Four California universities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly considering race in their admissions processes. The schools include Stanford University and University of California locations at Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Irvine. Read more

A progressive Democratic lawmaker is seeking a simple but jarring remedy of last resort for California’s college students navigating the state’s housing crisis: Let them sleep in their cars. Read more

Thai study adds to growing body of literature supporting pet therapy for students with mental health conditions Read more

Many of the Trump administration’s early actions have closely mirrored the recommendations of conservative think tanks. Read more

The Trump administration is freezing more than $2 billion in funding to Harvard University after its president, Alan M. Garber, announced on Monday the institution would not give in to a new set of demands that would have granted the government remarkable power to shape campus operations. Read more

European universities urged to review dependence on top technology companies as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities Read more

Scholars raised concerns about how artificial intelligence may define the word “woman” or be used to perpetuate “colonialism” during a “Gender and AI: Promise and Perils” conference Friday at Harvard University. Read more

The Trump administration has already won major concessions from Columbia University as the institution fights to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. Read more

Critics say the deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has supported research and learning at colleges since 1965, “will ripple across American life.” Read more

President Donald Trump is expected to unveil more sweeping tariffs on US imports - this time targeting semiconductors. Read more