January 11 I lead a university. Higher education is failing students — Congress is right to act Congressional leaders have announced they will target higher education reform in 2026 policy priorities, citing student loan crisis and accreditation overhaul as key solutions.
January 9 Mamdani pledged to fight for all but scrapped order Jewish students say protected them Jewish students at NYU and Columbia express fears after NYC Mayor Mamdani revoked the city's antisemitism definition, worrying about campus protests.
January 9 UC Davis professor who posted violent threats against 'Zionists' keeps job after discipline UC Davis professor suspended without pay for controversial social media post targeting "Zionist journalists" and their children after Hamas attack.
January 8 Universities slash 9,000+ positions in 2025 as Trump targets federal funding and foreign students: report Higher education faces crisis as 9,000+ jobs lost in 2025, with Trump policies allegedly impacting university funding and international student enrollment.
January 6 Chicago Catholic university offers courses on running cannabis dispensaries DePaul University in Chicago offers cannabis dispensary management courses as marijuana businesses boom, with dispensaries growing across the country.
January 6 Harvard dean removed after anti-White, anti-police social media posts resurfaced Gregory Davis, former Harvard Dunster House dean, no longer serves in role following revelation of posts calling police "racist and evil" and defending looting as democracy.
January 6 Harvard president criticizes faculty activism, claims university bringing objectivity back to classroom Harvard president criticizes faculty activism in classrooms, saying it creates fear among students to speak freely on controversial issues and topics.
January 5 Nearly half of UC Berkeley student accommodations are for 'emotional' disabilities UC Berkeley data shows over 40% of disability accommodations go to students with psychological conditions, as accommodations, such as extra testing time, increase at four-year universities, according to recent reporting.
January 5 University of Illinois hosted state-funded committee meeting where professors advocated for reparations University of Illinois professors advocate for collective reparations at Illinois meeting, calling for community payments beyond individual compensation.
January 5 BENNETT, MOHRMAN: 2026 will give us over 1,000 ways to boost educational freedom New federal tax credit scholarship program allows taxpayers to donate $1,700 to education nonprofits starting 2027, creating educational choice options.
