The California State University system has rolled out a new policy that prohibits professors from using Native American “cultural items” in class – unless they obtain permission from the tribe. Read more

Siena Heights University, a small private Catholic institution in Adrian, Michigan, has announced that it will be closing at the end of the 2026 academic year. Read more

Cuts to the nation’s science funding are forcing future scholars to delay graduate study, continue it abroad, or forgo it entirely. Read more

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of an ancient city in Peru's northern Barranca province. Read more

Young Americans unhappy with Trump’s leadership are going to graduate school abroad as a way of escaping, at least temporarily. Read more

On July 3, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the final version of what has been called the "One Big Beautiful Bill," 218-214. This legislation moved through Congress as a "reconciliation bill," meaning that its journey to enactment did not go through the process that is typical with regular legislation, which would require 60 votes in the U.S. Senate to pass. Read more

Increased use of words such as ‘delves’, ‘underscores’ and ‘showcasing’ identified since popularisation of large language models Read more

A federal civil rights complaint against the University of St. Thomas has remained pending for almost six years now with the Department of Education. Read more

President Trump’s campaign against accommodations for transgender students is targeting colleges that had tried to comply with federal law. Read more

Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers, in the technology giant's latest wave of job cuts this year. Read more