Latest Higher Education News

New analysis finds only a small share of workers use AI to augment thinking; those who do practice metacognition — reflecting on their own thinking and using AI as a partner rather than an oracle....

The Trump administration has renewed a push to clamp down on antisemitism on college campuses, signaling increased federal scrutiny of how universities investigate and discipline bias incidents....

One year after a high‑profile $400 million demand tied to campus controversies, Columbia University's leadership and trustees report mixed progress on commitments to curb antisemitism and...

The University of North Texas announced plans to eliminate or merge more than 70 academic programs to address a $45 million budget shortfall. Leaders cited a steeper drop in international graduate...

Students and faculty at the University of Kansas participated in a straw poll that overwhelmingly expressed no confidence in top administrators over the handling of campus finances. University...

J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize winner for his work on cancer‑causing genes and a former chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, has died at 90. Bishop helped identify oncogenes...

Families in England and Wales are weighing whether to pay university tuition up front or help recent graduates with loan repayment as new student‑loan applications open. The coverage outlines...

Data show the entry‑level labor market is at its weakest in 37 years, with a sharp decline in hiring for recent graduates and new workforce entrants. Job gains are concentrated in health and...

Students and early‑career professionals are increasingly using ChatGPT to rehearse salary negotiations, deliver difficult feedback, and simulate managerial conversations. The practice offers a...

OpenAI plans to nearly double headcount to about 8,000 this year, according to Financial Times reporting, expanding hiring across product, engineering, research and sales. The move signals...

Reports say a hacker may have accessed systems run by school‑safety vendor Navigate360, which operates a tip‑reporting platform used across U.S. schools. Early accounts suggest personal data for...

The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing the institution of failing to adequately respond to antisemitic harassment and seeking to claw back and restrict...

Federal pressure on campus responses to antisemitism intensified as the administration doubled down on enforcement and oversight. The White House and Education and Justice Department interventions...

The Education Department has begun a sweeping reorganization, transferring scores of programs to other federal agencies and signaling a long-term rollback of the department’s operational role....

The University of North Texas announced plans to eliminate or merge more than 70 academic programs—ranging from certificates to master’s degrees—citing a $45 million budget shortfall driven by...

Campus governance and faculty morale are under renewed strain as faculty and student groups press no‑confidence votes while institutions report growing teacher disengagement. At the University of...

States have increased legislative pressure on how race, gender and related topics are taught, prompting varied institutional responses across public and private campuses. University leaders report...

The long-serving architects of MBA rankings have stepped down, prompting renewed critique of how rankings shape business-school incentives. Authors argue that rankings have become the operating...

A primer for higher‑education technology leaders warns that quantum cryptography will matter long before quantum computing becomes mainstream. The piece urges IT leaders, registrars and research...

Political theorist Danielle Allen is emerging as a prominent voice proposing structural reforms for higher education governance and public accountability. Commentators profile Allen’s...