#higher education
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College giving is broken. Two percent of donors fund 89 percent.
Universities face a crisis as federal funding cuts, closures and demographic decline collide with a giving system that depends on the ultra-wealthy.
Fortune · 3m
What Colleges Need From Donors
Donors can help colleges survive funding cuts and student debt crises.
The Conversation · 1m
Newsroom Panel on Higher Education Trust
North Texas leaders debate college trust, AI and affordability at Dallas Morning News event.
The Dallas Morning News · 1m
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Student debt crisis forces universities to demand upfront payments
Rhodes University's new fee protocol sparks protests, but experts say the real problem is how funding systems are run, not how much money exists.
Daily Maverick · 2m
Higher Ed AI Transition Faces Reality Check
Higher education struggles to prepare students for AI-driven learning shifts.
Financialexpress · 1m
Trump administration proposes $70K fee for international students
The Department of Homeland Security wants schools to pay $70,000 per international student seeking work authorization, part of a broader crackdown on foreign enrollment.
TIME · 2m
US states ranked by college degree attainment
Business Insider analyzed Census Bureau data to rank all 50 states by the share of adults with bachelor's degrees or higher.
Business Insider · 1m
Phil Knight gives $1 billion to University of Oregon
Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife commit $1 billion to build an engineering college at his alma mater as federal support for universities faces cuts.
Fortune · 1m
Cornell student ignored after reporting gang rape
A sophomore reported being assaulted by Chi Phi fraternity members in 2024. The district attorney filed no charges. Now the case is being reinvestigated.
Vox · 3m
Education Dept. simplifies FAFSA form early
Education Dept. launches earliest FAFSA form to help families navigate college costs.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Andreessen Horowitz launches unaccredited college alternative
The venture capital firm is betting forty-two million dollars on a one-year academy charging Harvard prices without degrees or federal aid.
Fortune · 2m
College rankings still shape higher education despite flaws
U.S. News college rankings influence decisions even with criticism
The Conversation · 1m
NPR's College Podcast Challenge returns for 2026
Students can submit audio stories up to eight minutes long for a chance to win $5,000 and have their work featured on NPR.
NPR · 1m
TCU and SMU surge while UT and A&M stumble
Texas universities split sharply in new rankings as U.S. News emphasizes graduate earnings.
Dallas Express · 1m
Liberal arts degrees are winning in the AI age
Anthropic cofounder Jack Clark argues that humanities education, not coding skills, will matter most as AI automates technical work.
Fortune · 1m
The 25 colleges where students study the most
Princeton Review ranks schools by study hours, revealing which colleges demand the most from their students.
Business Insider · 1m
How to teach lonely college students to make friends
A professor designed a course that helps students recognize friendship builds through small, ordinary moments.
The Conversation · 2m
When a law student's words became a weapon
A Texas Tech student faces expulsion from the bar after speaking about a political assassination on campus.
The New Yorker · 4m
Colleges are ditching student loans for grants
Carleton College joins a growing movement to replace loans with free money, funded by major donations.
Business Insider · 1m
Texas explores three-year bachelor's degrees to cut costs
Gov. Abbott forms working group to develop accelerated degree pathways, with recommendations due by year's end.
Dallas Express · 1m
College classes in Illinois prisons can't keep up with demand
Waitlists for higher education behind bars grew 80% in a year, even as programs prove they reduce recidivism and help people find jobs.
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m
Gaza students lose route to Belgium scholarships
Thirteen Gaza students won Belgian scholarships, but politics has left them trapped as classes begin without them.
the Guardian · 1m
Northampton freshers face race equity course
Northampton freshers are being asked to complete race equity training before halls, raising fresh questions over campus speech.
Dailymail · 2m
Carnegie Mellon moves against professor over Kirk posts
A professor's posts about Charlie Kirk's assassination anniversary put her university under pressure to act.
Fox News · 1m
College can't decide what to do about AI
Employers pay a premium for AI skills while many professors still ban the tool outright, and students are caught in between.
Fortune · 1m
Students were sold a loan that could change
MPs called it mis-selling. The government's answer is clearer wording, not a reversal.
the Guardian · 1m
The $100,000 college that still can't pay its bills
Sticker prices crossed six figures, but the discounts underneath them are hollowing out the schools charging them.
CNBC · 1m
The library, the plantation, and what Princeton forgot
A Princeton student finds out the library he studies in was paid for by the Liberian rubber plantation that broke his neighbors' backs.
Rolling Stone · 4m
AI Should Be a Wake-Up Call For Universities
The AI debate on campus is stuck on thinking skills, and it is missing what college was always meant to do.
TIME · 1m · 6 views
Trump Administration Targets College Tax Exemptions Over DEI
A proposed Treasury rule could strip non-profit status from up to 18,000 private schools over race-based programs and scholarships.
NPR · 1m