The head of the American Council on Education said the legislation would make higher ed more elite, while Trump’s cuts to research funding risk the country’s standing as a global superpower. Read more

HKUST offers unconditional acceptance to international students at Harvard in wake of US government crackdown Read more

Middle Tennessee State University is facing a federal civil rights complaint alleging it offers 17 scholarships that “discriminate based on race, color, and/or national origin.” Read more

As the class of 2025 prepares for the leap into life after high school, Penelope Masotti, a high school senior, is charting a less traditional course. With a passion for cosmetology and a pragmatic view of the future, she is opting for trade school, joining a growing wave of Gen Z students redefining what higher education looks like. Read more

A new bipartisan consensus is coming. Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being trialled by a council in a bid to cut lengthy waiting times for children's special educational needs reports. Read more

The California Community College system is considering new steps to beat back an influx of fraudsters applying to access student aid money. Read more

Students criticise university for lack of transparency and wasting resources after thousands of books from shuttered college destined for recycling Read more

The Justice Department on Monday launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will use the False Claims Act to investigate and pursue claims against federally funded entities that knowingly violate civil rights laws — including colleges and universities. Read more

Assuming congressional Republicans can find the votes to pass their “big, beautiful” budget bill, it’s likely to cause profound changes to higher education financing—slashing aid not only to institutions but to student grant recipients. Read more