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Federal financial-aid rules will change in 2026 under the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' with new limits on loan access, restructured repayment rules and fresh grant funds for short‑term workforce...

Student well‑being dominated campus life as two developments highlighted shifting needs: a student‑led "tech fast" at St. John’s College aimed at reducing smartphone dependence and a surge in...

Higher‑education leaders predict 2026 will intensify investments in short‑term credentials, certificates and employer‑aligned pathways as states and institutions seek faster workforce alignment....

Northwestern University struck a settlement with the U.S. Education and Justice departments to restore nearly $800 million in previously frozen federal research funding, but administrators agreed...

A university concluded that a professor’s online post, which she said was satire, amounted to 'disruption,' prompting calls from conservative activists for punishment and a chorus of legal experts...

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman publicly declared support for former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino and revealed he has been financing her litigation against Harvard after the...

The University of Virginia appointed longtime strategy professor Michael Lenox as interim dean of the Darden School of Business; Lenox made clear he does not want the permanent post. The move...

Higher education leaders oversaw at least 15 campus closures and a dozen mergers or acquisitions in 2025 as smaller tuition‑dependent institutions confronted enrollment declines and financial...

In court filings, the National Institutes of Health agreed to reassess hundreds of grant applications it had previously shelved or denied, reversing a pattern of rejections tied to politicized...

Lame‑duck Republican officials in Virginia moved to eliminate in‑state tuition rates for undocumented students and asked a federal judge to block the state’s Dream Act, a reversal that incoming...

Federal financial‑aid rules set under the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will curtail access to some student loans, reshape repayment options, and introduce targeted grant funding for short‑term...

Approximately 2 in 5 college students report food insecurity, and campus food pantries are seeing sharp increases in demand. At Penn State Harrisburg the food pantry reported daily traffic up from...

Colleges and business‑school deans say AI adoption in teaching, research, and operations is accelerating, but leaders identify poor data governance and a shortage of human judgment as the primary...

Northwestern University struck a deal with the U.S. Education Department and Justice Department to restore nearly $800 million in previously frozen federal research funding. Under the agreement...

Billionaire Harvard alum William A. Ackman publicly declared his support for former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino, calling her innocence a cause and announcing he is funding her...

University Business catalogued at least 15 campus closures and 12 mergers or acquisitions in 2025 as small private regional colleges and financially strained public campuses reorganized. Leaders...

Federal financial aid rules are due to change in July 2026 after Congress’s recent legislation and Education Department rulemaking: access to some student loans will be narrowed, repayment terms...

The University of Virginia named longtime Darden strategy professor Michael Lenox as interim dean after Scott Beardsley became UVA president on Jan. 1. Provost Brie Gertler announced the...

Top institutions are reconfiguring curricula and services to accelerate graduate employment: co‑ops, mandatory internships, employer partnerships and embedded career coaching are becoming core...

Campus food pantries and basic‑needs programs are seeing sharp increases as surveys show roughly 40% of college students face food insecurity. Penn State Harrisburg reported a jump from...