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Two new pieces of evidence tie nonacademic supports and campus belonging to measurable student success. A survey of more than 21,000 students found that even modest gains in sense of belonging...

Academic labor tensions are escalating: UCU members at Heriot‑Watt, Aberdeen, Stirling and Strathclyde opened strike ballots over proposed job losses and compulsory redundancies, signaling...

Institutions are racing to reconcile AI deployments with student‑data protections even as cyber incidents disrupt campuses. Industry guidance on protecting student privacy with AI emphasizes...

Colleges across the U.S. moved quickly to install new chief executives in a coordinated wave of leadership changes. The University of Virginia named Scott Beardsley, dean of UVA Darden, as its...

Rodney D. Bennett abruptly resigned as chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln effective next week after faculty backlash and a rare no-confidence vote followed budget-driven academic...

Higher education ended 2025 with a fresh round of layoffs and a gloomy credit outlook for the sector. Institutions reported roughly 300 job cuts in December, bringing total sector job losses to...

The National Institutes of Health reached a settlement with 16 state attorneys general after delaying and canceling reviews of thousands of grant applications during 2025. Under the agreement, NIH...

Federal policy moves this week put new pressure on graduate education funding and program accountability. Proposed caps on graduate federal borrowing would restrict master’s and professional...

The U.S. Department of Education unveiled plans to 'harmonize' accountability metrics across institutions while its secretary signaled a political pivot away from higher education toward K‑12...

Colleges are scrambling to balance AI adoption with student-data protections while campus teaching-and-learning centers rework pedagogy. IT leaders warn that emerging AI tools — from LMS plugins...

Higher education institutions are wrestling with gender‑inclusion policy and campus climate. A Mainichi Shimbun survey found a mixed response among Japan’s women‑only universities: several have...

Investor Bill Ackman confirmed financial support for Francesca Gino, the former Harvard Business School professor who lost tenure amid research‑misconduct allegations and sued the university....

New evidence and campus interventions tie student belonging and basic‑needs support to retention and graduation. Survey data from more than 21,000 students show that modest improvements in...

The National Institutes of Health reached a settlement with 16 states that commits the agency to resume its normal scientific review process and decide on thousands of previously delayed grant...

Federal proposals to cap graduate student borrowing are forcing universities and prospective students to re-evaluate program affordability and access. Regulators are discussing strict annual and...

Federal data show nearly 6% of roughly 50,000 academic programs would fall below a proposed graduate earnings threshold that the Education Department is considering as part of accountability...

Rodney D. Bennett abruptly announced his resignation as chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln effective next week after a year of budget-driven program cuts and a faculty no-confidence...

Following legislative wins in 2025, House Republicans are preparing to press further higher-education policy changes this year, seeking to expand oversight, tighten accountability and build on...

Faculty at NYU and other institutions are experimenting with oral exams and AI-proof assessments after noticing student submissions that read like polished consulting memos but lacked demonstrable...

Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global have issued dour outlooks for higher education in 2026, warning of deteriorating finances and mounting operating pressures across non-profit institutions. Analysts...