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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Annie Andrews celebrates during an election-night watch party at the Charleston Marriott on Nov. 03, 2026 in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Higher Ed Ties of Incoming Lawmakers

State legislators who come from the higher education sector say they hope to use their new posts to make college more affordable and reverse the polarization of the sector that has proliferated in recent years.

A photograph of Ken Levy next to one of Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge’s campus.

LSU Law Professor to Return to Class After Being Suspended for Political Speech

Ken Levy, a Louisiana State University law professor who was put on leave last year after a student complained about...
A photo of Harmeet Dhillon speaking at a press conference.

Harmeet Dhillon Resigns From Justice Department

The assistant attorney general stepped down after a contentious 18 months on the job, which included targeting universities for DEI and alleged antisemitism.

A blonde-haired student in a black and gold softball jersey throws a yellow softball.

NAIA Approves Fifth Year of Eligibility for Student Athletes

The association that oversees athletics at 250 small colleges approved a fifth year of eligibility for student athletes Wednesday, following...

How Interdisciplinary Research Can Benefit Early Career Academics

An award-winning early career researcher offers ways to navigate publishing, funding, geography and methodologies outside your discipline, and why junior academics should be ambitious.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a white man with a white beard and a mostly bald head, wearing a business suit and glasses, talks with reporters after attending the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol.

AAU and Others Warn Congress That Trump Is Changing Grant Rules

The White House has to wait until mid-December to finalize a sweeping rule that would give political appointees more power...
Harvard University graduate students hold a kickoff rally at the Science Center Plaza on Oct. 27, 2026.

Labor Watch: Harvard Workers Strike Again, CSU Makes Deals

Also in October, Department of Education workers in Chicago filed an OSHA complaint about unsafe working conditions and Tufts University sued its non-tenure-track faculty union to stop the reinstatement of a professor fired for violating the sexual misconduct policy.

Key podcast title card for Christa Acampora, dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia

What Is the Purpose of College in the Age of AI?

The University of Virginia’s Christa Acampora discusses how colleges can navigate AI while supporting students’ intellectual, personal and professional development.