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A new governance-focused analysis warns that enterprises are delegating decision rights to AI agents faster than governance frameworks can keep up. The piece says organizations have shifted from...

Texas A&M’s Board of Regents has named Susan Ballabina as sole finalist for the university presidency, teeing up a potential leadership transition for the Texas A&M system. The choice signals...

A federal judge expanded compliance timelines for a sweeping federal requirement to submit race-and-sex applicant and admissions data to the U.S. Department of Education. The ruling gives certain...

Kansas has signed a law prohibiting “DEI-CRT” content in general education courses, formalizing a new compliance requirement for public-facing curricula and forcing institutions to adjust...

Caregiving students are facing heightened housing insecurity, according to a New America report highlighting affordability gaps and limited awareness of institutional aid. The findings point to a...

Accreditation oversight is entering another high-stakes policy round as the U.S. Department of Education advances negotiated rulemaking. Experts warn that proposed accreditation changes could...

At the University of Aberdeen, UCU members began another 10-day period of strikes amid disputes over budget cuts and management’s position on compulsory redundancies. The stoppages are scheduled...

AI use in classrooms is forcing institutions to revise both learning design and academic integrity approaches. One report highlights a mismatch between what students expect and what they can...

College philanthropy has held up amid broader higher education disruption, with total giving estimated at $78.8 billion in fiscal 2025—up 4% year over year, according to a Council for Advancement...

A new projection suggests closures or mergers could accelerate for the U.S. private nonprofit four-year sector. Reporting tied to the forecast indicates that 442 private colleges could be at risk...

A new multi-institution study finds that when families receive timely access to academic and administrative progress information, students persist and enroll at higher rates. The research reports...

A new framework from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) says aspiring teachers are entering classrooms without explicit, practice-based training to manage serious student behavior. The...

The Texas Tech University System announced plans to close academic programs centered on sexual orientation and gender identity, setting new compliance deadlines for its five institutions. In a...

New federal accreditation proposals are drawing sharp warnings from higher-education and legal experts as the U.S. Department of Education moves toward negotiated rulemaking. Commentators argue...

The Trump administration removed two immigration judges after they dismissed deportation cases involving high-profile pro-Palestinian international students, according to reporting summarized in...

A week-in-review roundup highlights proposed cuts in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 budget plan that would reduce grant support for minority-serving institutions and eliminate key college...

A new analysis examines how far starting teacher salaries can stretch under the federal push for a $60,000 minimum starting pay benchmark—using detailed cost modeling rather than broad averages....

University of Aberdeen staff will begin additional 10 days of strike action amid an ongoing dispute over cuts, according to union reporting in the materials provided. UCU says the walkouts include...

An AI cybersecurity model from Anthropic, Claude Mythos Preview, triggered industry panic after claims that it could uncover vulnerabilities at scale. The materials note the model reportedly found...

A new multi-institution study reports that when families have access to academic and administrative progress information, students are retained at higher rates than peers without that access. The...