At least 16 institutions announced plans to shut in 2024, with closures expected to increase significantly in the years ahead Read more

The U.S. Department of Education has spent more than $1 billion funding diversity, equity, and inclusion programming in public schools and higher education institutions since 2021, according to a new report. Read more

College and university professors are reconsidering how they speak to their colleagues, their administrators and in classrooms as they fear how their viewpoints might damage their reputation—and even employability—according to the latest survey by this free speech watchdog. Read more

The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously voted to ban certain race- and gender-conscious policies, initiatives, and cultural centers at its public colleges. Read more

First Lady Jill Biden announced Monday that she’s taught her last class at Northern Virginia Community College after 15 years Read more

New decree, also requiring exams to be held in person, divides opinion among distance-learning universities Read more

Middlebury College is facing accusations of a “hypocritical public relations smear campaign” due to its history of promoting eugenics and its decision to remove the name of the late Gov. John Mead from its chapel. Read more

The June 2023 Supreme Court decision banning colleges from considering race in admissions is having repercussions beyond who gets into college. The ruling has spurred a wave of state laws that curb or end campus diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts—and race-based scholarships are coming under fire, too. Read more

The technology that powers ChatGPT is quickly transforming reading practices. What does that mean for your assignments? Read more

A new survey finds that while most likely voters question higher ed’s price, they view some types of institutions more favorably than others. Read more