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Legacy Preferences Have Declined but Persist at Highly Selective Colleges

The number of institutions that give applicants a boost if their parents graduated from the same college or university has...
James Chenault Jr., #5 of the Utah Utes tackles Chris Marshall #6 of the Arkansas Razorbacks during the second half of their game at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Sept. 12, 2026, in Salt Lake City

Money, Ads and Star Power: The Push to Remake College Sports

As the Senate proposes sweeping changes for college sports, universities and the NCAA are throwing their support behind the bill. But opponents are wary.

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2 in 3 Harvard Professors Say AI Has a Negative Impact on Class

Nearly two-thirds of Harvard University faculty members said artificial intelligence has had a “somewhat negative” or “very negative” effect on...
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Rightsizing the Physical Campus

Higher ed has too much wasted square footage. Colleges under pressure are rethinking how it’s used.

Weekly Wisdom | Future of Higher Education With Paul LeBlanc

Once AI can do so much of what a university used to think only it could teach, what is a university actually for?

Ep. 213: WASC’s Maria Toyoda on Accreditation’s Uncertain Future

The agency leader discusses the Education Department’s proposed regulation re-write.

Kessler Scholars during an orientation at Queens College in New York.

Beyond Financial Aid for First-Gen Students

The Kessler Scholars Collaborative pairs financial aid with mentoring, as well as community and individualized support. An Ithaka S+R evaluation shows promising outcomes.

President Trump is seated at his desk in the Oval Office. Standing behind him, from left to right, are Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner.

Plaintiffs Suing Over ED Layoffs Seek Withheld Documents

The Education Department is withholding more than 900 records it says are exempt from disclosure, according to court records.