Numerous colleges announced or completed plans to cut academic programs or jobs in February. Many of those institutions are in the Midwest—particularly Ohio. Read more

Wright State University plans to “deactivate” 34 lesser-used degree-bearing academic programs as part of its ongoing Academic Efficiency and Effectiveness review, university officials said. Read more

Clemson University is using federal funds to create technology meant to track what researchers consider to be patterns of “mis-, dis-, and mal-information (MDM)” by internet users. Read more

Latest figures show Chinese application numbers back on trend, but caution sounded on headwinds and ‘super-dependence’ Read more

A bill that seeks to overhaul higher education and force institutions to have financial skin in the game by making them partly responsible for student loan debt has advanced in the Republican-controlled House. Read more

Most of the world's largest tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have agreed to tackle what they are calling deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) in elections. Read more

The University of Michigan said it asked one of its vendors to stop work, following an offer on social media to sell student data to train artificial intelligence. Read more

After Trump crackdown and Biden promise of clearer guidelines, lawmakers grow antsy about lack of progress Read more

Site launched by Republican to report ‘indoctrination’ a nest of outdated and inaccurate information, educators say Read more

Workers who want to increase their pay can do so without adding a costly college degree, a study from the Colorado Department of Higher Education concluded. Read more