Latest Higher Education News

The U.S. Department of Education moved to lower borrowing costs for a narrow group of federal student loan borrowers via an expanded autopay incentive, reducing interest rates by a full percentage...

Google DeepMind published a technical roadmap aimed at protecting against “rogue” AI agents, shifting from a narrow focus on alignment to a layered insider-threat style security model. The 35-page...

UK universities face mounting scrutiny over how they describe research excellence for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF 2029). Panellists are reportedly pressing for audit-ready rules...

A new Australian survey found that AI is generating significant anxiety among students, driven less by the tools themselves and more by how institutions respond to AI in assessments. Students...

UK higher education institutions are bracing for additional cyber incidents after a wave of attacks targeting learning systems used to manage student records and instruction. Coverage points to...

Northumbria University’s staff are signaling renewed labor conflict after concerns grew over planned job cuts and pension changes, according to the University and College Union (UCU). The union...

Kansas regulators moved to operationalize a state ban on “DEI-CRT” in required courses by adopting definitions meant to comply with new law. The Kansas Board of Regents approved definitions of...

Yale School of Management made a required change to its MBA core curriculum, moving toward a version of an AI-focused course for incoming first-years. The program is described as shifting...

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) announced its 2026–2027 Board of Directors, including eight newly elected members and a revised slate of board officers. The board includes...

A study reported by researchers at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI found that AI writing coaches can change feedback quality when the tool is told information about a student’s race,...

Career and Technical Education (CTE) remains widely available in K–12 districts, but access problems increasingly trace back to an operational barrier: students can’t reliably reach off-campus...

Starting July 1, the U.S. Department of Education will reduce interest rates for federal student loan borrowers who enroll in autopay, offering a larger temporary incentive than the current...

Yale School of Management is moving generative AI from elective status into its MBA core, requiring an AI course for all incoming first-year students beginning this fall. The school’s curriculum...

The Kansas Board of Regents unanimously approved definitions for “DEI-CRT” content to comply with a state law barring public colleges from requiring certain race-related coursework. The policy...

Iowa’s Board of Regents approved a plan to review general education courses at the state’s three public universities every two years for “substantial DEI” or critical race theory content,...

Deakin University leadership has called off a contentious restructure and apologized to staff for the uncertainty caused by a fortnight of retrenchment threats. In an email to employees,...

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has elected its 2026–2027 Board of Directors, naming eight newly elected members and a new slate of officers for terms beginning July 1, 2026....

Scrutiny is intensifying around how universities will substantiate narrative research environment claims in REF 2029, after guidance panels raised concerns about “polishing” and auditability. The...

Recent cyberattacks affecting UK university learning systems are being treated as a recurring operational risk rather than an isolated incident. The reporting describes another spate of attacks...

New research suggests AI writing feedback tools can deliver sharply different coaching when the system is given information about a student’s race, gender, language, disability status, or...