Latest Higher Education News

Adjunct instructors at public universities reported repeated paycheck delays this semester, underscoring payroll weaknesses that affect untenured faculty and graduate employees. The Chronicle’s...

Former NIH officials and researchers warned that the agency has dramatically reduced proactive funding signals to the research community, publishing just 14 Notices of Funding Opportunities...

A federal judge pushed back the Education Department’s deadline for colleges to submit new race- and sex‑disaggregated applicant and admit data by one week amid a 17‑state legal challenge. The...

At least seven states and multiple university systems have adopted laws or policies requiring public colleges to post course syllabi, prompting debate over transparency and academic freedom....

Higher education leaders and policy analysts are pressing for urgent action after projections showed a looming Pell shortfall and concerns that Workforce Pell initiatives may bypass rural...

Campus learning‑management vendors and administrators are confronting a two‑front challenge: technical limits to reliably detecting agentic AI use and uneven institutional readiness to integrate...

The University of Kent moved some exams online and postponed others after an invasive meningitis outbreak linked to a Canterbury nightclub left two young people dead and several students...

Ohio State University’s president resigned after an internal finding of an inappropriate relationship involving public resources; trustees moved quickly to appoint Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as...

A Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond analysis found that measuring community‑college success more broadly boosts four‑year outcomes: a 49.8% success rate under an expanded definition versus the...

The Higher Learning Commission announced the first formal endorsements for third‑party microcredential providers, approving four organizations that offer short-term certificates, badges and...

A federal judge moved the Education Department’s deadline for colleges to submit new race- and sex‑disaggregated admissions and applicant data, buying time for litigation and scrutiny. U.S....

A wave of state actions is reshaping classroom transparency and curricular control. At least seven states now require public college syllabi to be posted online, prompting debate over academic...

Policymakers and higher‑education leaders warned that the Pell Grant shortfall is becoming an urgent fiscal problem for student access. Experts say closing an immediate $17 billion gap will...

Legislative jockeying in Florida produced two immediate higher‑education disruptions. Lawmakers failed to advance a 5% cap on out‑of‑state enrollment for state universities, a restraint that would...

Public universities are raising tuition and planning program reductions as state funding lags and operating costs climb. Oregon State’s trustees approved tuition increases of roughly 5–6% for...

A Federal Reserve Bank report and enrollment trends are forcing a rethink of how community‑college success is measured. The Richmond Fed’s broader 'success rate' that counts degrees, credentials,...

Learning‑management vendors and campus leaders are confronting a blunt reality: current tools cannot reliably detect agentic AI, and institutions are adopting AI unevenly without clear governance....

Short‑term credentials are gaining formal acceptance as universities seek employer‑aligned offerings. The Higher Learning Commission issued its first endorsements for third‑party microcredential...

The University of Kent moved and postponed in‑person assessments after an outbreak of invasive meningitis in Canterbury that left two young people dead and more than a dozen critically ill....

Higher‑education leaders and faculty are debating reforms to tenure and service to restore public confidence and address uneven workloads. Commentators argue traditional tenure protections require...