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GMAT’s new “Superscore” approach for business-school applicants is shifting how candidates can build their MBA test profile, changing the incentives behind retakes and section-focused preparation....

A Brown University professor changed an ECON 1170 midterm format to take-home after a mass shooting, citing student trauma and mental health concerns. The exam, however, produced an unusually high...

Virginia’s State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) announced a new collaboration with Ohio to design a blueprint for three-year bachelor’s degrees requiring 90 credits. The...

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson argued that Workforce Pell should be treated as a workforce mission across all institutions—not only as a short-term,...

Marshall University is expanding cybersecurity workforce preparation by addressing a key employer demand: experience. Through a partnership with Intuit, the program is designed to give students...

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Federal Reserve independence by blocking President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, ruling she was entitled to notice and an opportunity to...

U.S. colleges are confronting budget shocks as international student enrollment declines after policy changes affecting visas, deportations, and travel. At the University of North Texas, President...

A new survey of students at regional public universities finds nearly four in five are concerned a financial emergency will disrupt their ability to stay enrolled, and more than half say they are...

More than 3 million U.S. college students are raising children, and most do not earn degrees—according to reporting that frames student parenthood as a structural break in higher-ed access. The...

Higher education leaders are weighing a costly computing arms race as AI workloads expand, often requiring high-performance computing far beyond what many campuses provide today. A report focused...

A new study in *Computers & Composition* suggests that using generative AI for writing can shift how students think—pushing more attention to higher-order decisions rather than sentence-level...

Marquette University’s technology leadership is putting a spotlight on a new constraint for higher ed: high-performance computing demand is rising faster than many campus IT infrastructures can...

Marshall University is expanding a pathway to cybersecurity jobs by addressing a specific employer demand: experience. In a feature on the Marshall Institute for Cyber Security, director of...

Enrollment declines tied to U.S. visa and travel restrictions are forcing universities to cut academic offerings, according to reporting on University of North Texas and broader federal data....

Johns Hopkins University is laying off about 110 employees across multiple schools and offices after absorbing one of the steepest declines in its federal research portfolio, with Carey Business...

A report from Oakland Unity Middle School describes an advisory model designed to reduce vulnerability barriers and strengthen belonging for students. In “trust circles,” students are prompted to...

Universities navigating NIL and athletic revenue-sharing arrangements are also facing renewed Title IX compliance risk, according to an analysis focused on post–House settlement considerations....

Kentucky’s Postsecondary Education leaders argue that Workforce Pell should be treated as workforce education for all institutions—not just short-term training providers—after the program launches...

Researchers and editors are questioning whether automated digitization and copyright enforcement tools are distorting the historical academic record. A report notes that Springer Nature retracted...

New federal student loan caps effective July 1 are already altering admissions and enrollment decisions for law school prospects, according to an account tied to Boston University graduate Bella...