Latest Higher Education News

AI use in K-12 classrooms is expanding, but guidance remains uneven as states and districts adopt different rules for everything from data privacy to what tools teachers and students may use....

Kansas lawmakers and the state Board of Regents moved from broad statutory limits to operational definitions for how public colleges must label or avoid certain race- and ideology-related content...

The U.S. Department of Education advanced another step in its “Returning Education to the States” agenda by moving civil-rights enforcement and special-education responsibilities to other federal...

The U.S. Department of Education announced a temporary federal student-loan autopay incentive that lowers interest rates by a full percentage point for two years starting July 1. Under the new...

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) elected eight new members to its 2026–2027 Board of Directors and named a new slate of officers, effective with three-year terms beginning...

Universities are facing a continued surge in cyberattacks, with the Center for Internet Security estimating about 4,200 attacks per week across higher education in 2026. While institutions may say...

UK universities preparing for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 face growing scrutiny over how narrative descriptions of research environments will be evidenced and audited. Panellists...

Student anxiety around AI in assessments is intensifying as universities roll out generative AI policies and AI-detection workflows. A new survey of Australian students reports AI-related stress...

Southern Oregon University unveiled a plan to eliminate three undergraduate programs—human service, music industry and production, and financial mathematics—and cut the equivalent of roughly 66...

Deakin University called off a contentious restructure and apologized after hundreds of employees were threatened with retrenchment. Chancellor Claire Higgins and caretaker vice-chancellor Matthew...

The U.S. Department of Education announced a two-year cut to interest rates for federal student loans for borrowers who are on autopay, with the incentive reducing rates by one percentage point...

Kansas regulators adopted statewide definitions to comply with a new law banning public colleges from requiring “DEI-CRT” content in required courses. The policy defines diversity, equity and...

A new wave of cyberattacks targeting learning platforms at UK universities is reigniting pressure on higher education to treat cybersecurity as a core operational priority. The University of...

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

Research described a fragmented AI classroom landscape, with most educators saying their districts lack a districtwide initiative focused on AI. In an EdWeek Research Center survey, 73% of...

New research warns that AI writing tutors may deliver less helpful feedback when tools receive students’ protected background attributes. In a Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered AI...

Southern Oregon University released a plan to cut three undergraduate programs and the equivalent of about 66 full-time positions as it seeks to stabilize finances. The restructuring is required...

Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo publicly condemned board of trustees tensions after the departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz and the athletic director. Izzo described himself as...

Yale School of Management is making a significant AI curriculum shift by requiring an AI course in its MBA core beginning this fall for all incoming first-years. The change is led by operations...

The Trump administration’s AI crackdown on Anthropic escalated after security testing uncovered a jailbreak vulnerability in the lab’s newly released Fable 5 model, according to reporting. Amazon...