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Edtech reset—Chegg job cuts and students learning to build AI
Edtech provider Chegg announced cuts of roughly 45% of its workforce as it restructures amid falling traffic and competition from AI search tools. The company said it will refocus on...
Title VI showdown: Court rebukes probe tactics — Universities seek funds unfrozen
A federal judge’s detailed ruling last month pushed back on the Trump administration’s use of Title VI civil‑rights enforcement in disputes with elite universities, restoring billions in federal...
Judge halts mass RIFs: Federal layoffs blocked — Education Department spared final cuts
A federal district judge in San Francisco has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from finalizing tens of thousands of planned agency layoffs, ruling plaintiffs...
H‑1B standoff: Higher‑ed asks DHS for carve‑outs — Florida orders limit foreign hires
Nearly three dozen higher education groups pressed Homeland Security for an exemption from the administration’s new $100,000 H‑1B petition fee, arguing the charge will hinder universities’ ability...
GMAT tumble — MBA pipeline shows mixed signals as applications climb
Global GMAT administrations fell 19% in the 2025 testing year, GMAC reported, marking one of the sharpest single‑year declines in recent memory. GMAC attributed the drop to test‑optional...
AI integrity clash: identical apologies trigger policy push — business schools publish playbooks
At the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign professors say dozens of students submitted identical AI‑generated apology notes after allegations of cheating—an episode that has intensified campus...
Chegg collapses toward a new model — 45% layoffs, leadership reshuffle
Chegg announced layoffs affecting roughly 388 roles—about 45% of its workforce—and a leadership reshuffle that saw Executive Chairman Dan Rosensweig resume the CEO role as the company pivots amid...
HBCUs under strain: Talladega sells murals — campuses tighten security
Talladega College, an HBCU facing acute financial distress, sold landmark Hale Woodruff murals to an art museum and two foundations to raise emergency funds while asserting it has not fully...
Divestment and distrust: Lewis & Clark trustees act—Public skepticism of colleges spikes
Lewis & Clark College’s board voted to divest endowment holdings in weapons manufacturers after sustained student activism demanding ethical investment choices. Trustees said the policy change is...
Credit transfers break pathways: Dual enrollment needs standards — K‑12, colleges push alignment
Dual‑enrollment participation continues to rise, but colleges and high schools warn that inconsistent standards and credit‑transfer practices leave students with incomplete pathways to degrees or...
Court restores school mental‑health grants — Funding disputes paused
A federal judge in Seattle blocked the Education Department’s move to terminate about four dozen school mental‑health grants across 15 states, finding the department likely violated federal notice...
Higher ed presses DHS: exempt colleges from $100K H‑1B fee
Higher-education groups led by the American Council on Education asked Homeland Security to exempt colleges and universities from President Trump’s surprise $100,000 H‑1B petition fee, arguing the...
Judge halts Trump’s mass federal layoffs — agencies blocked from issuing RIF notices
A federal judge in San Francisco temporarily enjoined the Trump administration from finalizing a sweeping round of agency layoffs, finding plaintiffs had a strong likelihood of proving the firings...
New College of Florida volunteers to sign Trump’s higher‑ed compact — first in line
New College of Florida publicly volunteered to be the first institution to adopt President Trump’s proposed higher‑education compact, saying the small public liberal‑arts college already has...
OpenAI recapitalizes: Microsoft secures 27% stake and long‑term access
OpenAI completed its for‑profit recapitalization and converted its commercial arm into the OpenAI Group Public Benefit Corporation, clearing a major governance and financing hurdle. Under the deal...
Kelley issues AI playbook as students push campuses to teach responsible AI
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business published a public 'Kelley AI Playbook' that lays out expectations for faculty on integrating generative AI into teaching, grading and research while...
Chegg cuts 45% of staff as AI reshapes student study habits
Chegg announced a major restructuring that will eliminate roughly 388 roles — about 45% of its workforce — citing the rapid uptake of generative AI tools and a sharp decline in Google‑driven...
Lewis & Clark trustees divest endowment from weapons makers — students claim victory
Lewis & Clark College’s Board of Trustees approved a policy to remove endowment investments in weapons manufacturers, a move trustees said is apolitical but students hailed as a direct response to...
Administration leverages research dollars — UCLA settlement draft and frozen grants linger
Universities continue to grapple with federal leverage over research funding. Northwestern and Cornell are still working to unfreeze federal research dollars after the administration used funding...
Courts restore school mental‑health grants — Ed. Dept. barred from early terminations
Federal judges blocked the Education Department’s effort to terminate dozens of multiyear school mental‑health grants, finding the department likely violated federal administrative procedures and...