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TrackerHere’s a list of the biggest donations to colleges in 2026 so far
Drexel University landed a $112.6 million from a trustee and his family to expand the university’s engineering and computer science college.
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Sponsored by The University of MiamiLeading the Era of AI
Empowering students to create, shape, and furnish the new jobs that AI will make possible.
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Hampshire College secures loan agreement to hold final fall semester
Jennifer Chrisler, president of the struggling college, shared the update after previously warning that the institution might have to close earlier than planned.
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Coalition asks judge to halt Trump’s anti-DEI contractor order
The group, led by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, filed a lawsuit over the executive order in April.
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Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas struck down
A federal judge ruled that the fee amounted to an unlawful tax on the visa program for highly skilled workers.
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University of Iowa cannot change endowed scholarship for Black students, state high court rules
The institution sought to change the scholarship's eligibility to first-generation students, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admission.
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Hilton CEO shares ambitious outlook for Undergraduate hotel expansion
Chris Nassetta and other Hilton leaders reveal how the new college town-focused brand was born following the 2024 acquisition of Graduate.
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The state of international enrollment in 6 charts
We're examining major trends impacting foreign enrollment, including early data on the Trump administration's tighter visa policies.
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Why has youth unemployment risen so dramatically? It may not be AI.
Artificial intelligence can’t explain the disparity in hiring between generations, an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.
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University of Maryland lays off 84 employees amid budget pressures
The public institution is facing federal and state funding cuts in addition to higher energy costs and slowing endowment returns.
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Nebraska law offering in-state tuition to undocumented students struck down
The federal judge’s ruling marks the fourth time a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit has ended such policies under the Trump administration.
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Spring enrollment ticks up 1% — but graduate headcounts take a hit
The increase in students wasn’t felt evenly across the higher education sector, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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DOJ opens 15 civil rights probes into medical school admissions
The agency last month accused two highly selective medical schools of unlawfully giving Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage.
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Kent State, Colorado State and other universities turn to budget cuts
Institutions from Maryland to Oregon announced plans last month to trim spending, and sometimes eliminate jobs, as they navigate or stave off deficits.
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Arizona State faces DOJ investigation over DEI practices
The agency said the probe stemmed from "recent viral videos indicating ASU denied equal treatment to students" but provided few other details.
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University of Alabama nabs court win in lawsuit over student magazines
A federal judge rejected the plaintiffs’ request to reinstate the shuttered publications while the legal battle over their closure continues.
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Q&A‘Don’t budget off your hopes’: UNT president on institutional planning in a shifting world
College leaders must "confront the brutal facts" of their finances if they want to build resilience, warns University of North Texas President Harrison Keller.
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Texas Tech instruction rules spurred widespread course changes
Nearly half of polled professors said they changed class materials on their own in response to memos limiting teaching about race, sex and gender.
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Hampshire College may close earlier than planned
The private Massachusetts institution’s revenue projections are coming up short, meaning it might not be able to teach its final term planned for the fall.
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Hilton officially launches Undergraduate, furthering its push into college markets
Following months of speculation, Hilton has unveiled the new upper midscale brand, a flexible, scalable complement to its Graduate offering.
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Leadership LedgerClemson, Northwestern and other universities welcome new presidents
Last month brought several high-profile leadership changes across the higher education sector, with some presidents departing amid institutional tension.
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Tuition discount rate reaches 57% for private nonprofits, NACUBO says
Price cuts are getting even deeper for first-year undergraduates, while net tuition revenue has fallen, according to the organization.
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Western Michigan University launches buyout program to ease budget
The public institution is offering early retirements to tenured faculty, as long as enough sign up to save at least $5 million.
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West Point speech policies paused for civilian faculty by federal judge
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel called one of the military college's rules a "broad and standardless intrusion" on civilian faculty's constitutional rights.
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California Senate passes bill that would create $12B in state research funding
If enacted, the measure would establish a foundation focused on funding research areas where the federal government has cut.
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Florida budget deal would cut extra funding to top public universities
Lawmakers also agreed to transfer the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, a conservative favorite.
