Students regularly rely on AI to better understand complex course material, save time and improve grades. Sometimes, their instution discourages or bans its use.
State legislatures are removing trustees, federal pressure is reshaping university priorities overnight, and donor influence over curriculum is no longer a polite concern.
The administration's moves to tighten voting rules could dampen student participation in a midterm election where control of Congress may be decided by small margins.
States are advancing new mandates that would increase oversight of public universities, targeting admissions, curriculum, tenure and accreditation. The measures could significantly change how campuses operate.
Republican Rep. Walt Brooks has reversed his earlier stance on gun laws, backing a bill to ban open carry on Utah's public college campuses. The proposal would also bar guns from dorm rooms and allow only concealed carry if approved.
