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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden-to-Trump-era demand that four-year colleges turn over detailed admissions and applicant data broken down by race and sex. The ruling follows lawsuits...

The Trump administration has dramatically reduced the Department of Education’s workforce and moved programs to other agencies while proposing deep cuts to K‑12 and higher‑education funding,...

Survey data show AI use has become ubiquitous on campuses but strategic integration has lagged. Ellucian’s survey of 779 administrators reports personal AI use at 91% and institution‑wide adoption...

Faculty nationwide report narrowing course content, altering syllabi and rewriting grant proposals amid intensified political scrutiny targeting elite campuses. While Harvard has been singled out...

The Union of Jewish Students’ poll found nearly a quarter of surveyed students witnessed behavior targeting Jewish students and 47% saw justification of the October 7 Hamas attacks. The group...

Marvin Pyles, former CFO of Indian River State College, filed suit alleging whistleblower retaliation, defamation and breach of contract after his April 2024 termination. The complaint accuses...

Ohio State’s president resigned after the university cited an inappropriate relationship, and trustees appointed Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as permanent president without a campuswide search. The...

Long‑term enrollment data show sustained growth at very large institutions (30,000+ students) while very small colleges have been hardest hit. Consultant Ricardo Azziz and SPH Consulting argue...

A growing coalition of writing instructors is pushing for the right to opt out of generative AI tools in their courses as universities accelerate AI adoption. Faculty cite concerns about pedagogy,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities, under Trump-era direction, has shifted grantmaking toward large, targeted awards — including a seven‑figure grant to a small art institution in Queens...

AI tools have forced universities to confront long‑standing weaknesses in coursework and assessment, prompting calls from academics to redesign what students must demonstrate. Dr Nafisa Baba‑Ahmed...

An AI vulnerability analysis circulated by former OpenAI engineer Andrej Karpathy reignited debate about which occupations are most exposed to automation and what universities should teach....

MBA‑led teams from top business schools are advancing AI tools aimed at K‑12 and special education. Stanford‑affiliated Journify Learning raised venture and grant funding to automate...

MBA founders are pushing AI tools into government workflows. Wharton alumnus Jon Kokot’s Civic built Revere to batch and tag congressional constituent mail, automate research, and surface...

MBA teams from Harvard and Chicago Booth are commercializing advanced manufacturing and semiconductor technologies. Matter, founded by HBS alumni, closed an oversubscribed $20 million seed round...

Health tech ventures emerging from university ecosystems are moving from pilots to scaled use. MIT‑affiliated Otomo Health reports automating patient outreach and engagement for specialty...

UK‑EU negotiations over a youth mobility agreement have surfaced a demand from Brussels that EU students be charged domestic tuition—an ask that could cut up to £140 million from UK university...

QS released subject ranking notices for 2026 and universities including Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) appear across multiple subject lists. POSTECH’s placements in Life...

More than 250 students at offshore Qatar satellite campuses were briefly evacuated from campus housing and stayed overnight in hotels and alternative accommodations before returning later the same...

The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business announced the Angrick Military Scholars Program, backed by a $15 million endowment from alumnus Bill Angrick to cover costs that the GI...