Education
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University Presidents Distance Themselves From Helping the Trump Administration Draft Its Higher-Ed Vision
Leaders at AAU and major research universities say they did not write the Education Department’s “Compact 2.0” letter, b...
States Scramble to Align Data and Programs for Workforce Pell Access
As Workforce Pell opens federal aid to short-term credentials, states find their noncredit data systems and program leng...
Fisk’s $900M Renewal Hinges on a Data Center That Has Divided Nashville
The university’s ambitious Quantum Leap plan includes a 100,000 sq ft AI data center to boost revenue and student skills...
NEET-UG surge masks India's rural doctor crisis and medical education quality gaps
Despite a doubling of medical colleges and seats, chronic specialist shortages at rural health centres and uneven qualit...
Peer Review Decade: How ENIC-NARIC Centres Strengthened Recognition Through Quality Assurance
A 10-year analysis finds the ENIC-NARIC peer review tool helps recognition centres uncover blind spots, implement the Li...
Federal Civil Rights Investigation Puts Two California Universities at Risk of Losing Funding
The U.S. Department of Education opens Title VI investigations into San Jose State and San Francisco State amid allegati...
Louisiana school board ends 61 years of federal desegregation oversight
Bossier Parish Schools and the Justice Department agreed to terminate the consent decree that has governed district deci...
Inside CETYS University’s Business Solutions Programme: 429 Students, 88 Company Projects in One Semester
A practical guide to embedding real-world consulting projects in management education, drawn from a successful Mexican i...
Cambridge to review professorial hiring processes after Arday misconduct row
Cambridge University will examine how it appoints senior academics after the controversial case of Jason Arday, the youn...
HHS Proposes Head Start Overhaul: Less Red Tape, More Nutrition, and Up to 236,000 New Slots
The Trump administration’s proposed rule would cap administrative costs, shift licensing to states, and require nutrient...
Serbian Students Still Choose Psychology and Medicine Over Engineering Despite Labor Market Gaps
Enrollment data from Serbia’s first university admission round shows psychology, medicine, and management remain top cho...
Turnitin's Clarity Tracks Keystrokes to Catch AI Cheating, But Accuracy Doubts Linger
Turnitin’s new Clarity software monitors students' typing, copy-paste, and writing time to flag AI-generated content. Ho...
Why 'Alignment' Defines Higher Ed's Austerity Turn—and What It Conceals
As financial and political pressures mount, 'alignment' has become higher education's ubiquitous justification for progr...
A $10M Defamation Verdict Against a TikTok Psychic Exposes Higher Ed’s Online Harassment Blind Spot
When a University of Idaho professor was falsely accused of murder by a viral TikTok psychic, her employer declined lega...
Japan’s Aluminum Industry Opens Hard Anodizing Training Program for Technicians
A new correspondence course on hard anodizing for aluminum surfaces will start in October 2026, organized by industry bo...
How to Transfer Ph.D. Programs: A Student’s Practical Advice
A doctoral candidate who successfully moved to another university shares six actionable tips to demystify the opaque Ph....
France’s ‘Toutes dans l’équation’ Video Series Puts STEM Role Models in the Spotlight
The French Ministry of Education has released a video series featuring women in science, mathematics and engineering to ...
US Education Department Grants Aim to Bridge Economic Gaps for Students
Multiple discretionary grant programs offer support ranging from after-school enrichment to college scholarships and chi...
UNAM Sets August Dates for 2026 Control Exam After Cheating Scandal in Online Admissions
UNAM will hold an in‑person control exam for aspirants whose online admission test scores were flagged as suspicious. Ke...
How a UK–Ghana Project Boosted Female STEM Academics' Publication and Leadership Prospects
A British Council-funded partnership combined writing workshops, mentorship, and leadership training for 28 Ghanaian fem...
Report calls for OfS powers to block high-risk university franchise deals
A new Hepi paper argues the English regulator should be able to veto large-scale franchise partnerships unless they demo...
Verod Capital’s Danladi Verheijen Bullish on West African Education, Bets on Tech to Scale
After exiting Lancaster University Ghana, Verod Capital co-founder Danladi Verheijen sees strong demand for quality educ...
Vocational Colleges Urged to Train 'Rural Tourism Livestream Officers' for China's Ethnic Villages
A Chinese state-media commentary argues that vocational tourism programs should train 'rural tourism livestream officers...
Pearson Taps International Student Leaders for New Advisory Board in Australia
Pearson is giving international students in Australia a standing voice in education and employability debates via a new ...
Karl Ove Knausgaard Takes the MLA Stage: Canon or Fad?
At the Modern Language Association's annual meeting, two sessions on the Norwegian author divided scholars over whether ...
NYU Vice Provost Argues Colleges Shouldn't Chase a Unified AI Policy
An NYU vice provost argues that searching for one campus-wide AI policy is the wrong goal — and that professors quietly ...
New College and University Presidents Named at Utah Valley, Clemson, Maricopa and Beyond
A wave of presidential and chancellor appointments is reshaping U.S. higher ed, from Utah Valley and Clemson to Arizona'...
Ghaziabad Shuts Schools and Colleges Until August 12 for Kanwar Yatra
All schools, colleges and technical institutions in Ghaziabad will stay closed August 4–12 as Kanwar pilgrims pass throu...
McMahon Calls on U.S. Universities to Publish Reform Pledges by End of 2026
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon asks every college and university to publish a public statement by end-2026 on re...
Bristol Loses Appeal Over Dismissal of Anti-Zionist Academic David Miller
An appeals tribunal upheld the ruling that David Miller's anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act, whi...