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Manhunt ends at storage unit — White House freezes diversity visa
Law enforcement officials found Claudio Neves Valente dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, ending a multi-state manhunt after the Brown University lecture-hall shooting that killed two...
Courts and campus speech — Trump administration appeals Harvard ruling
Federal litigation over academic freedom and federal oversight intensified as the Justice Department said it will appeal a judge’s ruling favoring Harvard. The move comes amid a wave of state laws...
AAUP raises alarm: Palantir’s shadow over Education Department portal
The American Association of University Professors publicly demanded transparency after reports that Palantir — a contractor with military and ICE clients — was connected to the Department of...
AFT: Education Dept. backlog leaves borrowers waiting — 800,000 applications stalled
The American Federation of Teachers says the Department of Education has a backlog of more than 800,000 income-driven repayment (IDR) applications, and that loan forgiveness processing remains...
Workforce Pell rules agreed: short-term programs cleared for federal aid
Negotiators in the Department of Education’s rulemaking process reached consensus on regulatory guardrails for the new Workforce Pell Grant program. The package sets eligibility for short-term...
UNC to close six area-studies centers — $7 million savings sought
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officials told faculty the university will shutter six area-studies centers in 2026 as part of targeted cost-saving measures to meet a multi-year plan...
Small Catholic college trims faculty again — Christian Brothers cuts 16 roles
Christian Brothers University announced it will eliminate 16 full-time faculty positions at the end of the spring semester as administrators continue a multi-year financial restructuring. The...
Faculty speech fights: tenure under pressure at Arkansas — Clemson cleans house
Two university governance flashpoints surfaced this week. At the University of Arkansas, administrators moved to remove a tenured professor, Shirin Saeidi, from directorship duties and pursue...
Finals and food pantries: colleges race to prevent student hunger over break
With finals and winter break approaching, colleges across the country are stepping up food-pantry operations and emergency aid as new data show nearly two in five students experience food...
Colleges keep falling: closures and survival plays reshape the sector
The sector closed at least 15 nonprofit institutions in 2025 as enrollment shortfalls and fiscal stress forced consolidations, program wind-downs and governance shakeups. At the same time, The New...
Education Dept. Consensus: Workforce Pell Rules Set
The U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated-rulemaking panel reached consensus on regulations to implement the new Workforce Pell Grant program, establishing which short-term, workforce-oriented...
Christian Brothers U. Cuts 16 Faculty – Probation Exit Doesn’t End Restructuring
Christian Brothers University announced plans to eliminate 16 full-time faculty positions at the end of the spring semester as it works to stabilize finances after a multi-year enrollment slide...
DOJ Appeals: Harvard Funding Ruling Draws New Legal Fight
The U.S. Department of Justice notified courts it will appeal a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard in a dispute over federal funding, setting up a renewed legal test over the administration’s...
UK Rejoins Erasmus: Mid-tier universities expect an EU student rebound
The UK government confirmed a deal to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ student-exchange programme for the 2027–28 academic year and committed funding to participate, a move universities say could help...
Gaza scholar evacuated after visa reversal: UK moves as other students remain stranded
The UK government evacuated Manar al‑Houbi, a Gaza PhD scholar bound for the University of Glasgow, along with her family after reversing a prior decision to deny them entry despite a fully funded...
Manhunt at Brown... Search widens; online harassment follows
Authorities extended the search for a suspect in the Brown University shooting into a fifth day while working forensic leads, including DNA evidence, and seeking a second man who may have crossed...
College‑bound seniors back DEI... but it’s rarely decisive
A poll of about 1,500 high‑school seniors found 80% of college‑bound students want to attend institutions that support students of all races and ethnicities, and 76% consider belonging as...
Australia to grade universities on antisemitism — and scholars push pedagogy over policing
In response to a government review after the Bondi Beach attack, Canberra will publish a 2026 “university report card” assessing institutions’ handling of antisemitism, including definitions...
Tenure, speech and donor pressure collide: Arkansas and Clemson cases
The University of Arkansas moved to dismiss a tenured professor—Shirin Saeidi—over public statements on Iran and Israel and removed her from a directorship after state lawmakers scrutinized the...
Colleges closing and survival gambits: A brutal 2025 for small institutions
At least 15 nonprofit colleges announced closures in 2025 amid persistent enrollment declines and financial strain. Institutional leaders cite demographic headwinds, tuition dependence, and...