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What does the class of 2026 want from their post-grad jobs?
Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
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Kentucky State gets OK for program cuts amid state-mandated overhaul
The state’s higher education authority signed off on the narrowed offerings even as a lawsuit contests the university’s transformation.
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Columbia reinstates SAT, ACT requirements for 2027-28
The New York City institution is the last Ivy League college to announce an end to its test-optional admissions policy.
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Colleges hit in cyberattack by group behind Canvas breach, Google says
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters targeted Oracle’s PeopleSoft software and may have gained access to data at more than 100 organizations, according to a Thursday report.
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A ‘new normal’: Syracuse faces enrollment dip, first deficit in years
The New York institution has so far dodged many of its peers’ woes. But demographic shifts and enrollment declines are weighing on its finances.
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Q&A‘Don’t budget off your hopes’: UNT president on institutional planning in a shifting world
College leaders must "confront the brutal facts" of their finances if they want to build resilience, warns University of North Texas President Harrison Keller.
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20 attorneys general sue Trump administration over federal contractor DEI order
The plaintiffs argue the president’s March executive order impedes each state’s efforts and is unclear in what it prohibits.
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Bill to mandate FAFSA anti-fraud system passes House
The No Aid for Ghost Students Act would largely codify a system for screening applicants that the U.S. Department of Education launched earlier this year.
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Marshall University to cut 7 programs, expand others
The public West Virginia institution’s tweaks to its offerings follow a state-mandated review and come amid an effort to shrink its deficit.
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Trump administration appeals ruling against $100K H-1B visa fee
The fee has caused concern among higher education experts that it would hamper colleges’ ability to recruit foreign scholars and instructors.
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DOJ accuses UC Davis medical school of illegally using race in admissions
The agency took aim at the Davis Scale, a metric tracking socioeconomic advantage that has helped the institution maintain diversity in its student body.
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University of Denver to consolidate academic structures, cut departments
Despite budget pressures, officials framed the moves as an effort to eliminate silos and improve the student experience.
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House appropriators move to label graduate nursing as professional degree
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that would enable students in those programs to access higher federal borrowing limits.
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DOJ opens investigation into CUNY student success program
The probe is one of dozens of civil rights investigations the federal agency has publicized over the last week.
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The New School AAUP slams faculty layoffs
The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.
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TrackerHere’s a list of the biggest donations to colleges in 2026 so far
Drexel University landed a $112.6 million from a trustee and his family to expand the university’s engineering and computer science college.
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Hampshire College secures loan agreement to hold final fall semester
Jennifer Chrisler, president of the struggling college, shared the update after previously warning that the institution might have to close earlier than planned.
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Coalition asks judge to halt Trump’s anti-DEI contractor order
The group, led by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, filed a lawsuit over the executive order in April.
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Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas struck down
A federal judge ruled that the fee amounted to an unlawful tax on the visa program for highly skilled workers.
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University of Iowa cannot change endowed scholarship for Black students, state high court rules
The institution sought to change the scholarship's eligibility to first-generation students, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admission.
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Hilton CEO shares ambitious outlook for Undergraduate hotel expansion
Chris Nassetta and other Hilton leaders reveal how the new college town-focused brand was born following the 2024 acquisition of Graduate.
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The state of international enrollment in 6 charts
We're examining major trends impacting foreign enrollment, including early data on the Trump administration's tighter visa policies.
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Why has youth unemployment risen so dramatically? It may not be AI.
Artificial intelligence can’t explain the disparity in hiring between generations, an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.
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University of Maryland lays off 84 employees amid budget pressures
The public institution is facing federal and state funding cuts in addition to higher energy costs and slowing endowment returns.
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Nebraska law offering in-state tuition to undocumented students struck down
The federal judge’s ruling marks the fourth time a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit has ended such policies under the Trump administration.
