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5 Predictions on How AI Will Shape Higher Ed in 2026
Some education experts are prepared for the sector’s growing disenchantment with generative artificial intelligence. Others believe it will improve college systems and processes.
Inside the Campus Pantry Helping Boston Students Stay Fed and Focused
Serving more than 1,500 students, Roxbury Community College’s “Rox Box” provides food, essentials and support beyond the classroom.
Congressional Republicans Look to Build on 2025 Higher Ed Reforms
Republicans achieved a key victory in passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and addressing a number of higher ed–related priorities last year. But more challenges loom in 2026.
Virginia Agrees to Scrap In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
The state’s lame-duck Republican officials sided with the Trump administration and asked a federal judge to block the Virginia Dream Act. Incoming Democrats and advocacy groups are vowing to fight.
NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.
Texas A&M Won’t Reinstate Instructor Fired for Gender Identity Lesson
ED to Investigate Brown Over Campus Shooting
DOJ Report Declares MSIs Unconstitutional
The decision comes after the Department of Education asked the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel to review the legality of a number of programs they said used racial “quotas.”