Imagine a university, renowned for its research and academic excellence, forced to pay millions and alter its core policies just to keep its federal funding intact. This is the reality Northwestern University faced in 2024 when it struck a controversial $75 million deal with the Trump
For a decade, international students helped balance campus budgets and seed research labs, yet this fall’s intake revealed an unmistakable turn as policy turbulence intersected with cost anxiety and global competition to disrupt pipelines that once felt steady. U.S. colleges tracked fewer newcomers
Introduction Millions of borrowers are watching a single court deadline decide whether timely relief arrives or years of waiting stretch longer still, as the Education Department asks a federal judge for 18 more months to resolve a wave of borrower defense claims born from the Sweet v. McMahon
A week that spliced policy engineering with campus politics told a single story: U.S. higher education reshaped itself in real time as oversight migrated, money surged, demand zigged, and governance met the courtroom, and the ripple effects reached budgets, pipelines, and norms in one sweep. The
From diploma dividend to early-career drag: why this moment matters and what this roundup probes Graduation used to be a launchpad that practically guaranteed momentum, yet today the runway looks crowded and the lift takes longer to arrive for many new degree holders. A chorus of voices—from labor
Across lecture halls and learning management systems, the stark choice facing colleges has not been whether artificial intelligence belongs in classrooms but whether campuses will recognize it as a tool that widens access rather than a shortcut that hollows out learning. The frictionless support
