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Student and learner success: eight-week course redesign spreads via digital learning models
A growing focus on accelerated terms is reshaping how institutions design online programs for adult learners. University of Central Florida is redesigning an RN to BSN online track and is using an...
Federal higher-ed restructuring accelerates with Department of Education footprint and loan-management shift
The U.S. Department of Education announced it will abandon its long-time Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters and relocate to 500 D Street SW in August, cutting operating costs by $4.8 million annually...
Trump administration escalates federal civil-rights scrutiny in medical school admissions
The Justice Department opened investigations into whether race is considered in admissions at three medical schools—Stanford University, Ohio State University, and the University of California,...
Accreditation governance clash sharpens as Education reshapes oversight and NACIQI membership
The Education Department’s ongoing effort to reshape accreditation oversight is continuing alongside personnel and governance disputes at NACIQI. Secretary Linda McMahon appointed Siri Terjesen as...
Florida board removes introductory sociology from general education curriculum after SB 266 compliance fights
Florida’s Board of Governors removed Introduction to Sociology from its public-university general-education curriculum after years of conflict over course content, ideology, and compliance with SB...
Kentucky State faces state-mandated overhaul via proposed polytechnic shift and possible financial exigency
Kentucky lawmakers advanced a proposal that could trigger a dramatic academic and operational overhaul at Kentucky State University, the state’s only public historically Black college. Under SB...
Accreditation risk becomes existential for Hampshire College as show-cause notice threatens loss of recognition
Hampshire College is facing renewed accreditation jeopardy after the New England Commission of Higher Education issued a show-cause notice requiring the institution to demonstrate why it should...
Union labor conflict disrupts Portland Community College’s spring term and delays operations across thousands of workers
Portland Community College reached a tentative deal with one unionized staff group after a roughly two-week strike that effectively shut down campus and delayed the spring term. Remote operations...
Babson names Kate Klepper as dean of Olin Graduate School of Business, emphasizing flexible learning and curriculum redesign
Babson College named Kate Klepper as the new dean of its F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, replacing Keith Rollag and taking effect in June. The appointment brings a long-tenured graduate...
Faculty push back on institutional OpenAI partnerships as AI tool access expands
Faculty members in Colorado and California are pushing back against higher-ed institutions’ custom OpenAI tool deals, as universities and colleges pay for access to AI-powered systems for students...
AI writing in real time: Kennesaw State pilot finds students use generative tools for drafting, not just “letting it write”
A pilot study led by researchers using think-aloud protocols at Kennesaw State University provides new evidence about how undergraduate writers interact with generative AI during...
Federal higher-education restructuring: ED functions migrate to other agencies
The U.S. Department of Education has expanded its outsourcing model for major federal education functions through 10 new interagency agreements with five other federal agencies, moving program...
Accreditation gatekeeping under pressure: NACIQI leadership and recognition decisions
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has appointed Siri Terjesen to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), replacing Joshua Figueira after the department...
Admissions compliance scrutiny reaches medical schools
The Department of Justice has issued data requests to three major medical schools—Stanford University, Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego—seeking years of...
State curriculum control hits sociology: Florida Board removes introductory sociology from general education
Florida’s Board of Governors removed Introduction to Sociology from the general-education curriculum at the state’s 12 public universities, citing requirements in a 2023 law intended to bar...
State turnaround and employment powers: Kentucky State University faces proposed restructuring
Kentucky lawmakers advanced legislation that could trigger a dramatic overhaul of Kentucky State University, the state’s only public historically Black college. Under SB 185, the state could...
Labor disruption at a major community college: Portland Community College strike affects spring start
Portland Community College reached a tentative deal with unionized classified staff amid a roughly two-week strike that has shut down in-person operations and delayed the spring term. PCC began...
Accreditation survival fight at Hampshire College: show-cause notice over financial viability
Hampshire College faces existential accreditation risk after its accreditor issued a “show cause” notice, requiring the school to demonstrate by June why it should not be put on probation or lose...
AI safety and cybersecurity lapses: Anthropic’s unsecured data cache exposes unreleased model details
Anthropic acknowledged that human error in configuring its content management system exposed details of an unreleased AI model and other internal materials through an unsecured, publicly...
AI adoption meets faculty governance and academic integrity: OpenAI-style tools face campus pushback
Faculty in Colorado and California are pushing back against institutional agreements providing students and faculty access to custom AI-powered tools, arguing over governance, academic integrity,...