Latest Higher Education News

Anthropic launched “Claude for Teachers,” a free-for-at-least-one-year version of its AI assistant built for K-12 educators. The tool includes a standards-mapped “library of teaching skills”...

Michigan State University faculty overwhelmingly approved a no-confidence measure against the university’s Board of Trustees amid renewed leadership instability. The vote followed the turbulence...

The Trump administration finalized a rule capping F-1 and J-1 student visa stays at four years, ending the long-standing “Duration of Status” approach. Under the new framework, international...

House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans advanced a 10-bill package that would permanently shift a range of U.S. Department of Education responsibilities to other federal...

Georgia expanded and operationalized a direct-admissions approach that automatically applies college capacity decisions to eligible students using data by 11th grade—reducing the application...

Instructure paused Canvas data delivery for a first wave of breach-related files after identifying a potential security threat involving a third-party delivery platform. The company said it found...

A new review of higher education finances points to worsening institutional conditions across the sector, with examples including payroll pressure, property sales, and financial outlook...

New research and reporting focus on how public trust in higher education is being shaped by perceived affordability gaps and weak transparency about costs. A Strada Education Foundation...

A College Board-referenced survey indicates that generative AI use for schoolwork is widespread, with 84% of high school students reporting use for homework in 2025. At the same time, far fewer...

Higher education finance teams face rising operational risk and compliance pressure as global expansion increases outbound and inbound payment complexity across countries, currencies, and...

The Trump administration finalized a rule capping most international students’ authorized stay in the U.S. at four years, requiring many F-1 and J-1 holders to seek extensions through DHS rather...

House Republicans advanced a package of bills intended to permanently transfer select responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education to other federal agencies. Supporters frame the effort...

Michigan State University faculty voted no confidence in the board of trustees after a prolonged period of leadership turbulence that included President Kevin Guskiewicz’s reversed departure plan...

Instructure paused scheduled data delivery to institutions using Canvas after it identified a potential security threat with the third-party platform selected to transmit the breach data. The...

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Maryland over laws that allow certain undocumented students to receive in-state tuition benefits. The lawsuit—filed Thursday—argues the policy...

University of California leaders moved to expedite the timeline for deciding whether to restore a standardized testing requirement in admissions, reflecting faculty pressure amid renewed scrutiny...

S&P Global Ratings reported that even with enrollment gains across public and private colleges in fiscal 2025, operating margins worsened—raising pressure on institutions that face discounting,...

A College Board survey found that 84% of high school students reported using generative AI for schoolwork in 2025, while only 3 in 10 schools reported having rules for AI use. Educators in a...

Although the immediate trigger was a Canvas vendor-delivery pause, the underlying higher-ed issue is governance over third-party security processes for education technology. Instructure said it...

Steven Thrasher sued Northwestern University and federal officials, alleging his tenure denial was tied to pro-Palestine activism and that government pressure played a role in how university...