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University of Pennsylvania Now Enforcing Math Prerequisites

As college students’ math skills decline worldwide, Penn is verifying students’ readiness for advanced calculus and algebra courses.

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130 Colleges Marked as No Longer Missing Data on Student Outcomes

The story was updated Sept. 2 based on additional information listed in the “Technical Adjustment” segment of the department’s report...
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August Cuts to Start the Academic Year

Harvard University cut more than 100 jobs last month amid a lengthy restructuring process. Multiple others also enacted smaller cuts.

Miguel Cardona, a middle-aged Hispanic man with glasses and a gray goatee, stands a podium in front of Education Department and American flags

Connecticut Workforce Office Gave Cardona $250K No-Bid Contract

Connecticut’s Office of Workforce Strategy awarded an up to $250,000 no-bid contract to former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to...
First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.

‘Unlikely’ Brown Could Have Prevented Mass Shooting, Review Finds

It’s “highly unlikely” Brown University could have prevented the Dec. 13, 2025, mass shooting that killed two students and injured...
The South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is adorned with banners on a beautiful spring day.

UNC Ends Study Abroad Program in China

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has ended a study abroad program with Fudan University in China “out...
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How Accreditation Changes Could Impact Professional Licensure

As more accreditors opt out of federal recognition or risk having it stripped, some programs and practitioners face mounting uncertainty over what it means for licensing requirements.

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The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.

Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.