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UVA picks Darden dean – Board moves ahead with Scott Beardsley
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors on Friday selected Scott C. Beardsley, dean of UVA’s Darden School of Business, as the university’s next president. The board, appointed largely by...
Trump administration appeals Harvard funding ruling – Legal fight to continue
The Justice Department filed an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on about $2.2 billion in Harvard research funding. U.S. District Judge Allison...
Manhunt ends: Brown–MIT suspect found dead – Campus communities reel
Authorities announced the suspect in the Brown University lecture-hall shooting and the slaying of an MIT professor was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a New Hampshire storage...
Accreditation oversight under Trump... Committee raises questions but avoids major action
The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) convened under the Trump administration amid partisan tension over accreditation policy but did not deliver sweeping...
Negotiators agree Workforce Pell framework – Rulemaking to follow
The U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated-rulemaking committee reached consensus on the regulatory framework for the new Workforce Pell Grant program, establishing rules for short-term Pell...
Rising costs squeeze college budgets – Inflation and hidden expenses mounting
Colleges face mounting cost pressures as the Higher Education Price Index rose 3.6% for 2025, exceeding prior-decade averages and straining institutional budgets. The Commonfund index and...
Gen Z rethinks trades... Employers and educators still failing to connect
Young adults are showing renewed openness to blue-collar and trade careers amid tuition burdens and a tight white-collar labor market, yet employers like Ford report thousands of unfilled paid...
IDEA at 50: Special education faces funding strain and staffing gaps
Fifty years after the Education for All Handicapped Children Act became law, advocates and education officials warn that funding shortfalls and staffing shortages threaten the Individuals with...
AAUP raises alarm over Palantir work for Education Department – Faculty groups demand transparency
The American Association of University Professors publicly criticized the Education Department’s use of Palantir technology on a federal portal that tracks foreign gifts to higher-education...
Small colleges cut faculty as enrollments fall – Christian Brothers, The New School among troubled campuses
Christian Brothers University announced plans to eliminate 16 full-time faculty positions at the end of spring semester as part of restructuring to close budget gaps; leaders stressed no academic...
Justice Dept. appeals Harvard ruling — Funding fight moves to appeals court
The Justice Department filed an appeal this week of a federal judge’s decision that blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on Harvard University research funding. The appeal, filed with the 1st...
UVA picks Darden dean: Board moves ahead despite political firestorm
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors unanimously selected Scott C. Beardsley, dean of UVA’s Darden School of Business, to serve as the university’s next president, the board announced...
Negotiators agree Workforce Pell framework — Short-term programs get guardrails
Department of Education negotiators reached consensus in December on the regulatory framework to implement the new Workforce Pell Grant program, AGB reported this week. The negotiated rulemaking...
Accreditation oversight under pressure — Advisory panel probes but stops short of overhaul
A National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) meeting under the Trump administration proceeded with partisan tension but produced no sweeping actions, according to...
Union sues over loan backlog — AFT accuses Education Dept. of failing borrowers
The American Federation of Teachers escalated legal pressure on the Department of Education this month, saying the agency has a backlog of more than 800,000 income-driven repayment (IDR)...
AAUP raises alarm over Palantir work for Education Dept. — Faculty groups demand transparency
The American Association of University Professors publicly challenged the Education Department’s use of Palantir technology on a federal portal that tracks foreign gifts and contracts to colleges,...
Rising costs squeeze college budgets — HEPI posts higher-than-expected inflation
Colleges face mounting budget pressure as the 2025 Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) exceeded long-term expectations, recording a 3.6 percent inflation rate for the year, Commonfund and sector...
UNC to close area-studies centers — System aims for $7M in savings
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill leadership told faculty that six area-studies centers will be closed in 2026 as part of a broader effort to reduce costs and streamline operations,...
Small Catholic college trims faculty after probation — Christian Brothers cuts continue
Christian Brothers University in Tennessee announced plans to eliminate 16 full‑time faculty positions at the end of the spring semester as part of an ongoing restructuring to stabilize finances,...
Courts split on academic freedom and state limits — Legal rulings redraw campus boundaries
Recent federal decisions in 2025 produced a fractured legal landscape for higher education, with some courts upholding state laws that limit classroom content and others finding federal overreach...