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Not All Campus Cuts in February Were Driven by Trump
Concerns about a federal funding freeze prompted some colleges to take action, but job and program cuts last month mostly stemmed from falling enrollments and budget issues.
OpenAI Invests $50M in Higher Ed Research
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it’s investing $50 million to start up NextGenAI, a new research consortium of 15 institutions that...
Listen: The Role of the Embedded Mental Health Counselor
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations.
McMahon Outlines Her ‘Final Mission’ for the Department
Shortly after being sworn in as education secretary Monday, Linda McMahon issued a memo outlining the Education Department’s “final mission.”...
By 2040, Can Most Americans Earn ‘Credentials of Value’?
The Lumina Foundation’s previous 17-year goal—for 60 percent of adults to have a postsecondary credential—fell short. How will its next mission, focused on income, fare?
Justices Refuse to Hear Case Against Bias Response Teams
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case regarding the constitutionality of bias response teams on college campuses, The...
What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?
Over the weekend, the department dropped a new document expanding on the Office for Civil Rights’ anti-DEI directive. Legal scholars say it takes a more nuanced approach but express varying levels of hope about its outcomes.
AGB Leader Resigns Abruptly After 6 Months
Less than a year into the job, Framroze Virjee is out as president and CEO of the Association of Governing...