Why Universities are so powerless in their fight against Trump
The administration has turned our institutions’ traditional strengths into paralyzing weaknesses. Read more
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University team compete in robot football contest
A team from the University of Hertfordshire have travelled to Salvador in Brazil to take part in a global football competition involving autonomous robots. Read more
George Mason President Defends Univ. Against Trump
In a pointed letter to the George Mason University community Wednesday, President Gregory Washington defended his institution against the Trump administration, which launched an investigation last week into the university’s alleged violations of Title VI. Read more
Proportion of graduates in full-time work drops to 59 per cent
More international students express dissatisfaction with degree outcomes in latest UK-wide survey Read more
Censoring ‘All Men Are Created Equal’ cost U. Oregon $724K — will other universities learn?
The University of Oregon just learned a very costly lesson about free speech. Read more
How higher education is coping with surging budget deficits
Budget cuts—followed by tuition increases and staff layoffs—at Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins and Harvard universities midway through the spring semester sent shockwaves through the higher education community as the sector copes with challenging deficits. Read more
How Are Students Really Using AI?
Here’s what the data tell us. Read more
UK’s most powerful supercomputer comes online
A supercomputer that is the most powerful in the UK has been made fully operational in Bristol. Read more
Workforce Pell Grant expansion faces ‘aggressive’ timeline
Students enrolled in short-term programs will qualify for Pell Grants under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now federal, state and college officials need to figure out how to carry out the long-fought-for policy. Read more
‘Did Jesus pack heat?’: Progressive professor who censored Christian student faces backlash
An English professor at Eastern Maine Community College faces blowback — including calls from Republican lawmakers in the state to resign — after instructing a Christian conservative student to drop the issue of gun rights from her essay. Read more
