The $3.8 million Yidan Prize awarded to the founder of the free, online university will fund AI tools to help advisers assist students and a new general studies program. Read more

Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa among signatories of letter to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer calling for funds for music in disadvantaged schools Read more

American universities hosted more than 1 million international students in the 2022-23 academic year – but that figure includes students who had already graduated and are essentially foreign workers, according to a State Department report. Read more

The uncommonly long walkout by part-time instructors at the arts-focused institution is roiling not just them but students and their full-time peers. Read more

Colleges and universities itching to strengthen their students’ workforce readiness may seek to partner with employers. If Amazon or Google are still out of reach, institutions may already be sitting on a goldmine: community and regional nonprofits. Read more

Sector predicted to grow significantly in next decade, spurring a flurry of research and start-up activities Read more

Global governments should engage with the Taliban because some in the regime support reversing the ban, says Rangina Hamidi Read more

Gone are the days when rigor in medical school weeded out the weakest links. When it comes to med schools today, credentials are the commodity, students are the consumers. Read more

Despite the growing public skepticism of a college degree and its return on investment (ROI), the University of North Carolina system discovered that students with an undergraduate degree make $500,000 or more over their lifetimes than North Carolinians without one, a study found. Read more

Negotiations next spring will address state authorization and the definition of distance education but won’t consider use of third-party servicers. Read more