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Higher‑education leaders expect 2026 to accelerate three interlocking shifts: deeper investment in short‑term credentials, stronger employer engagement, and expanded institutional use of AI....

About two in five college students face food insecurity, and campus food pantries are reporting sharp increases in demand, according to reporting from NPR and campus officials. Penn State...

Two business‑school accounts highlight a continuing strategy among top MBA programs: intensify practitioner access and real‑deal experiences. Kellogg’s Advanced Private Equity Experience (APEX)...

Northwestern University agreed to terms with the Trump administration to restore nearly $800 million in previously frozen federal research funds, and one provision requires focused training and...

The University of Virginia appointed Michael Lenox as interim dean of the Darden School of Business as Scott Beardsley moved to the university presidency. Lenox, a long‑time Darden strategy...

Billionaire Harvard Business School alumnus Bill Ackman publicly declared support for former HBS professor Francesca Gino and said he is financing her litigation against Harvard after the...

A university concluded that a professor's online post about Zionists constituted 'disruption' even after the instructor argued the message was satirical. The case drew conservative activists...

The National Institutes of Health has agreed in court filings to revisit hundreds of grant applications it previously shelved or denied, reversing a pattern of pre‑2026 rejections tied to the...

New federal rules tied to the law known colloquially as the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will curb access to billions in student loans, change repayment frameworks and create new grant funding for...

The higher‑education sector continued consolidation in 2025: at least 15 college campuses closed and a dozen institutions merged or were acquired as tuition‑dependent models strained under...

Higher education institutions are embracing AI tools but frequently lack the data governance needed to make models reliable and scalable, industry analysts say. An editorial and advisory content...

Governments and large technology firms are rapidly deploying AI chatbots and other instructional tools in schools worldwide, prompting debate over instructional quality and the role of teachers....

A nationwide trend shows roughly 2 in 5 college students reporting food insecurity as campus food pantries and emergency programs see rising demand. At Penn State Harrisburg, pantry visits jumped...

Universities and school systems are rushing to embed AI tools while confronting gaps in the data and governance that underpin them. Reports show vendors and tech giants are rolling chatbots and...

Northwestern University agreed to a settlement with Education and Justice Department officials to unlock nearly $800 million in frozen federal research funding, and the deal includes targeted...

Billionaire investor William Ackman publicly declared support and financial backing for former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino as she challenges Harvard’s decision to strip her of...

A university concluded that a professor's online post about Zionists—described by the author as satire—constituted "disruption," prompting debate about faculty free-speech protections. The case...

In court filings late in the year, the National Institutes of Health agreed to re-examine hundreds of grant applications it previously shelved or denied, reversing a pattern of rejection tied to...

The sector continued to contract in 2025 as at least 15 campuses closed and a dozen institutions merged or were acquired, driven by enrollment declines and fragile tuition‑dependent finances....

The University of Virginia named Michael Lenox interim dean of the Darden School of Business and publicly noted he does not want the permanent role, triggering a full search for a 10th dean....