Colleges saw sharp growth in undergraduates studying healthcare professions and big drops in computer and information sciences.

Policymakers are merging or aligning agencies to tie academic programs more directly to labor demand, reshaping how colleges operate.

New surveys show graduates are unprepared to use AI professionally and fear entry-level jobs will be replaced. Employers are confirming their anxieties.

At the heart of the overhaul is a fundamental question: what should accreditation actually measure?