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A new State of Digital Adoption report finds that large majorities of enterprise workers are avoiding AI tools—even as executives increase AI spending. In a survey of 3,750 executives and...

Southern Oregon University will receive a $15 million emergency appropriation after Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an emergency funding provision into law this week, sending the money through the...

A federal court order extended deadlines for dozens of private colleges and higher-education associations to submit detailed admissions data broken down by race and sex to the U.S. Department of...

The U.S. Department of Education released draft regulations aimed at overhauling how accreditation is overseen, including measures tied to student achievement standards, intellectual diversity...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights rescinded portions of Title IX resolution agreements that were previously used to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion. The department said earlier...

Wisconsin’s Board of Regents voted unanimously to fire system president Jay Rothman after he declined to resign, ending a public leadership standoff inside the Universities of Wisconsin system....

New data from the American Association of University Professors shows average full-time faculty salaries fell 0.4% in real terms between fall 2024 and fall 2025, marking the first...

Higher-ed leaders are pressing for stronger governance around generative AI and third-party software as campus IT teams respond to the “SaaSpocalypse” dynamic and rising security and data-privacy...

The Ballmer Group awarded $77 million to two California State University campuses to expand mental health capacity in the Los Angeles area. Cal State LA is set to train more than 1,000 new...

Anthropic launched “Project Glasswing,” a cybersecurity-focused effort providing major technology firms and cybersecurity players access to an unreleased preview model, Claude Mythos, for...

As the MBA recruiting cycle softens again, business schools reported continued headwinds for full-time recruiting and a shift in employer tactics toward AI-enabled pre-screening and virtual...

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously to fire system president Jay Rothman, ending his nearly four-year tenure with little public explanation. The board’s action...

The Association of Governing Boards (AGB) issued an urgent policy alert warning that the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration’s FY 2027 budget proposal would cut or eliminate...

The U.S. Department of Education released draft regulations aimed at restructuring how accreditors gain and maintain federal recognition, including an eased pathway for new accreditors and new...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights rescinded parts of resolution agreements tied to Title IX investigations involving transgender students. The department said previous...

The University of Missouri cut off funding to five multicultural student organizations, including the Legion of Black Collegians and Queer Liberation Front, starting in July. The changes were...

A Trump probe froze data used by colleges to boost student voting initiatives, according to coverage of the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition’s work following the 2022 midterms. The...

Education leaders are struggling to align AI expectations across schools as inconsistent guidance leaves students and staff “lost and confused,” according to a new opinion piece focused on policy...

A city-county councilmember in Indianapolis, Ron Gibson, said he woke to 13 bullet holes in his home and a note reading “No Data Centers.” The incident appears tied to local political conflict...

New data from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) shows average salaries for full-time faculty fell 0.4% between fall 2024 and fall 2025 after adjusting for inflation—the...