3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (648+ words) To maintain eligibility for research funding, the Defense Department asked 30 universities to conduct an audit and report their findings by Aug. 31. All 30 responded, the department says. The DOD-prompted review has also ensnared some academic partnerships not related to research. The…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (363+ words) Civil society depends on dialogue and civic discourse, yes—but that won’t be enough if citizens feel like they don’t matter. Kirk was shot while speaking to a crowd of roughly 3,000 people at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. Violence has…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1540+ words) Karen Weaver has been an elite athlete, a coach and a university athletics administrator. Her new book explores what college presidents—and fans—need to know to navigate the ever-shifting ecosystem of college sports. Johns Hopkins University Press | University of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (174+ words) Let the players come back, finish their degrees and use whatever collegiate eligibility they legitimately have remaining. Because I want more of them to graduate, I say let the players come back, finish their degrees and use whatever collegiate eligibility…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (666+ words) In a 10-to-6 vote, the council scrapped a long-standing requirement that law schools “demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and inclusion.” Removing Standard 206 means law schools can no longer be required to prioritize diversity in order to remain…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1098+ words) Slated to take place at a special meeting Sept. 8, the vote comes just two weeks after the Trump administration recommended denying the accreditation council federal recognition. After years of heated debate, the American Bar Association’s accreditation council is scheduled to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) Connecticut’s Office of Workforce Strategy awarded an up to $250,000 no-bid contract to former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to work for the same state commission he chairs. The Connecticut Mirror revealed the contract Friday. Cardona was former President Joe Biden’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (414+ words) A judge ruled in favor of students who said they self-censored for fear of deportation. The decision means the students may not be deported or have their visas revoked for protected speech. In a case that could have wide-ranging implications…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (497+ words) Such scholarships are fairly common, though one international enrollment expert acknowledged that some institutions already had doubts about offering them. The DOJ accused Harvard of providing scholarships “to the potential detriment of persons of other national origins including citizens of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (846+ words) As more accreditors opt out of federal recognition or risk having it stripped, some programs and practitioners face mounting uncertainty over what it means for licensing requirements. The Department of Education has recommended that the ABA’s accreditation arm be denied…...