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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said the bank hired 2,000 recent graduates from 200,000 applicants and that many new entrants to the workforce are anxious about AI and the job market. Moynihan...

Education leaders outlined 11 recurring problems school and district leaders are prioritizing in 2026, including equity, student engagement, chronic absenteeism, multilingual learners and staff...

Students at St. John’s College organized a week‑long 'tech fast' that replaced phone-based communication with chalkboard notices and analog practices, offering a live test of low‑tech pedagogy on...

A university concluded that a faculty member’s online post, which the professor defended as satire, met the institution’s threshold for "disruption," prompting criticism from free‑speech advocates...

Virginia’s outgoing Republican officials asked a federal judge to block the state’s Dream Act, eliminating in‑state tuition eligibility for undocumented students and aligning state policy with the...

Higher education IT and research leaders are being reminded that AI projects fail not because of models but because underlying institutional data is fragmented, inconsistent and poorly governed....

Security commentators are urging organizations to replace password-based authentication with passkeys—device‑bound credentials backed by major vendors—to reduce phishing and credential reuse...

Leading commentators argue the international AI debate is miscast as a zero‑sum race and warn that export‑control and rivalry narratives could harm academic collaboration and research ecosystems....

Local opposition to large, energy‑intensive data center projects is spreading, with town halls and municipal boards rejecting or delaying proposals across multiple states. Commercial‑real‑estate...

A student‑organized "tech fast" at St. John’s College replaced smartphones with chalkboards and face‑to‑face coordination for one week. Organizers framed the exercise as an experiment in...

Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy delivered a broad critique touching on federal extortion risks, perceived overreach in diversity‑equity‑inclusion efforts, and legal strategies around...

Workplace research identifies a new worker archetype: the "empowered non‑complier"—skilled employees who accept hybrid location rules but resist mandated schedules. While the study focused on...

Sweden’s long‑term policy mix—public programs to increase home computer access, strong university‑industry ties and targeted support for startups—helped create a high per‑capita flow of AI and...

Northwestern University struck a deal with the Trump administration to restore nearly $800 million in frozen federal research funding, and the settlement imposes new controls on campus speech and...

Bill Ackman publicly declared financial and public support for former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino, saying she is innocent of allegations that led Harvard to strip her of...

The University of Virginia appointed Michael Lenox as interim dean of the Darden School of Business; Lenox publicly stated he will not seek the permanent role. The appointment follows Scott...

At least 15 college campuses closed in 2025 and a string of mergers and acquisitions accelerated as small, tuition‑dependent institutions struggle with enrollment and financial viability....

The National Institutes of Health will reexamine hundreds of grant applications it previously shelved or denied after recent court filings compelled the agency to take another look. The move...

Universities are rolling out AI tools but often find results disappointing because model performance rests on underlying data quality, governance and operational processes. The piece argues that...

Virginia’s outgoing Republican officials petitioned a federal judge to block the state’s Virginia Dream Act and eliminate in‑state tuition for undocumented students, aligning the move with the...