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The U.S. Labor Department allocated $65 million to community colleges to prepare for the Workforce Pell program, directing funds toward administrative readiness and capacity building. The grant...

The Department of Defense is weighing whether to end graduate tuition assistance at 34 U.S. institutions as part of a broader audit of education partnerships for service members. The review could...

After fears of closure, the National Institute on Student Transfer (NISTS) has secured a new home at the University of South Carolina. The move preserves a national repository and research center...

Kansas lawmakers advanced budget language that would withhold state funds from colleges whose general‑education curricula include material labeled as 'DEI‑CRT.' The bill also proposes freezing...

Faculty groups across several states warn that a wave of legislation and administrative actions is eroding academic freedom. Indiana and other states have adopted laws mandating “intellectual...

The University of Texas System’s board is set to consider a draft policy that would require faculty to disclose and adhere to syllabi and set new guidelines for teaching “controversial and...

Alan Levine, chair of Florida’s Board of Governors, has sent a letter pressing the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to explain how medical schools that support gender-affirming care for...

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents over enrollment goals, signaling federal scrutiny of state-level performance targets and...

UCLA fired its chief financial officer days after he publicly alleged years of financial mismanagement and cited a projected $425 million campus deficit. Stephen Agostini told the Daily Bruin that...

The Department of Labor announced a $65 million grant to community colleges to prepare institutions for Workforce Pell expansion, targeting skills and credential programs tied to employment...

Laboré College announced it will close, joining a wave of small institution contractions amid enrollment and financial pressure. In related sector consolidation, the National Institute on Transfer...

Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board picks from former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the Richard Bland College Board of Visitors and underscoring partisan battles over...

The University of North Texas canceled an anti-ICE art exhibit, prompting debate about campus speech, curation, and administrative risk management. Across the Atlantic, Oxford University is facing...

Georgetown Law named Liz Magill its new dean, a leadership change with implications for law-school strategy, fundraising, and curriculum priorities. Separately, the Graduate Management Admission...

Only a minority of higher-education institutions have formal AI policies, prompting calls for governance to manage academic integrity, data privacy, and procurement. An overview of AI governance...

UCLA’s chief financial officer, Stephen Agostini, was dismissed effective immediately after publicly alleging years of financial mismanagement at the campus. Agostini told the Daily Bruin that...

The U.S. Department of Defense is considering cutting graduate tuition assistance at 34 institutions, a move that would reshape military education benefits and university partnerships. The...

Colleges and universities are reporting strains on international student enrollment amid restrictive U.S. visa and immigration policies. NAFSA and campus leaders warn that changes—such as pauses...

The Graduate Management Admission Council updated its global admissions reporting standards to tighten score reporting, clarify test waivers and improve GPA disclosures for MBA and...

More than 170,000 former and current students have launched legal pre-action letters against 36 universities in England and Wales claiming they did not receive the in-person education paid for...