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MBA applications to U.S. business schools have dropped sharply this admissions cycle, with admissions officials reporting 20%–30% declines in rounds 1 and 2. Enrollment officers and industry...

More than 300 colleges now use direct admissions—proactive offers to students who meet preset criteria—as institutions scramble to protect enrollment. Enrollment managers warn that direct admits...

Texas A&M University announced it will close its women’s and gender studies program, cancel six classes and require changes to hundreds of syllabi under a new systemwide curricular policy. Interim...

The University of Virginia submitted a quarterly compliance report to the Justice Department outlining steps it took to remove diversity offices, change website language and halt some...

Harvard’s leadership overhaul and a surge of institutional solidarity after public attacks have driven a rebound in donations and applicant interest, according to commentary from university...

The Justice Department released millions of pages of Epstein‑related records that name a wide range of public figures; material in the batch has renewed scrutiny of academic ties and fundraising...

Moltbot, an open‑source agentic AI that can act autonomously across apps, has surged in popularity and reignited debates over campus cybersecurity. The agent’s capabilities—accessing files,...

Two scholars developed a chatbot aimed at helping students disagree productively, and early classroom pilots have drawn praise from faculty who say it scaffolds civil debate. The tool prompts...

A Public Agenda analysis and a panel of college presidents examined institutional strategies to boost graduates’ economic mobility. Presidents from Ferris State, Lamar University and CSU San...

Readers responded to an essay about Texas’ effort to bar “officially disapproved ideas” from university classrooms, sparking a broader debate about academic freedom, curricular control and the...

Texas A&M announced it will end its women’s and gender studies program and has canceled a small number of classes while ordering faculty to remove certain course content tied to race, gender and...

The University of Virginia filed its first quarterly compliance report under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, disclosing that it has shuttered diversity offices and removed...

The University of Pennsylvania told its schools and centers to trim certain expenditures by 4% for the coming fiscal year, citing new federal endowment taxes, changes to graduate loan programs and...

More than 300 colleges now use direct‑admissions offers—automatic acceptances based on predetermined criteria—and enrollment leaders are adjusting outreach and yield strategies to the unfamiliar...

The College Board announced a push into career-connected education, acquiring District C and its Teamship work-based learning program and partnering with the Carnegie Foundation to expand the...

Three college presidents from Ferris State, Lamar University and Cal State San Bernardino highlighted practical campus programs aimed at boosting graduates’ earnings and upward mobility. Public...

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cut roughly 70 positions—about 8% of its staff—as the Zuckerberg family refocused its philanthropy on AI‑driven biomedical research and the Biohub network. CZI...

The Justice Department released millions of pages of Epstein-related records that name numerous high‑profile figures; universities are now grappling with reputational fallout as faculty and alumni...

Reporting shows certain Florida universities partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ways that have raised student anxiety and questions on campus about privacy and due process. The...

An open‑source autonomous assistant, Moltbot, has gone viral, revealing productivity potential alongside serious security vulnerabilities; cybersecurity firms warn that agentic bots with deep...