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House Republicans introduced a package of bills designed to “right-size” the U.S. Department of Education by codifying interagency agreements and transferring responsibilities to other federal...

A federal appeals court upheld Texas’s ban on in-state tuition for undocumented students, maintaining an injunction against the state’s “Texas Dream Act” benefit. The Fifth Circuit said federal...

A randomized classroom study suggests that giving teachers AI teaching assistants can reduce student motivation and exam performance, especially among students taught by weaker instructors....

Northeastern University finalized its merger with Marymount Manhattan College, officially creating Northeastern University – New York City. The combination makes Northeastern the first...

Bakersfield College reached a settlement with a professor who sued over requirements tied to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access for faculty. The settlement converts a federal preliminary...

North Carolina cut Community College Student Success Initiative funding for 21 community colleges, reducing resources for structured, goal-oriented services aimed at “underachieving students.” The...

Higher education leaders are urging colleges to prepare students for skill disruptions from AI, while one new analysis argues job disruption narratives may be overstated for now. The report cites...

A working paper from Brown University’s Annenberg Institute suggests some marginal transfer students—those admitted just above eligibility cutoffs—could see worse long-run earnings than students...

More than 200 economists and AI researchers, including 16 Nobel laureates and chief economists from OpenAI and Anthropic, released a statement warning that the economics profession is “driving in...

As New Hampshire implemented its 2025–26 phone-free campus rule, teachers reported a shift in classroom and social dynamics—more hallway and cafeteria interaction and less screen time during the...

A coalition of more than 200 economists and AI researchers—organizers included Stanford’s Erik Brynjolfsson and Rotman’s Ajay Agrawal, plus UVA economist Anton Korinek—issued a statement warning...

Higher education leaders are increasingly disputing the narrative that AI job disruption is automatically eliminating entry-level work, citing new evidence that broader hiring cycles are a major...

A randomized classroom trial reported online in June finds that providing teachers access to an AI teaching assistant can reduce student motivation and depress exam outcomes, especially where...

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws restricting transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity, and the ruling immediately reframes Title IX...

House Republicans introduced a package of bills aimed at “right-sizing” the U.S. Department of Education by transferring responsibilities to other executive agencies, a move that would make the...

A federal appeals court upheld an agreement between the Trump administration and Texas’s attorney general to end in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students at public institutions. The...

North Carolina cut funding for a community college Student Success Initiative designed to provide structured, goal-oriented services to “underachieving students,” according to reporting tied to...

Northeastern University finalized its merger with Marymount Manhattan College in New York’s Upper East Side, officially renaming the combined operation as Northeastern University – New York...

A new working paper from Brown University’s Annenberg Institute suggests that for “academically marginal” transfer students—those just above admission cutoffs—transferring to a four-year flagship...

A Bakersfield College history professor reached a settlement that converts a preliminary injunction into a five-year permanent injunction after a dispute over California community college...