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Trump administration drops appeal over its $1.2B demand from UC system
Dive Brief: The Trump administration agreed to drop an appeal last week against a federal court’s preliminary injunction that blocked […]
February 20, 2026
31 Colleges Agree to End Partnerships With PhD Project
The PhD Project aimed to support underrepresented students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in business. But ED said it […]
February 20, 2026
Ed Department Weaponizes FERPA to Restrict Voting (opinion)
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to every college and university president with the goal […]
February 20, 2026
Friday Fragments
Friday Fragments Sara Brady Fri, 02/20/2026 – 03:00 AM An update on compensation, public investment in community colleges, The Girl’s […]
February 20, 2026
How One College Teaches Students Compassion
Cris Tietsort was invited into a political science course at the University of Denver to talk to students about compassion […]
February 20, 2026
Mott Community College President Accused of Proselytizing
Mott Community College is mired in conflict over claims that its president, Shaunda Richardson-Snell, proselytized on campus on multiple occasions, […]
February 20, 2026
National Ad Campaign Aims to Shift Narrative on Higher Ed
You won’t see students studying together in a library, images of grand campus buildings or crowded athletic events in a […]
February 20, 2026
Owner Wants to Give Away Green Mountain Campus
The former Green Mountain College campus is hitting the market. The price tag? Free. Owner Raj Bhakta—who bought the campus […]
February 20, 2026
Severing Military’s Ties With Harvard Is a Mistake (opinion)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced this month that the Department of Defense will no longer send active-duty military for […]
February 20, 2026
U of Louisville to Close On-Campus Preschool
University employees say the early childhood learning center was the most significant family-friendly benefit on campus. Nimito/iStock/Getty Images Plus The […]
February 20, 2026
UT Policy Asks Faculty to Avoid “Controversial” Topics
The University of Texas system board approved a policy Thursday that asks faculty members to “eschew topics and controversies that […]
February 20, 2026
University of Texas System adopts new teaching limits despite faculty concerns
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The University […]
February 20, 2026
After Research, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End Tenure
A Tennessee state lawmaker dropped his bill to end tenure, but said, “We’ll maybe be back.” rruntsch | iStock | […]
February 20, 2026
The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself
Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to […]
February 19, 2026
Education Department to nix race-based criteria for McNair program
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: […]
February 19, 2026
AI Will Break Assessment Before It Fixes It (opinion)
If you’ve served on a faculty senate in the past two years, you’ve probably sat through some version of the […]
February 19, 2026
Censored Medical Research Restored to Federal Website
Nearly one year after researchers sued the federal government for removing articles from its patient safety website for allegedly promoting […]
February 19, 2026
Leveraging Prior Learning to Support Pathways
One of my favorite movies is Good Will Hunting. Will Hunting (played by Matt Damon) is a 20-year-old janitor at […]
February 19, 2026
The Mathematician Lifting the Lid on Trump’s “Attacks”
During the dark days of the COVID pandemic, as a handful of scientists became vital to the public for analysis […]
February 19, 2026
UVA Launches Career Design Initiative
Career uncertainty is one of the most universal stressors for college students—especially as artificial intelligence, loan debt and an increasingly […]
February 19, 2026