Axon, the company formerly known as Taser, has abandoned plans to build a stun gun-equipped drone intended for deployment in schools after an “exodus” of resignations from its internal ethics board. Read more

University of St. Thomas Houston plans to launch a new associate degree program taught entirely in Spanish. Read more

Ilya Shapiro announced his resignation from the Georgetown University Law Center — just days after Dean William Treanor reinstated him. Read More

Some of higher education's most respected leaders are exiting their positions later this month. Read more

27 of America’s top 30 universities are raising tuition and fees for the next academic year. All 30 universities have raised prices at least once since the 2019-2020 academic year, which coincided with the COVID-19 outbreak in America. Read more

Historian and TV presenter David Olusoga has said that rightwing newspapers characterise him as an activist and critical race theorist to “delegitimise” his voice, despite there being no basis for these claims. Read more

The commencement speaker for a private liberal arts college in Ohio talked about how “viral information” and hyper-masculine “strongmen” create challenges for graduates, leaving some parents dissatisfied with the speech. Read more

A new bill could strengthen the rules requiring institutions to report foreign gifts. Some say the measure is necessary; others argue it will create undue stress for colleges and the government alike. Read more

Two women who were killed Thursday night in a widely reported shooting outside a church in Ames, Iowa, were identified on Friday as students at Iowa State University. Read more

Records show Florida's governor drafted plans to strip autonomy from individual universities, centralize power in Tallahassee, and impose more restrictions on what students are taught. Read more