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Senior leadership shakeups at universities and colleges
Universities across the U.S. moved quickly to fill top executive roles, announcing multiple president selections and transitions. Clemson University named Benjamin C. Ayers as president effective...
Republicans move to permanently shift federal education programs
A new package of House Republican bills would make several Trump-era shifts to U.S. Department of Education programs permanent by moving day-to-day management to other federal agencies. The...
Federal cybersecurity and AI safety scrutiny spreads to higher-ed tech
U.K. researchers testing OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 model report that the system’s cyber guardrails are vulnerable to jailbreaks that can enable exploit development workflows. The U.K. AI Security...
Campus safety and civil-liberties battles over emergency-recording footage
A judge allowed a news outlet to publish a school lockdown video but imposed limits, setting up an expected appeal by the outlet. Lawyers for New Brunswick Today said the partial victory still...
Early learning technology limits under equity-focused review
Baltimore City Public Schools is changing how it uses devices in early grades after research raised concerns about excessive screen time, particularly for Black and brown students. The district...
Student success and belonging strategy moves beyond graduation
Higher education leaders are increasingly treating “belonging” as a retention and well-being lever, but one report argues that most institutions still end belonging-building at commencement. It...
GMAT policy changes may affect graduate admissions modeling
GMAC will introduce an automated GMAT Focus Superscore that combines applicants’ highest Quant, Verbal, and Data Insights results across multiple GMAT Focus attempts into a single 205–805...
Education support professionals push for an “ESP Bill of Rights”
Support staff advocates are pressing for state and federal “ESP Bill of Rights” legislation aimed at improving training, pay, and workplace protections for paraprofessionals and other education...
Student well-being through computer science instruction and SEL
New York City education leaders are promoting social-emotional learning strategies inside computer science classrooms, arguing that student resilience and emotion regulation are part of CS...
AI and privacy governance for student-facing devices
Meta is adding privacy-safety controls to its Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses amid growing concern about covert recording. The company says it will update second-generation glasses so the camera shuts off...
Congress targets the Education Department’s portfolio—program operations and student aid pathways could move
A package of new House Education and the Workforce committee bills would permanently shift major U.S. Department of Education programs to other federal agencies, Republicans say, as part of the...
Temple University moves from deficit management to layoffs as enrollment declines reshape budgets
Temple University announced new budget cuts for fiscal 2027 and plans to lay off about 40 employees as the public university tries to close an earlier projected deficit. Temple said its $1.3...
Boise State, Clemson, and Riverside City College fill key presidencies as institutions recalibrate strategy
Several colleges and universities moved quickly to name new presidents and formalize interim leadership, signaling fresh leadership cycles focused on academic growth and student success. Clemson...
AI security enters the higher-ed risk conversation as UK flags GPT-5.6 jailbreak pathways
A UK government agency says OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol is likely vulnerable to cybersecurity jailbreaks, raising questions for universities and K-12 systems adopting frontier models. The U.K. AI...
Meta tightens privacy controls for Ray-Ban AI glasses while testing ‘super-sensing’
Meta announced updates to its Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses aimed at deterring covert recording, including camera shutdown if tampering is detected. The company said it will add logic to disable the...
SK Hynix’s Wall Street IPO spotlights how AI hardware supply chain power is reshaping campus computing demand
SK Hynix’s Nasdaq debut underlined the scale of the AI hardware cycle, with the memory chipmaker raising $26.5 billion and driving a 12.8% jump in its first day of trading. The IPO marks the...
Presidential policy clashes with student-athlete inclusion as a lawsuit is withdrawn after Supreme Court upholds bans
Two transgender girls who challenged President Donald Trump’s trans sports executive order withdrew a lawsuit in New Hampshire after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upheld state bans on transgender...
Higher education technology guidance shifts as districts curb early screen time—equity and development risks take center stage
Research-driven concerns about early screen exposure are prompting technology policy reversals in districts, with Baltimore City Public Schools planning to introduce new limits in grades K-2. The...
Enrollment affordability and private capital pressure meet institutional debt dynamics as U.S. borrowing costs climb
A new budget snapshot shows the federal government continuing to borrow heavily in 2026 and paying rising interest costs on its debt, a macro backdrop that can pressure public funding and higher...
Student success infrastructure expands as PASSHE commits additional tuition coverage for low-income students
PASSHE committed to covering remaining tuition for low-income students, extending financial support beyond existing aid structures. The update signals a targeted student success investment aimed...