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Trump retreats on $200M demand — Harvard deal advances
The Trump administration scaled back a key financial demand in its dispute with Harvard University, abandoning insistence on a $200 million payment as part of a negotiated resolution, The New York...
Universities cut ties after Epstein files surface
New Department of Justice documents show continued contact between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and prominent academics after his convictions, prompting renewed scrutiny across higher...
FAFSA overhaul: 1.7M more students now qualify for maximum Pell
A federal overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid has produced a sharp rise in need-based aid eligibility: 1.7 million additional students now qualify for the maximum Pell Grant,...
Moltbook rush: AI-agent social network collides with security reality
An experimental social network for AI agents burst into public view after developer Matt Schlicht launched Moltbook and thousands of agents flooded the site. The platform—built around open‑source...
OpenAI launches Codex app: coding models move to desktop
OpenAI rolled out a desktop Codex App designed to broaden access to its coding models beyond specialist engineers. The app centralizes agent workflows, lets users run multiple agents across...
Anthropic bets Claude on lab benches: elite labs sign partnerships
Anthropic announced partnerships with the Allen Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to deploy Claude‑powered AI agents inside life‑science workflows. Anthropic framed the pacts as...
Boards reinvented: AGB Nason winners underscore governance and selection stakes
The Association of Governing Boards awarded its 2026 John W. Nason prizes to governing boards that reshaped their roles—most notably the Colorado School of Mines Foundation and Evergreen State...
Oxford safeguarding: allegation against emeritus professor aggravates Saïd dean’s fall
A Good Law Project report publicly identified an emeritus Saïd Business School professor in connection with a rape allegation that preceded and intersected with the inquiry that removed Dean...
Indiana Senate passes provision that could wipe out ‘low‑earning’ public degrees
Indiana’s Senate approved Senate Bill 199 with near‑unanimous support; buried in the technical bill is a single line authorizing elimination of public college degrees that produce graduate...
MBA market strains: students demand AI in core — applications slip for US programs
MBA students told a national survey they want technology, automation and AI literacy embedded in core curricula—92% said automation and digital strategy should be integrated; 78% said AI literacy...
Admissions and proctoring collide: selective colleges move past SAT as test rules tighten
Selective institutions are accelerating moves away from SAT dependence even as testing bodies tighten equipment rules. The University of California, San Diego argued it can address preparation...
Religious sponsor withdraws: sisters end active governance ties with Benedictine College
The Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica announced they will discontinue active sponsorship of Benedictine College, signaling a formal governance break though the order said it will continue...
Pell surge after FAFSA simplification: 1.7M more qualify
A federal aid overhaul produced a sharp jump in need-based aid eligibility: the FAFSA simplification changes have pushed roughly 1.7 million additional students into maximum Pell Grant...
Indiana moves to cut ‘low‑earning’ degrees: legislators bury provision
Indiana’s Senate approved Senate Bill 199, which contains a buried provision that would eliminate public college degree programs judged “low‑earning” relative to high‑school graduates,...
Degree apprenticeships: a practical pipeline for regional workforce
A New America report is spotlighting U.S. degree apprenticeships as a growing, industry-vetted pathway that pays students while they earn credentials aligned to employer needs. The report,...
Admissions and testing shifts: UCSD, College Board and the SAT
Selective institutions are continuing to recalibrate admissions criteria as standardized testing prospects shift. University of California San Diego officials signaled the campus can operate...
Portrait of self‑supported transfer students: new Common App data
New Common App data offers a first detailed look at self‑supported transfer applicants: financially independent transfers are disproportionately first‑generation, carry higher financial need, and...
Accreditation, visas and funding: Washington and state moves reshape operations
Federal and state policy shifts are converging on institutional operations. Inside Higher Ed’s week‑in‑review flagged the Department of Education’s plan to revise accreditation rules this...
Faculty reputational crises: Oxford and Duke named in high‑profile inquiries
Two high‑impact governance and reputational stories surfaced in the UK and U.S. A Good Law Project report identified Bent Flyvbjerg, an emeritus professor at Oxford Saïd Business School, as the...
Institutions cut ties over values and governance: Belfast and Benedictine cases
Universities are publicly severing institutional ties tied to reputational and values concerns. Queen’s University Belfast moved to remove Senator George J. Mitchell’s name from an institute and...