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Bard College has named executive vice president Jonathan Becker as acting president, putting a leadership stabilization plan in motion ahead of a search for a permanent president. The appointment...

University of Pennsylvania President Larry Jameson will step down next summer when his contract ends next June, according to the school’s announcement. Jameson served as interim leader during...

Columbia University will reinstate SAT or ACT requirements for first-year applicants beginning in fall 2027, though it will remain test-optional through the 2026–27 admissions cycle. The decision...

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approval cleared the way for Kentucky State University to implement a state-mandated overhaul that narrows the school’s academic portfolio and...

The U.S. Department of Justice has alleged that UC Davis School of Medicine gave an advantage to Black and Hispanic applicants in violation of civil rights law, according to a roundup of recent...

In an AGB Trusteeship Podcast discussion, Penn Hill Group’s Alex Nock outlined a proposed Trump administration rule revising federal grant regulations and centralizing oversight of discretionary...

The Trump administration shut down Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign nationals after export controls tied to security concerns. Reporting described a vulnerability discovered...

A new long-form analysis argues the Trump administration is pursuing a narrower “merit” definition in college admissions, while federal scrutiny of enrollment outcomes intensifies. The report...

Stanford students staged a commencement walkout as Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the keynote, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and No Tech for Apartheid. The protest included...

More colleges are making it easier to transfer academic credits, according to reporting that profiles students navigating transfer credit recognition gaps. The coverage highlights how credit loss...

Two major U.S. presidents moved into transition mode this week as boards signaled new leadership searches. University of Pennsylvania President Larry Jameson announced he will step down next...

Columbia University reversed its test-optional stance, telling applicants it will require standardized test scores again starting fall 2027. The change follows a multiyear faculty review that...

Bard College announced a leadership change, naming executive vice president Jonathan Becker as acting president effective July 1 while the board conducts a search for permanent leadership. The...

AAUP signaled an expanded political strategy for faculty amid rising campus and federal pressure during the Trump administration’s second term. In commentary tied to the association’s first...

The Association of Governing Boards’ trusteeship briefing highlighted proposed federal changes to higher education research oversight via a sweeping revision to federal grant regulations. Penn...

A new policy discussion examines how the Trump administration is pressing colleges to adopt narrower definitions of merit as federal scrutiny of enrollment outcomes intensifies. With colleges...

Stanford’s 2026 commencement saw a major disruption when hundreds of students walked out during Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech. Students for Justice in Palestine organized the...

A U.S. national security and export-control response disrupted access to Anthropic’s newest AI models after an Amazon-discovered vulnerability scenario. Reported details cite an exchange in which...

Radical Numerics emerged from stealth with a $50 million seed round led by Emergence Capital, aiming to “read, write, and reason” in biology using AI across molecules rather than single...

A new report from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and College APP estimates 65 million potential adult learners have intent to enroll in the next two years, but cost, time, and...