Latest Higher Education News

A Michigan Democratic Party trustee election at the University of Michigan is putting Gaza protest politics at the center of a race involving a sitting Jewish regent and a challenger with ties to...

Sonny Perdue announced he will retire as chancellor of the University System of Georgia after four years, prompting the USG board to launch a national search for his replacement. Perdue said he...

Yale’s faculty committee, convened by President Maurie McInnis, issued a blunt report linking the public’s declining trust in higher education to institutional failures—especially high tuition,...

Princeton’s president, Christopher L. Eisgruber, moved the institution to a harder fiscal posture by lowering its long-term endowment return assumption to 8% from 10.2%. The shift, announced in...

Walla Walla Community College’s board voted to close its Clarkston, Washington satellite campus as the institution works to close a $4.3 million budget gap. The college will run a two-year...

Georgia’s University System approved tuition increases for all in-state students at public colleges and universities starting in fall 2026 and spring 2027. The Board of Regents described it as the...

Mentorship is becoming a more structured retention strategy as district leaders examine why many programs still operate as informal “buddy systems.” A new webinar focused on educator growth and...

A federal digital accessibility deadline is set to arrive in April 2026, requiring schools and education vendors to bring websites and mobile apps into compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA....

North Kitsap School District is using AI to strengthen multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) by pairing real-time academic, behavioral, and attendance data with AI-driven feedback to redesign...

A new report examines how widely colleges provide financial aid to students who do not demonstrate financial need, focusing on merit scholarships that function as enrollment discounts. The...

Contra Costa College Foundation agreed to clear select students’ overdue tuition and fee debts, eliminating balances for 181 students as they prepare to graduate. College President Kimberly Rogers...

Princeton University is confronting a reduced long-term endowment return assumption, setting off a campuswide “focus” posture that is expected to ripple through spending, staffing, and...

Massachusetts’ Department of Higher Education flagged Anna Maria College as a potential closure risk, citing uncertainty about the school’s ability to sustain current operations and meet student...

Hampshire College’s Board of Trustees voted to close the institution after the fall 2026 semester, citing “increasingly complex” financial pressure and unmet regulatory and operating requirements....

Recent leadership exits at major public research universities are reigniting debate over whether college presidents are being treated like political appointees. The article describes how...

A new analysis argues that colleges and accreditors now have fewer representatives with voting power at the negotiation table than during earlier rulemaking eras. The piece points to changes in...

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows credential attainment rising and shifting earlier in the student lifecycle. The latest “Undergraduate Degree Earners” report...

A sector-facing report argues that resistance to AI adoption is measurable, and that higher education may need to respond with both usability and governance expectations rather than assuming...

Support staff at the University of Gloucestershire launched strike action after rejecting a 1.4% pay offer described by the union as “insulting” and out of step with cost-of-living pressures....

Artemis, a new cybersecurity startup, emerged from stealth after securing $70 million in venture funding aimed at countering AI-powered attacks using AI-driven defense. The Series A was led by...