances heading into fiscal 2026, citing enrollment declines, rising costs and policy shifts under the Trump administration that could...

University leadership contests have become flashpoints for political and governance fights. The University of Virginia pushed ahead with a presidential search amid public dispute between outgoing...

Montclair State’s plan to reorganize 15 departments into four schools has provoked faculty resistance, reopening questions about departmental purpose, interdisciplinarity and governance....

A secretive Big Ten proposal to place $2.4 billion under private equity management has drawn criticism from trustees who say they lack adequate information and time to vet terms. Multiple...

Career and technical education programs are rapidly integrating AI, cybersecurity and digital‑technology pathways across K‑12 and postsecondary systems. A recent EdWeek survey found digital...

K‑12 districts and higher education institutions are caught in a wave of court rulings and federal enforcement actions over DEI practices, viewpoint‑diversity demands and Title VI obligations....

The State University of New York reported a 2.9% enrollment increase for fall 2025—the system’s third consecutive year of growth—driven by gains in community colleges and first‑time...

Students at Staffordshire University recorded a confrontation with faculty after discovering a coding module heavily driven by AI‑generated slides and instruction, igniting debates over pedagogy,...

The Trump administration moved core Education Department functions to other federal agencies and broadened its campaign to shrink and reassign the department’s portfolio. The Education Department...

The University of Virginia continued its presidential search even as a public dispute over board legitimacy and recent governance decisions escalated. The search committee moved into later...

University of California leadership reversed a proposal to end hiring incentives for the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program after campus and system stakeholders pushed back. UC...

Faculty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln passed a no‑confidence resolution in Chancellor Rodney Bennett, citing lack of transparency and flawed fiscal strategy after Bennett proposed program...

The State University of New York reported a 2.9% increase in fall 2025 headcount, marking the third consecutive year of growth after a decade of declines. The 64‑campus system enrolled 387,363...