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The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board has approved a plan to redirect up to $25 million annually for four years from its 33 colleges to financially distressed universities, starting with St. Cloud State and Bemidji State, as the system faces a deepening deficit.
Penn State administrators have issued a final proposal to eliminate 47 undergraduate programs following a multi-year review, affecting 784 students.
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating nine major universities, including Harvard, Yale, and MIT, for alleged misuse of J-1 visas to hire foreign researchers. Vice President JD Vance announced the probe, claiming the schools use the visas as cheaper labor.
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by Lincoln University students and alumni seeks $548.7 million from Missouri, alleging racial discrimination in state funding for the historically Black land-grant college from 1987 to 2020.
A lawsuit against Cornell University and seven fraternity members has ignited a national outcry over rising sexual assault rates and systemic failures in Title IX enforcement, with survivors detailing institutional neglect.
Antioch University's leadership is locked in a legal dispute with the Coalition for the Common Good over governance.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated five universities as Distinguished Military Colleges to expand officer commissioning.
Cornell University will undergo an independent investigation into its handling of a 2024 sexual assault allegation at the Chi Phi fraternity.
A national DeVry University study finds most prospective graduate students prefer structured, instructor-led classes within flexible competency-based programs.
Dartmouth Provost Santiago Schnell faces a campus uproar and a formal review after AI detection tools revealed his published writings.
The Trump administration is using a rare budget maneuver to rescind nearly $70 million for international and foreign language education grants.
The White House used a pocket rescission to cancel $810 million in federal funding, including $95 million for migrant students and international education.
The University of Maine system plans staff and faculty layoffs to address a $19 million deficit.
A UK academic blog was bombarded with traffic from Pakistani servers after publishing about exiled scholar Roshaan Khattak, part of escalating cyberattacks.
Tufts University has paused its MyTERN reentry program and launched an audit of all prison education offerings after a former participant was charged.
A federal advisory committee voted 7-4 to recommend suspending the American Psychological Association's accrediting authority.
A major report by the ACLU and Amnesty International USA documents a nationwide campaign of disciplinary actions, police violence, and federal pressure.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's AAUP chapter is urging the Association of American Universities to block UNL's readmission.
New federal guidance clarifies how registered apprenticeship programs can qualify for Workforce Pell Grants, potentially easing the approval process.
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation argues new federal regulations would distort accreditation's core purpose of judging educational quality.
The University of Austin will not seek American Bar Association accreditation for its legal program.
The University of Texas at Austin will no longer enroll new students in four majors housed in its Social and Cultural Analysis Department.
A Scholars at Risk report details at least 40 attacks on U.S. Academic freedom from July 2025 to June 2026, citing pressure from state and federal politicians for 'ideological compliance'.
A leading accreditor warns that proposed federal rules could blur the legal line between regulating process and dictating substance.
A major accreditor's CEO warns that proposed federal rule changes could threaten accreditor independence, with public comment closing this week.
While many colleges struggle with enrollment, numerous Historically Black Colleges and Universities report significant growth.
An Inside Higher Ed columnist argues rising university costs are driven by government legislation, industry underinvestment, and financial services.
The University of Central Arkansas has agreed to review all programs with race- or sex-based criteria following a federal civil rights inquiry.
The University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is launching LSA First Fellows, a cohort-based program for first-generation students.
The Iowa Board of Regents is refusing to fund the interim director of the University of Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom to attend three conservative events.
Thomas Lin, founding editor of Quanta magazine, argues that the public is hungry for complex scientific ideas.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called on Columbia University to reopen its Morningside Heights campus to the public.
Federal data reveals over half of college students took online courses in 2024, a level far above pre-pandemic figures.
Adam Fein, 2U's new vice president of academic innovation and strategic partnerships, discusses his transition from university leadership.
The University of Washington will pay professor Stuart Reges $600,000 and allow his parody land acknowledgment in syllabi.
Chancellor J. Michael Haynie says Syracuse University's 1.5 percent operating deficit is not a crisis.
Antioch University has filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary restraining order against the Coalition for the Common Good.
Ohio State University will pay $2.1 million to settle federal allegations it failed to disclose researchers' ties to China on NASA and NSF grants.
The New York attorney general has moved to dismiss St. John's University's federal lawsuit over faculty union recognition, arguing the court should not interfere with the ongoing state board proceedings.
Jeremy Tate, founder of the Classic Learning Test, has accused the College Board of using public records requests to hinder his exam's expansion.
Antioch University is suing the Coalition for the Common Good, which it co-founded, after the coalition's leaders voted to dissolve Antioch's board.
The University of Pennsylvania is now verifying math prerequisites for six advanced courses, a shift from past practice where students self-assessed.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's policy of deporting noncitizen students for their political speech violates the Constitution.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ended its undergraduate study abroad program with China's Fudan University on August 12, 2026.
U.S. Department of Education staff recommended stripping the American Bar Association's accrediting arm of federal recognition, citing over two dozen unmet criteria.
An opinion piece argues that university AI literacy programs must be better evaluated and connected to workplace outcomes.
An external review finds it highly unlikely Brown University could have prevented the December 2025 mass shooting.
An opinion column cites recent closures and mergers of African American studies units at several universities.
A bankruptcy judge has temporarily halted a lawsuit against two former Saint Augustine's University trustees.
The University of Utah will close its Sandy Center satellite campus on January 1. The closure, a response to a state funding directive, will save on facility costs and reallocate nearly $20 million toward workforce programs.
The U.S. Department of Labor issued three final rules on Friday, eliminating race- and sex-based affirmative action requirements for federal contractors.
Nathan Cofnas, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, will not be fired after being suspended over a plagiarism accusation.
Five universities can appeal the class action status of a price-fixing lawsuit, a move that could reduce their potential liability from over $1.7 billion.
The U.S. Department of Justice found George Washington University's medical school intentionally discriminated against white and Asian applicants in 2024.
The University of Maine System will award up to eight college credits to high school students for career-readiness microcredentials earned through Jobs for Maine's Graduates.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the state's higher education coordinating board to form a working group.
Duke University is discontinuing its 'lifetime' alumni email forwarding service, citing delivery reliability and security issues.
The Education Department has accused the American Bar Association's accreditation council of violating federal regulations in nearly 30 ways.
Community colleges award about 16,000 bachelor's degrees each year, a route early childhood educators in Washington state are using to meet new childcare rules.
Westcliff University has acquired Pacific College to expand its nursing education offerings and meet regional demand for healthcare workers.