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The recent plunge in Bitcoin and other crypto assets has forced institutional investors to reassess exposure and liquidity, with some endowments that bought into crypto-linked ETFs seeing sharp...

An opinion piece warns education leaders that adopting the ‘lead learner’ moniker is not the same as demonstrating a sustained learner’s mindset, and urges leaders to prioritize authentic,...

The Trump administration announced a plan to dismantle and reallocate major Education Department functions to other agencies, prompting swift criticism from state education chiefs. Officials in...

Tribal leaders say the Education Department violated statutory consultation requirements when it announced the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies....

The administration formally moved career and technical education resources, including the $1.4 billion Perkins program, from the Education Department to the Department of Labor. Early reactions...

Special-education and disability-rights advocates are urging parents to continue filing federal complaints even as the Education Department reduces staff and shifts responsibilities. Advocates...

The California State University Board of Trustees has named Michael Spagna as Sonoma State University’s permanent president, tapping a veteran Cal State administrator to lead a campus amid steep...

A faculty review panel unanimously concluded Texas A&M was wrong to fire Professor Melissa McCoul over a classroom gender lesson, placing the university at the center of national debates over...

A federal subpoena seeking identities of some Jewish employees at the University of Pennsylvania has provoked a strong backlash from university leaders, faculty and civil-rights groups who say the...

New reporting has renewed scrutiny of elite academics who maintained ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and questions about former Harvard president Larry Summers’ entanglement with Epstein intensified....

In response to a wave of high-profile gambling scandals involving professional and college figures, NCAA Division I members voted to rescind a recent rule change that would have permitted athletes...

UNC Greensboro’s Bryan School of Business launched an immersive learning environment that combines AI and virtual reality to train students on workplace skills, backed by a $1 million grant and...

The Trump administration formally moved to redistribute core functions of the U.S. Department of Education across multiple agencies, and state chiefs and tribal leaders immediately pushed back....

The administration shifted the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education program and other workforce grants from Education to the Labor Department, prompting mixed reactions from colleges and...

The Justice Department asked the University of Pennsylvania for lists of certain employees as part of an investigation into antisemitism on campus, and the request has triggered a backlash from...

An independent arbitrator found Portland State University violated shared governance when administrators executed budget-driven layoffs and ordered the university to reinstate 10 nontenure-track...

The American Association of University Professors’ strategy on academic freedom and governance is driving a pitched internal debate, with some longtime supporters accusing the organization of...

Colleges and universities are cutting dozens of foreign-language degrees and closing departments, citing falling student demand and shifts in curricular priorities. Administrations point to...

The Joseph M. Bryan School at UNC Greensboro launched an immersive learning environment that combines virtual reality and AI tools after securing a $1 million grant to train students in workplace...

OpenAI launched a teacher-specific version of ChatGPT offering built-in prompts, collaboration tools and privacy protections, free for educators through June 2027. The rollout marks the company’s...