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AI policy and safety debates expand into Illinois liability proposals
OpenAI and Anthropic are backing competing bills in the Illinois General Assembly that would shape how frontier AI developers are held accountable when AI systems cause catastrophic harm. The...
Federal student aid earnings test moves toward implementation
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed a new “earnings test” that would strip federal student loan eligibility from undergraduate programs whose graduates do not earn more than the typical...
Higher-ed accreditation overhaul targets specialized program accreditors
The Trump administration’s accreditation overhaul is honing in on specialized academic program accreditors—such as those overseeing nursing, physical therapy, and mental-health counseling—by...
Kentucky opens new pathway to terminate tenured faculty
Kentucky lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 490, expanding public college and university boards’ ability to terminate tenured faculty for “bona fide financial reasons.” The...
University leadership change in Georgia System
Sonny Perdue announced he will retire as chancellor of the University System of Georgia, setting off a national search for his replacement. Perdue’s planned exit comes after four years at the helm...
Incoming Michigan president withdraws after cancer diagnosis
The University of Michigan’s incoming president, Kent Syverud, withdrew from the appointment less than three months before he was slated to assume the role after receiving a brain cancer...
Student activism and trustee politics at University of Michigan
Voters will decide a key trustee race at the University of Michigan with Gaza protests and the legacy of student activism playing a central role. Incumbent regent Jordan Acker faces challenger...
Oregon moves to stop further loss of instructional time
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order aimed at preventing further erosion of instructional time as districts face budget pressures and students fall behind in math and reading. Kotek...
Tennessee considers limits on student “staging walkouts” at public universities
Tennessee lawmakers sent Gov. Bill Lee a higher-education free-expression bill that would ban “staging walkouts” at public universities during invited speakers’ remarks. The legislation, dubbed...
Research funding instability raises new concerns for PhD pipeline
Faculty and research leaders are warning that delayed and stalled federal research funding is beginning to affect academic planning for the next research cycle. Reporting on the impact of the...
New gift wipes Clarke University’s long-term debt and triggers restructuring
Clarke University, a private Catholic institution in Iowa, said it is poised to eliminate its long-term debt after receiving a $5 million donation from alumna Honmai Goodman and her husband...
Kent Syverud steps down as University of Michigan president-elect after cancer diagnosis
The University of Michigan’s incoming president, Kent Syverud, withdrew from the presidency less than three months before he was set to assume the role after receiving a brain cancer diagnosis and...
Kentucky Republicans override veto to expand board authority over tenured faculty terminations
Kentucky lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of HB 490, clearing the way for Kentucky public university boards to terminate tenured faculty for “bona fide financial reasons,” including low...
Tennessee advances campus speech limits by targeting “staging walkouts”
Tennessee legislators moved forward with a bill that would restrict “staging walkouts” at public university events, requiring colleges to adopt elements of the University of Chicago’s free...
DOE proposes new federal earnings test that can remove Title IV eligibility for low-earning programs
The U.S. Department of Education proposed a new rule that would strip federal student aid eligibility from undergraduate programs whose graduates’ earnings do not exceed the typical high school...
Trump administration expands accreditation overhaul focus on specialized program accreditors
The Trump administration’s accreditation overhaul is setting up a more direct regulatory spotlight on specialized academic programs and the associations that accredit them. In negotiated...
University System of Georgia chancellor Sonny Perdue announces retirement after four years leading the state system
Sonny Perdue announced he will retire from his role as leader of the University System of Georgia, stepping down after four years. The USG board said it will launch a national search for his...
Clarke University plans debt elimination after $5M gift while restructuring cuts multiple programs and positions
Clarke University in Iowa is poised to eliminate its long-term debt after receiving a $5 million donation from alumna Honmai Goodman and her husband Joseph. The gift was tied to an earlier...
Artificial intelligence safety and liability rivalry heats up as Illinois drafts competing frontier AI bills
Illinois is becoming a battleground for how frontier AI developers should be held accountable after AI-related catastrophes. OpenAI and Anthropic are backing opposing legislative approaches in the...
University leaders confront declining public trust as Yale releases report on admissions, grades, tuition, and campus culture
Yale University President Maurie McInnis said the university helped erode public trust in higher education and launched a faculty-led process to examine contributing factors. A Committee on Trust...