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The Trump administration sent letters to nine top U.S. universities urging them to sign a ‘compact’ that aligns campus policies with the administration’s political agenda to maintain access to...

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's efforts to detain and deport international students and scholars for engaging in pro-Palestinian activism on campuses violated their First...

Higher education and corporate sectors are advancing efforts to integrate artificial intelligence. Citi has initiated AI skills training for 175,000 employees to enhance prompt engineering...

University College London and other U.S. institutions are confronting logistical and financial challenges due to exceeding visa allocations for international students, leaving hundreds with...

Recent data and executive commentary highlight a pronounced shift towards trade and vocational careers among younger workers. CEOs from Nvidia and Ford emphasize expanding demand for electricians,...

The recent federal government shutdown is triggering substantial repercussions across higher education, including furloughs of Education Department staff responsible for student aid and civil...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated proceedings to suspend Harvard University's access to all federal grants and contracts after its Office for Civil Rights referred...

With a potential U.S. federal government shutdown imminent due to political gridlock, experts warn of widespread impacts on higher education. Federal student financial aid management staff are...

Despite the sustained boom in AI investment since ChatGPT's 2022 launch, signs have emerged of a cooling market. Startups face funding scrutiny, and enterprise AI projects experience slowdowns,...

Ford CEO Jim Farley highlighted an acute shortage of blue-collar workers critical to building and maintaining AI data centers and manufacturing facilities. He detailed how trades such as...

A study analyzing over 4,200 graduates from the MBA Class of 2024 revealed that only 13% secured jobs with the top 10 most popular post-MBA employers, such as McKinsey and Amazon. The majority...

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, an AI model claiming to autonomously execute software development and complex business tasks for up to 30 hours with minimal oversight, surpassing previous...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 53, a pioneering AI safety law requiring major AI companies to disclose risk mitigation protocols and protect whistleblowers. The legislation establishes...

The University of Michigan’s Healthy Minds Study reported a third consecutive year of declining rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among U.S. college students. Surveying over...

A range of major 2026 higher education conferences aim to address contemporary challenges including shifting federal policies, funding uncertainties, enrollment concerns, and academic freedom...

Schools’ approach to cybersecurity is shifting from reactionary defense to proactive resilience-building, involving improved governance, culture, and collaboration. Advanced technologies,...

The California State University (Cal State) system is under investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegations related to antisemitism, as announced by...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) is moving to suspend Harvard University's eligibility for federal funding due to findings of violations of Title...

AI company Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.5, an AI model capable of running autonomously for sustained periods and excelling in software coding and complex business tasks. The model...

Colleges are cautiously adopting AI to improve administrative functions such as budgeting, enrollment management, and facility operations. While only about a third of college business officers...