As freshmen thumbed through dorm posters and shopped for school supplies at the University of Alabama’s student center during the first week of school, other spaces in the building were noticeably empty. Read more

Institutions mull estates buyback schemes and more major cutbacks as post-clearing reality hits Read more

‘Digital pause’ experiment at 200 secondary schools could be extended nationwide in January Read more

As an undergrad, he saw ‘armies of administrators’ and ‘professors who seemed to be on leave for years at a time’ Read more

Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. But Biden’s new rules formalize the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible. Read more

This may finally be the academic year that universities crack down on students’ use of generative AI to write term papers and complete other projects. A fifth of US universities already ban AI, and with OpenAI and Google considering releasing to the public tools that can quickly detect if a paper was written by their AI, universities could better enforce these bans. Read more

Amid a rise in gun threats, firearm-detecting dogs become ‘popular’ safety measure that also has emotional benefits Read more

The University of Wisconsin Madison does not have any leads on who left racial slurs at its arboretum. Read more

If you haven’t gotten a chance—or perhaps you’ve been too hesitant—to experiment with artificial intelligence for education-related purposes, now is your chance. Here’s how. Read more

The university’s space needs have shrunk, so it’s selling its Boulder campus. Officials say the decision will allow growth, but many graduates are saddened by the move. Read more