Latest Higher Education News

Cornell University president Michael Kotlikoff was involved in a low-speed vehicle incident after an Israel–Palestine debate on campus, according to reporting from the campus press. The university...

Bard College president Leon Botstein announced he will retire at the end of June after an independent review found his communications with Jeffrey Epstein “reflect on his leadership of Bard,”...

The Utah Board of Higher Education will review presidential exit package practices following questions about severance pay at Utah Valley University. The focus is a $304,789 payout for outgoing...

The University of Pittsburgh launched the “Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge,” offering free tuition to eligible Pennsylvanians enrolling at Pitt’s four branch campuses. The program will take...

The Trump administration finalized a regulation limiting federal student loan amounts for graduate students in education programs by excluding education from the list of “professional” graduate...

A University of Notre Dame freshman, Caden Chuang, triggered a disciplinary scramble after pitching an AI agent he says is for productivity rather than cheating. According to Notre Dame’s student...

The FCC approved a new competitive bidding portal for the E-rate program, aimed at curbing fraud and waste in the roughly $3 billion annual system that funds school internet connectivity. The...

New survey data from EAB suggests cost-of-living pressures are reshaping college-entry decisions for high school graduates. Two-thirds of respondents who opted not to enroll in college cited cost...

A congressional push for a new accountability scheme—the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” earnings test—could unintentionally restrict federal financial aid for a subset of religious colleges, policy...

Research-focused HBCUs launched a new association intended to foster collaboration across scholarly activity, with the goal of strengthening shared capacity and coordination. The group’s formation...

Leon Botstein announced he will retire from Bard College at the end of June following the release of an independent legal review into his long-running relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Bard...

The Utah Board of Higher Education will review presidential exit package policies after questions surfaced about severance terms for outgoing Utah Valley University president Astrid Tuminez. The...

Utah Valley University canceled a planned commencement speaker appearance after public outcry tied to the speaker’s views and re-circulated commentary referencing Charlie Kirk’s legacy. The...

The U.S. Department of Education finalized a rule tightening federal graduate student loan limits, including new borrowing caps that hinge on whether a graduate program is classified as...

A University of Notre Dame undergraduate is facing an investigation after an emailed pitch and rapid uptake of an AI agent that connects to Canvas to generate study materials and drafts. The...

Professors at Arizona State University raised concerns that an internal AI platform project using “Atomic” may be scraping course materials without faculty input. The reported friction centers on...

The University of Pittsburgh announced the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, offering free tuition at its four branch campuses to Pennsylvania residents with household incomes under $75,000....

The Federal Communications Commission approved a new competitive bidding portal for the E-rate program, aimed at replacing self-certification processes with verifiable data to deter fraud and...

A new international analysis based on TIMSS results finds global math achievement gaps have shifted against girls after the pandemic, with fourth- and eighth-grade disparities favoring boys in a...

Higher education leaders are confronting what one report describes as an enrollment cliff paired with a graduate surplus—an emerging mismatch where institutions are pressured to recruit fewer...