Students regularly rely on AI to better understand complex course material, save time and improve grades. Sometimes, their instution discourages or bans its use.
Colleges are feeling the pressure to innovate their credentials. Quality and innovation can coexist as colleges work quickly to reshape degrees, a major accreditor says.
More recent high school graduates are choosing community college as students look for lower-cost, career-focused alternatives to four-year degrees. New data shows younger students now make up the largest share of first-time associate degree earners.
The University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents fired President Jay Rothman saying it had "lost confidence" in the leader after an annual performance review.
Trump's FY27 proposal marks the White House's latest attempt to remodel higher education, as the president's proposal would apply Pell Grants to short-term workforce credentials
State legislatures are removing trustees, federal pressure is reshaping university priorities overnight, and donor influence over curriculum is no longer a polite concern.