Latest Higher Education News

William Woods University named Sarah Wisdom to take over as president this summer, bringing a rare K-12 superintendent background into a small private higher education leadership role. Wisdom is a...

Higher education groups and Democratic attorneys general urged the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to rescind an anti-DEI certification proposal tied to federal funding eligibility. The...

A federal judge granted additional colleges an extra delay to submit newly required admissions data disaggregated by race and sex to the U.S. Department of Education. The latest extension covers...

Portland Community College reached a tentative agreement with faculty union members, ending a 20-day strike and bringing instructors back ahead of spring semester classes. The pact followed an...

The Utah Board denied a proposed increase in the Utah State University athletics fee, setting back plans tied to how the program funds operations and enhancements. The decision lands after the...

Louisiana advanced legislation to broaden public records exemptions for state universities, including withholding application materials for executive-level appointments until finalists are named....

Cornell University instructors are increasing the use of oral exams and analog assignments as AI-written work proliferates, including requirements that students defend work face-to-face and...

Educators are leaning into AI transparency as a classroom strategy, pairing instruction on ethical use with clearer expectations about when student work must remain human-authored. The approach...

The Education Department is transferring day-to-day operations for dozens of congressionally mandated programs to other federal agencies, reshaping who administers higher ed-related policy...

New accreditation expectations tied to student success are pushing colleges from procedural compliance toward demonstrated learning outcomes, according to an analysis of Higher Learning Commission...

Some colleges in Missouri warned they could face reductions as state lawmakers consider a new public college funding model. The proposal would reshuffle funding among institutions, and the article...

Lean In is pivoting its leadership mission to the workplace impacts of AI, with former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg appointing Bridget Griswold—an “AI native” former Meta product manager—as CEO. The...

A federal judge granted additional colleges more time to submit newly required admissions data to the U.S. Department of Education, extending deadlines for two higher education associations. The...

Portland Community College reached a tentative agreement with its faculty union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, ending a historic three-week strike and returning instructors...

Higher Learning Commission revisions to accreditation criteria are pushing institutions further toward outcomes-based accountability tied directly to student success indicators. Under the updated...

New survey data suggests parents are losing confidence in the traditional ROI of four-year college and are increasingly considering trade and apprenticeship pathways. Britebound (formerly American...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that consumer delinquency patterns worsen in states that legalize online sports betting, with participation-linked delinquency rising sharply among...

Anthropic says it accidentally leaked source code for Claude Code, compounding earlier reported disclosure issues involving an internal upcoming model. The new exposure included hundreds of...

Universities with international campuses are responding to renewed security threats related to the Iran conflict. Reporting indicates NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus is among institutions taking steps to...

Ohio Dominican University failed to make a bond payment, according to a report citing a regulatory filing, raising questions about the Catholic institution’s financial stability. The missed...