Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education unveiled plans to 'harmonize' accountability metrics across institutions while its secretary signaled a political pivot away from higher education toward K‑12...

Colleges are scrambling to balance AI adoption with student-data protections while campus teaching-and-learning centers rework pedagogy. IT leaders warn that emerging AI tools — from LMS plugins...

Higher education institutions are wrestling with gender‑inclusion policy and campus climate. A Mainichi Shimbun survey found a mixed response among Japan’s women‑only universities: several have...

Investor Bill Ackman confirmed financial support for Francesca Gino, the former Harvard Business School professor who lost tenure amid research‑misconduct allegations and sued the university....

New evidence and campus interventions tie student belonging and basic‑needs support to retention and graduation. Survey data from more than 21,000 students show that modest improvements in...

The National Institutes of Health reached a settlement with 16 states that commits the agency to resume its normal scientific review process and decide on thousands of previously delayed grant...

Federal proposals to cap graduate student borrowing are forcing universities and prospective students to re-evaluate program affordability and access. Regulators are discussing strict annual and...

Federal data show nearly 6% of roughly 50,000 academic programs would fall below a proposed graduate earnings threshold that the Education Department is considering as part of accountability...

Rodney D. Bennett abruptly announced his resignation as chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln effective next week after a year of budget-driven program cuts and a faculty no-confidence...

Following legislative wins in 2025, House Republicans are preparing to press further higher-education policy changes this year, seeking to expand oversight, tighten accountability and build on...

Faculty at NYU and other institutions are experimenting with oral exams and AI-proof assessments after noticing student submissions that read like polished consulting memos but lacked demonstrable...

Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global have issued dour outlooks for higher education in 2026, warning of deteriorating finances and mounting operating pressures across non-profit institutions. Analysts...

Florida State University announced a $65 million gift from Herbert Wertheim to endow the College of Business—its largest philanthropic endowment—and rename the school the Herbert Wertheim College...

A sector-focused opinion calls for sweeping reforms to accreditation and higher-education governance, arguing current processes waste time and fail to guarantee student outcomes. The...

Facilities departments at colleges are deploying telematics and asset‑tracking tools to wring savings from campus fleet operations and regain visibility into high-value equipment. Institutions...

The three major credit‑ratings firms—Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global—have turned cautious on U.S. higher education, publishing forecasts that describe the sector’s 2026 financial outlook as...

House Republicans are moving to extend policy changes enacted in 2025, aiming to codify oversight and regulatory shifts that affect accreditation, student aid and program eligibility....

More than half of ABA‑accredited law schools charged full‑time tuition above $50,000 in 2024, and a new federal borrowing cap is forcing institutions and students to adapt. The $50,000 annual...

A wave of federal research funding cuts—estimated between $3.3 billion and $3.7 billion to hundreds of universities—has prompted intensified recruitment of U.S. researchers by institutions abroad....

Colleges face simultaneous pressures on two fronts: protecting student data from AI tool integration and preserving academic integrity. IT leaders warn that AI features in vendor tools—ranging...