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Kansas governor signs bill to curb race-related instruction at public colleges
1+ day, 56+ min ago (365+ words) The legislation will prohibit public institutions from requiring "DEI-CRT" courses, which will be up to the Kansas Board of Regents to define. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation Wednesday that will prohibit the state's public colleges from requiring students to…...
Iowa State plans to cut or merge 23 programs after mandated review
1+ day, 53+ min ago (460+ words) The state's board of regents last year directed public universities to look at low-enrollment programs and recommend closures. Last year, the Iowa Board of Regents directed the state's three public universities to review their programs to ensure they align with…...
Renovation backlog for college facilities hits new highs
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (388+ words) The dollar value of deferred capital projects grew by 8% last year, according to the latest state of higher ed facilities report from Gordian. Facility backlogs can become a self-feeding negative cycle. While financial pressures on colleges might lead officials to…...
Gallup: Gen Z growing more negative toward AI
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (489+ words) Most respondents expressed concern that AI designed to speed up tasks would "make learning more difficult." Gallup's new survey comes as AI companies are making vast investments into higher education." Google announced last year that it would spend $1 billion to…...
Per-student state funding for higher ed dips for first time in years
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (347+ words) Enrollment gains at public colleges surpassed increases in state and local support in the 2025 fiscal year, according to an annual report. Enrollment at public colleges outpaced state and local support in fiscal 2025, leading to a 1% decrease in per-student funding compared…...
Universities of Wisconsin board ousts Jay Rothman as system president
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (740+ words) Tuesday's unanimous vote comes after Rothman penned a letter saying he was pressured to resign but was'not given a reason for the ask. In a March 26 letter from Rothman to Bogost, the president said he was given three options " resign…...
Southern Oregon University gets $15 M lifeline from the state
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (463+ words) The beleaguered institution was facing a looming cash crunch. Now it needs a plan to balance its budget and operate in the future without increased state help. Earlier this year, SOU leaders warned of a looming cash shortfall that could…...
Dozens more colleges get delay in submitting race and sex admissions data
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (603+ words) A federal judge extended the deadline for several private colleges and higher education groups to submit data to the U. S. Department of Education. Dozens more colleges will get a delay before they must submit extensive data on their applicants and admitted…...
What's inside the Education Department's draft proposals to overhaul accreditation?
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (508+ words) The proposed changes would ease the pathway for new accreditors and require agencies to have standards requiring intellectual diversity among faculty. Trump's executive order on accreditation lambasted three accreditors over their diversity, equity and inclusion standards and called on the…...
Colleges ramp up offerings to teach students to be AI ethicists
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1435+ words) Institutions are teaching students how to know when artificial intelligence is biased, when it could threaten privacy and when it is just plain wrong. "There are people who fear that artificial intelligence will render human beings irrelevant in the workforce....