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Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?
Universities and groups pushing to change higher ed have said they support intellectual diversity and similar terms. But few say they’re explicitly trying to attract more right-leaning scholars.
5 Colleges Sign On as Founding Members of New Accreditor
Five independent colleges said Tuesday that they are joining the National Association for Academic Excellence, a new accreditor, as founding...
AAUP Forges Ahead With Endorsements Despite Some Initial Backlash
The 12 candidates, all Democrats, were already backed by local AAUP chapters before the national office considered them.
2 Americans Win Nobel Prize in Economics
Two economists from Stanford and Columbia Universities shared the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy...
How Proposed Changes to the Census Could Affect Native American Students
The changes wouldn’t affect funding for tribal colleges or nontribal Native American–serving institutions but could eliminate datasets used to fund social services for Native people.
How College Programs Fare on 2 Earnings Benchmarks
A new analysis from the Institute for Higher Education Policy found that while most programs that prepare students for public...
Despite Concerns, IES Spent 99% of Expiring Funds
Some experts say the Education Department is front-loading grants, and they worry the practice could harm education research more broadly.
More Than 1,000 Colleges Failed to Fully Submit Student Outcomes Data
Just over 1,000 colleges and universities failed to fully submit required student outcomes data for this year by the Oct...