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As National Default Rate Stays Low, Other Data Offers Warning

For the first time in four years, the national default rate ticked up slightly. One expert warns other data on nonrepayment is a “canary in the coal mine of what could be to come.”

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Some Campuses Announced Massive Personnel Cuts in September

The University of Utah could cut up to 855 positions by next summer. Other institutions are also axing hundreds of jobs, citing enrollment and financial challenges and rising costs.

Cook County College Teachers Union rally.

Labor Watch: Strikes Begin to Simmer While Contracts Remain Stalled

Harvard University and City Colleges of Chicago unions took steps toward strikes last month as contract negotiations dragged on. Meanwhile, other unions are making their contract fights visible to the rest of campus through rallies and petitions.

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Opinion

Before Your Campus Cuts an Olympic Sport, Consider the Bigger Picture

Decisions to cut nonrevenue sports could cost colleges in enrollment—and the U.S. in medals come Los Angeles in 2028.

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Historic $3B Gift to Fund New Campus for Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon University has received a historic $3 billion donation from Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, the largest individual...
A photo illustration of the logos for Otterbein University and Antioch University being pulled apart by hands.

After Legal Setback, Antioch Fights to Preserve Governance

Antioch University is seeking to keep its parent organization, the Coalition for the Common Good, from dissolving its board and firing its president amid a bitter governance battle.

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Vanderbilt Places Divinity School Into Receivership

Vanderbilt University has placed its divinity school into receivership, a move that officials told The Nashville Banner is intended to...
Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, during a tour of the Broad Institute on Dec. 5, 2025.

NIH Plans $174M for Research Replicability, Reproducibility

The National Institutes of Health’s five-year R3PEATS program comes alongside a new tool that seeks to help researchers identify connected scientific publications.