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Harvard denies tenure despite strong academic case — community standards cited
Harvard Business School rejected a tenure bid from Benjamin Edelman despite faculty acknowledgments of his scholarly record and teaching, according to deposition testimony and documents in...
AI in classrooms... professors adapt while seeking detection tools
Universities are confronting two simultaneous AI-era shifts: faculty are working to integrate large language models into teaching while others scramble for reliable ways to detect unauthorized AI...
Employers warn grads aren’t ready — campus staff seek AI to ease workloads
Fortune 500 executives told university leaders that many recent graduates lack workplace skills such as teamwork and communication, prompting renewed calls for industry–campus collaboration to...
Community-college surge meets budget pressure — Nevada eyes steep tuition hikes
National enrollment data show a shift: new undergraduate growth is concentrated in community colleges and certificate programs, while traditional four‑year institutions lag. The National Student...
Education Dept. pauses forced collections — watchdog calls move a political giveaway
The U.S. Education Department temporarily paused planned forced collections—tax offset seizures and wage garnishments—on borrowers in default, extending a pause that began during the pandemic era....
Federal funding disruption and targeted grants — $12B hit amid new civics dollars
A year of federal funding shifts has disrupted billions in K–12 and higher‑education grants, with Education Week documenting more than $12 billion in canceled, delayed or reallocated awards under...
Spanberger installs new trustees — Virginia university governance shaken
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger moved quickly after her inauguration to remake governance at the state’s public universities, appointing new board members at multiple campuses and prompting...
DeSantis courted a conservative scholar — UF presidency offer rebuffed
Florida’s gubernatorial intervention in the University of Florida presidency intensified after Gov. Ron DeSantis flew to New Jersey to offer the job to Princeton professor Robert P. George — an...
University of Arkansas rescinds law dean hire — political pressure cited
The University of Arkansas abruptly reversed its decision to hire Emily Suski as law school dean after state lawmakers and other external stakeholders objected to her signing a legal brief...
Harvard denies tenure despite scholarly support — community standards invoked
Harvard Business School rejected tenure for professor Benjamin Edelman even after faculty committees and the former dean acknowledged his scholarly and teaching credentials, citing the school’s...
AI arrives in class... Professors and schools scramble to adapt
College instructors and English departments are recalibrating course design as large-language models proliferate on campuses, shifting from outright bans toward mitigation, pedagogy redesign and...
Education Department delays collections — critics call it political giveaway
The U.S. Education Department temporarily paused plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages from borrowers in default, delaying enforcement tools that had been set to resume. The rollback halts...
New earnings test could strip Title IV from low‑earning programs
Department of Education negotiators reached consensus on an earnings-based accountability test that would deny Federal Direct Loans to postsecondary programs whose graduates earn no more, on...
Enrollment shifts: community colleges surge, bachelor demand stalls
New national enrollment data show a notable shift: total undergraduate enrollment rose to its highest level in a decade, driven almost entirely by community colleges, associate programs and...
Government admits mistaken deportation of college student — campus fallout
Federal prosecutors acknowledged an ICE officer mistakenly deported a Massachusetts college freshman to Honduras, apologizing for the error as the student seeks to return. The case has highlighted...
Syracuse chancellor faces Michigan’s turmoil — tasked with steadying flagship
University of Michigan hired Kent Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse, to steady its flagship campus after a string of leadership controversies, athletic‑department scandals and recent presidential...
Spanberger moves fast: Virginia governor reshapes university boards
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger moved within hours of her inauguration to replace trustees across the state’s public universities, installing new board members at three schools and signaling an...
DeSantis intervenes: UF presidency offer goes public — conservative scholar declines
Gov. Ron DeSantis personally floated the University of Florida presidency to Princeton scholar Robert P. George and, after George declined, the governor pressed another conservative candidate who...
Harvard tenure fight... community standards cited in denial
Harvard Business School denied tenure to Benjamin Edelman despite what then-dean Nitin Nohria described as a strong academic record, citing ‘community standards’ as the decisive factor. Edelman...
Arkansas rescinds law-dean hire after political backlash
The University of Arkansas reversed its appointment of Emily Suski as law school dean after state lawmakers and external stakeholders objected to her signing a legal brief supporting the rights of...