After ignoring questions about Ibram Kendi’s work, or lack thereof, for years, Boston University will now look into management at the Center for Antiracist Research. Read more

A potential government shutdown could complicate the restart of student loan payments, efforts to issue final rules and the FAFSA update. Read more

As legislation driving rebadged lifelong learning entitlement passes, sector leaders caution that mature learners’ aversion to debt means it cannot bring ‘transformation’ ministers foresee read more

The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) victory over Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in two Supreme Court cases challenging affirmative action disrupted institutions’ long-standing admissions practices and ended a near-decade-long litigation battle. However, this may beckon a more wide-ranging dismantling of diversity practices in higher education. Read more

What would students do to ease stress if they were responsible for health and wellness on their campuses? Read more

Green New Deal for Schools demands districts teach climate justice, update buildings and plan for extreme weather Read more

Four years after massive budget cuts, enrolment starts perking up, but with doubts that it can help the remote state recover a dire exodus of talent Read more

Calling numerous social science and humanities degree programs “indoctrination factories,” Mississippi’s auditor says the state should defund several college majors and invest in subjects that match the state’s workforce needs. Read more

Adding to academia’s AI embrace, the University of Texas at San Antonio is offering a medical degree paired with a master’s in artificial intelligence. Read more

Arts and Humanities Research Council funding ‘has been some sort of oasis, but it too is now quickly drying up’ Read more