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    Hampshire College to close after years-long turnaround effort comes up short

    The private institution in Massachusetts faced a heavy debt burden, persistent deficits, sputtering enrollment, possible accreditation loss and other challenges.

    Updated April 15, 2026
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    When families are informed, students stay enrolled

    Family access to critical student data is linked to higher retention and persistence.

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    ‘There is no silver bullet’: How 2 colleges use AI to support nontraditional learners

    Artificial intelligence can help bridge gaps for students, but it isn't as simple as buying a bunch of products, college leaders said at the ASU+GSV Summit.

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    Syracuse University offers early retirement to 175 faculty

    The buyouts come amid a plan to cut scores of low-enrollment academic programs to refocus the private nonprofit’s offerings. 

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    Donations to colleges hold steady amid higher ed disruption

    The growth reflects the “continued trust that donors place in educational institutions,” the Council for Advancement and Support of Education said.

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    Dozens of colleges get more time to submit race and sex admissions data

    A federal judge also granted their request to permanently join a legal challenge against the U.S. Department of Education’s new survey. 

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    Texas Tech System to nix programs focused on sexual orientation and gender identity

    The move is just the latest instance of Texas public higher education leaders moving to curb instruction on topics related to sex and gender. 

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    Iowa State plans to cut or merge 23 programs after mandated review

    The state’s board of regents last year directed public universities to look at low-enrollment programs and recommend closures.

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    Kansas governor signs bill to curb race-related instruction at public colleges

    The legislation will prohibit public institutions from requiring “DEI-CRT” courses, which will be up to the Kansas Board of Regents to define. 

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    Gallup: Gen Z growing more negative toward AI

    Most respondents expressed concern that AI designed to speed up tasks would "make learning more difficult.”

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    Universities of Wisconsin board ousts Jay Rothman as system president

    Tuesday's unanimous vote comes after Rothman penned a letter saying he was pressured to resign but was not given a reason for the ask.

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    Renovation backlog for college facilities hits new highs

    The dollar value of deferred capital projects grew by 8% last year, according to the latest state of higher ed facilities report from Gordian.

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    COVID remote learning put drain on college enrollment

    The percentages of students completing the FAFSA, taking the ACT or signing up for the first year of college fell in 2020-21, NBER data shows.

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    Southern Oregon University gets $15M lifeline from the state

    The public institution was facing a looming cash crunch. Now it needs a plan to balance its budget and operate in the future without increased state help.

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    Per-student state funding for higher ed dips for first time in years

    Enrollment gains at public colleges surpassed increases in state and local support in the 2025 fiscal year, according to an annual report. 

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    Dozens more colleges get delay in submitting race and sex admissions data

    A federal judge extended the deadline for several private colleges and higher education groups to submit data to the U.S. Department of Education.

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    What’s inside the Education Department’s draft proposals to overhaul accreditation?

    The proposed changes would ease the pathway for new accreditors and require agencies to have standards requiring intellectual diversity among faculty. 

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    Kansas governor must veto anti-DEI college bill, PEN America says

    Conservative lawmakers added a ban on required "DEI-CRT" courses to the state's budget package, which now sits on Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk.

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    Education Department rescinds Title IX pacts protecting LGBTQ+ students

    The resolution agreements, which the agency called "illegal," were reached under previous Democratic administrations.

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    Colleges ramp up offerings to teach students to be AI ethicists

    Institutions are teaching students how to know when artificial intelligence is biased, when it could threaten privacy and when it is just plain wrong. 

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    Court blocks Education Department’s data demands for 17 states’ colleges

    A judge issued a preliminary injunction, citing the agency’s rushed timeline for collecting large swaths of new data on race and sex in admissions.

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    How higher ed would fare in Trump’s latest budget proposal

    It seeks to eliminate key student access programs, cut $354 million in grants for minority-serving institutions and trim U.S. Department of Education funding. 

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    University of Missouri cuts designated funding for student affinity groups

    The university's Legion of Black Collegians called the cuts "calculated steps to push minority students further away" from the center of campus life.

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    Syracuse, Ohio State, Utah Valley: The latest college leadership transitions

    At least fifteen campuses announced presidential comings and goings in March, as the higher ed sector prepares for the end of the academic year.

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    Indiana public colleges to cut or merge about 580 programs due to state law

    A new statute took effect last year that seeks to cull academic offerings that produce low numbers of graduates.

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    Syracuse University to eliminate 93 academic programs

    The cuts are meant to right-size the private nonprofit’s offerings and align them with student demand, according to the institution’s provost.