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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...
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 ...
UK MPs Demand Clarity on Science Policy as DSIT Abolition Leaves Portfolios in Limbo
A UK parliamentary committee is pressing ministers to confirm responsibilities and staffing two weeks after DSIT's aboli...
Okta Pitches Automated Identity Governance to Campuses Overwhelmed by Access Sprawl
A new Okta white paper argues universities' overlapping roles — students who are also staff, faculty running research — ...
Federal Agencies Review Columbia's $5 Billion in Grants, Eye Stop-Work Orders
HHS, the Education Department and GSA are reviewing Columbia University's $5 billion in grants and $51.4 million in cont...
University of Valley Forge to Close After Summer 2026 Semester
The 87-year-old Pennsylvania Christian university will suspend operations after the Summer 2026 semester, becoming the s...
Four-Year Visa Cap Clashes With NCAA's Five Seasons for International Athletes
New federal limits cap international students at four years in the U.S., colliding with the NCAA's five-season eligibili...
CSAB 2026 Mock Seat Allotment Out July 31; Here’s How to Check and What It Means
The Central Seat Allocation Board’s indicative seat allotment gives engineering aspirants a preview of their likely coll...
Inside the Warrior-Scholar Project: Caltech Boot Camp Tests Veterans' Academic Mettle
A free, intensive STEM boot camp at Caltech and other elite universities helps veterans transition to college, with 80% ...
Colleges Roll Out Mobile IDs and Co-Learning Hubs in Push to Modernize Student Support
Multiple U.S. institutions are deploying digital student ID wallets, co-learning centers with childcare, and a Gates-bac...
United Russia Sets New Student Family Support Standard for Universities
The ruling party’s “gold standard” includes one-stop aid, subsidies and entrepreneurial support, rolling out across Russ...
German Science Organisations Prepare for Potential AfD State Victories
With the far-right AfD leading polls in two eastern states, the DFG and Max Planck Society are drawing up plans to prote...
McClaran on OfS Reset, St Mary’s Strategy, and Why Smaller Universities Must Stay Multidisciplinary
Outgoing St Mary’s vice-chancellor Anthony McClaran draws on Teqsa experience to urge OfS towards proportionality, while...
Southern Oregon University’s $15M Hole: A Public Campus on the Brink of Closure
A surprise $15 million budget shortfall has pushed 150-year-old Southern Oregon University to the edge of closure, forci...
UNAM Rector Warns ‘No Help Will Be Tolerated’ as Expert Panel Investigates Exam Irregularities
A 16-member technical commission of eminent scientists and education specialists will scrutinise the 2026 undergraduate ...
IIT Guwahati Student Dies After Suspected Fall; Police Probe Possible Suicide
Third-year BTech student Ritesh Raj Singh died on Sunday after a fall on the IIT Guwahati campus. Police are investigati...
Study: Alumni Say College’s Greatest Value Is Helping Them Identify and Live Their Values
A long-term study of Northeastern University graduates finds that, contrary to political critics, higher education's cor...
AI Agents, Autonomous Threats, and Campus Readiness: What Higher Ed IT Leaders Need to Know
Meta, Microsoft, and security researchers make moves that reshape AI in higher education, while Auburn and Stony Brook o...
Australia Raises Student Visa Fees 25%, Shields ASEAN in Diplomatic Push
Canberra sharply increases international student visa costs but exempts Southeast Asian nations, balancing migration con...
Half of College Leaders Rely on PR to Fix Public Trust Crisis, Survey Suggests
A new survey of 430 college presidents finds only 2% think higher ed has been highly effective at rebuilding trust, and ...
How Higher Ed Metaphors Evolve—and Why the Words Professors Use Matter
From 'broadening horizons' to 'rearranging intellectual furniture', the language academics pick to describe teaching sha...
Colleges Struggle to Define AI Policy as Technology Outpaces Governance
Rapid AI advances frustrate faculty calls for clear rules; administrators weigh academic integrity, workforce demands, a...
Why DEI Practitioners Are Urged to Question Institutional Shrinking — and Stay Grounded
As anti-DEI laws reshape campus programs nationwide, a Florida State professor outlines four strategies to preserve equi...
Jensen Huang’s $75M Gift Names Vanderbilt’s New San Francisco College
The NVIDIA CEO and his wife Lori have donated $75 million to Vanderbilt University’s future San Francisco campus, their ...
Michigan Launches Program to Turn Apprenticeships Into Associate Degrees
A new state initiative gives registered apprentices college credit for on-the-job training, letting many earn an associa...
White House Strategy Aims to Shift Billions in Research Funding Away from Universities
A new White House science strategy promotes funding individual researchers and multi-year grants while encouraging agenc...
Harvard President Warns Federal Research Funding Fight Threatens U.S. Science Leadership
Alan Garber, in a D.C. interview, defends Harvard's refusal to settle with the Trump administration over $2.2B in resear...
Three Programmatic Accreditors Pull Back from Federal Recognition Amid Policy Clash
Undersecretary Kent says higher standards prompted withdrawals; Midwifery Education Accreditation Council disputes that,...
US Education Department Opens Racial Discrimination Probes into Five Medical Schools
The Office for Civil Rights investigates Dartmouth's medical school and others for alleged Title VI violations, part of ...