Amid the bewildering headwinds higher education faces in 2025, trends percolating from the past year have carved the path for what lies ahead.

Ohio lawmakers approved changes that will allow universities to pay student-athletes for their name, image and likeness. The new legislation is one response to a $2.78 billion settlement allowing universities to pay student-athletes starting this summer.

More than 7 million adults in California lack a college degree—and they typically make less money as a result. Today, standing in a welding classroom at Shasta College, a community college in Redding, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented an outline of the state's Master Plan for Career Education. He said the plan will overhaul the state's […]