The first weeks of the second Trump administration brought disruption and uncertainty to higher ed through a torrent of executive orders. Read more

Google's parent company lifting a longstanding ban on artificial intelligence (AI) being used for developing weapons and surveillance tools is "incredibly concerning", a leading human rights group has said. Read more

Multiple reports warned that President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to impose severe cutbacks on the U.S. Department of Education and eventually shut the agency down. Read more

More than half of PhD graduates find jobs outside universities after graduating but students complain programmes are still only set up to help create new professors Read more

“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” course requirements in at least 30 states cost students and taxpayers at least $1.8 billion per four-year period. Read more

Educational institutions will now revert to the Title IX regulations first issued during President Donald Trump’s first presidency, the U.S. Department of Education wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Friday. Read more

Billions of dollars have been spent on researching Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts more than six million Americans and is the fifth-leading cause of death among the nation’s elderly. Yet there is no cure, and the few treatments available show only modest evidence of slowing cognitive decline. Read more

"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission," says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology co Read more

News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff. Read more

The union for federal employees said at least 60 staffers were affected by a decision to suspend Education Department officials. Read more