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Blackstone founder plans major AI‑and‑education philanthropy
Stephen A. Schwarzman is preparing to significantly expand his foundation and funnel a substantial portion of his estimated $48 billion fortune into philanthropic work focused on AI and education,...
NIH cuts and defunded outreach threaten science talent pipeline
Federal shifts in research and outreach funding — including confirmed non‑renewal of some NIH DEI‑related grants and proposed research cuts — are accelerating concerns about a shrinking pathway...
Epstein links force scrutiny of campus fundraising practices
Media reports and released court documents linking Jeffrey Epstein to wealthy donors and intermediaries have reignited scrutiny of university fundraising relationships. Professors and presidents...
Utah GOP lawmaker pivots — bill would ban open carry on public campuses
In a policy reversal, Rep. Walt Brooks introduced legislation to ban open carry at Utah’s public college campuses, shifting course after statewide scrutiny following a campus shooting. The...
Students stage anti‑ICE walkouts in Texas — campuses remain flashpoints
Students at Texas campuses have organized walkouts and protests in response to immigration enforcement actions, continuing a nationwide pattern of campus demonstrations despite threats and...
MIT Sloan surges to No. 1 — FT MBA ranking upends elite list
MIT’s Sloan School of Management climbed to first place in the Financial Times 2026 global MBA ranking for the first time, displacing long‑running elite incumbents and exposing new methodological...
Court reprieve for anti‑DEI orders — Harvard fights federal probes
A federal appeals panel paused and then vacated a lower‑court injunction that had blocked major provisions of two Trump executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion practices,...
Epstein fallout reaches education leaders — universities and ed‑tech scrutinized
Reporting and court disclosures are prompting renewed scrutiny of academic and education‑industry ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with professors and senior education executives facing reputational...
Pathways to science are narrowing — NIH DEI cuts threaten talent pipeline
A wave of federal retrenchment is constricting early‑career entry points to research: officials confirmed NIH will not renew some DEI‑related research funding, and dozens of outreach and TRIO...
HBCUs face squeeze as college sports professionalize — revenue gap widens
Administrators at historically Black colleges and universities are warning that the commercialization and professionalization of college athletics is amplifying resource gaps and threatening...
Lawmaker reverses on guns — Utah open‑carry ban proposed for campuses
In a sharp policy reversal, Republican Rep. Walt Brooks introduced legislation to ban open carry on Utah’s public college campuses after previously supporting laxer gun rules. The bill follows...
AI productivity lift may be arriving — Stanford economist signals harvest phase
Stanford digital‑economy scholars and other economists are arguing that 2025 data show early signs of an AI‑driven productivity inflection. Erik Brynjolfsson and colleagues cited revised job and...
Students protest ICE on campuses — activism persists despite threats
Students in Texas staged walkouts and protests targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations on college campuses, continuing a national wave of student activism even amid threats from...
AI in schools is for the privileged — districts expose a new digital divide
Evaluators and educators warned that AI tools and programming are accelerating faster in wealthier K‑12 schools, leaving many Title I and rural districts behind and creating a new educational...
Don’t pick Harvard for STEM if you’ll be bottom half — Gladwell’s college advice resurfaces
Author Malcolm Gladwell reiterated his long‑standing advice that students pursuing STEM degrees should avoid elite institutions like Harvard unless they can place in the top quartile of their...
Utah pivots on campus guns — open carry ban now on the table
A Republican Utah lawmaker reversed course and introduced HB84 to ban open carry on state public college campuses. Rep. Walt Brooks—an NRA member who previously backed laxer gun rules—announced...
HBCUs face squeeze as college sports professionalize — funding and futures at stake
Administrators at historically Black colleges and universities are warning that the rapid professionalization and monetization of college athletics is widening resource gaps and threatening...
Productivity liftoff... Stanford scholar says AI is entering a 'harvest phase'
A leading Stanford researcher and director of the Digital Economy Lab argued that measured productivity gains tied to AI surged in 2025 and that the economy is moving from an investment phase into...
Gladwell's blunt advice: rethink elite choices for STEM degrees
Author Malcolm Gladwell told podcast audiences that students seeking science and math degrees should avoid elite institutions like Harvard unless they can rank near the top of their class....
Kellogg students put Super Bowl ads under the microscope — live ratings and pedagogy
The Kellogg School of Management hosted its annual Super Bowl Ad Review, where more than 70 MBA students, guided by professors Tim Calkins and Derek Rucker, deployed the ADPLAN framework to...