Where there is money, there is fraud. No corner is free from this specter—not even the hallowed halls of academia. Fraud investigations are on the rise in higher education institutions. Read more

Students studying chemistry at a public university in Georgia were recently instructed that it is unnecessary to memorize the names of various laws named after deceased white, male scientists. Read more

Friendships are a core part of who we are – so what happens to us when they end? Read more

Roughly two dozen faculty members will temporarily lose access to Harvard’s main library following a silent protest in support of students punished for the same reason. Read more

Recruitment bounces back from 52 per cent drop seen in May, with suggestions that market is ‘recalibrating’ to levels last seen in 2022 Read more

Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29% Read more

Liviu Matei knows firsthand what it looks like when an authoritarian leader seeks to reshape higher education. Read more

A Department of Education regulation change tying billions of dollars in grant funding to diversity, equity, and inclusion is drawing strong opposition from a former department official and leading Republican lawmaker. Read more

"We had two deadlines really close together and I just ran out of steam," says Hannah, a university student. Read more

Over the past two years, 35% of college applicants self-reported using generative AI tools during the admissions process, helping them increase their number of submissions and apply to higher-quality schools, according to a recent survey from Acuity Insights, an admissions management service. Read more