Latest Higher Education News

Johns Hopkins University announced a new financial aid policy eliminating tuition, fees and living expenses for Homewood undergraduates from families earning under $100,000; families up to...

Sterling College in Vermont announced it will close at the end of the spring 2026 semester, citing persistent enrollment decline and financial strain. The environmental‑studies focused liberal...

Two high‑profile state moves tightened controls over course content and classroom practice. The Texas A&M System approved a policy restricting courses that ‘advocate’ race or gender ideologies...

A liberal‑arts college’s experiment to embed and evaluate large language models in teaching has spotlighted both institutional ambition and student concern. Inside Higher Ed’s coverage describes...

Coursera announced a strategic change: starting in 2026 the company will charge a 15% platform fee to colleges and employers using its learning platform. The move signals a pivot away from...

Former University of Virginia president James E. Ryan released a detailed 12‑page account describing the immediate forces that led to his abrupt June resignation. Ryan says he was told by federal...

A federal judge issued an order preventing the Trump administration from threatening the University of California system’s federal funding, in a rare judicial rebuke of White House tactics. The...

With the 43‑day federal government shutdown concluded, K‑12 and higher‑education leaders are confronting delayed grants, frozen formula payments and administrative disruptions that will...

The White House proposed steep reductions to the Federal Work‑Study program in its budget outline, putting a decades‑old, bipartisan student support initiative at risk. Work‑study subsidizes...

Sterling College in Vermont announced it will close after the spring 2026 semester, citing sustained enrollment declines and fragile finances. The environmental‑studies college — enrolling fewer...

New Common App data show notable growth in applications from Black, first‑generation, low‑income and rural students, even as international applications dropped — led by steep declines from India....

Coursera told partners it will charge a 15% platform fee to colleges and companies using its learning platform starting in 2026, a move that recalibrates the economics of third‑party online...

Accreditation, once a procedural backstop for federal aid, has become a political battleground. The recent formation of a new accreditor by six Southern public systems follows Trump administration...

The Texas A&M System approved a policy requiring prior approval for courses that “advocate” race‑ or gender‑related ideologies, a move prompted by a viral classroom confrontation and part of a...

Academic unions escalated labor action this week as institutions pursue deep cost reductions. Lancaster University’s faculty voted to strike after plans to cut roughly 400 posts to close a £30m...

Former University of Virginia president James E. Ryan went public with a detailed 12-page account alleging political pressure and Justice Department interference that led to his abrupt...

The 43-day federal government shutdown disrupted Education Department operations, stalled formula payments to Head Start and Impact Aid, and prompted layoffs and back-pay uncertainty for federal...

New Common App data shows application growth among Black, low-income, first-generation and rural students, while international applications fell—especially from India—raising questions about visa...

Accreditation—once technocratic—has moved to the center of policy fights. Ten institutions have signaled intent to seek recognition from a new regional accreditor for public colleges, a move that...

The U.S. Department of Education refined a controversial plan to require granular, disaggregated admissions data for institutions, clarifying that the new IPEDS Admissions and Consumer...