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Regional stress: UNT’s $45M shortfall and Labouré College closure signal budget pressure
The University of North Texas disclosed a projected $45 million structural deficit driven by a $32 million drop in state instructional funding and steeper-than-expected declines in international...
Federal oversight and board shakeups: Louisiana probe and Virginia board removal
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Louisiana’s Board of Regents over enrollment goals, signaling federal scrutiny of state governance and practices tied to federal...
Faculty litigation and academic freedom disputes reach campus courts
A group of University of British Columbia professors has sued, arguing campus DEI practices — including land acknowledgments — violate laws requiring public universities to be nonpolitical. The...
AI fluency gap: employers and educators face training shortfall
Google’s labor study with Ipsos found just 5% of U.S. workers are “AI fluent” — having redesigned major parts of their jobs with AI — and only 40% use AI casually at work. The report links AI...
Curriculum and careers: UVA embeds career design; Zemsky pitches three‑year degrees
The University of Virginia launched a Career Design Initiative to integrate career advising and life‑planning into the undergraduate curriculum, extending a campus advising overhaul to prepare...
Education Dept. nixes race-based McNair eligibility
The U.S. Department of Education has moved to remove race-based eligibility criteria from the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, officials said, prompting conservative...
Education undersecretary signals accreditation overhaul
Nicholas Kent, the Education Department’s under secretary for higher education, outlined plans to overhaul the U.S. accreditation system, saying accreditors are "failing institutions, students,...
Florida regent pressures medical accreditor on gender care
Alan Levine, chair of the Florida Board of Governors, sent a formal letter pressing the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to explain how medical schools could retain accreditation if they...
UT system eyes syllabus rules — faculty alarmed
The University of Texas System’s governing board is considering a policy to limit how "controversial and contested" subjects are taught and to require faculty to adhere closely to syllabi,...
Professors: academic freedom under threat as states tighten rules
Faculty groups and legal advocates say recent state laws and administrative directives are eroding academic freedom, as lawmakers push measures on "intellectual diversity," program consolidation,...
Bard president discussed Epstein while fundraising — report
Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and credited with raising millions to keep the institution afloat, had conversations with Jeffrey Epstein while soliciting donations, according to...
UCLA sacks CFO days after he alleged financial mismanagement
The University of California, Los Angeles dismissed its chief financial officer days after he publicly accused administrators of long-standing financial errors and cited a $425 million campus...
UNT projects $45M deficit — president warns of cuts
University of North Texas officials disclosed a widening fiscal shortfall for fiscal 2026, estimating a structural budget gap of roughly $45 million driven by a $32 million drop in state funding...
CHEA recognizes CIEES — first Latin American accreditor wins U.S. nod
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation accepted the Committee on Recognition’s recommendation to recognize Mexico-based CIEES, marking the first CHEA recognition for a Latin American...
Education Dept. probes Louisiana Regents over enrollment goals
The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents over alleged misuse of enrollment targets, according to a department notice. The inquiry examines...
Accreditation overhaul: Education Department seeks new rules — states test limits
The Education Department under Under Secretary Nicholas Kent has unveiled an aggressive agenda to remake the U.S. accreditation system, pressing for more competition among accreditors and tougher...
UT system syllabus limits... faculty warn of chilled campuses
The University of Texas System’s governing board advanced a draft policy that would require faculty to disclose and adhere to syllabi and set new standards for teaching ‘controversial and...
University of North Texas braces for $45m shortfall — cuts incoming
The University of North Texas disclosed a projected $45 million budget deficit for fiscal 2026 and warned the shortfall is structural, forcing leaders to prepare for program and staffing cuts....
UCLA finance shake-up: CFO fired after whistleblower-like critique
UCLA abruptly dismissed its chief financial officer days after he told the student paper that he had found ‘serious errors’ in campus financial reports and warned of a $425 million deficit. The...
CHEA recognizes first Latin American accreditor — new international QA precedent
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) granted recognition to Mexico-based CIEES, the first Latin American accreditor to receive CHEA’s endorsement. CHEA said CIEES demonstrated...