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ETS acquires ACT, consolidating two testing giants

July 1, 2026

The move comes as more colleges are going back to requiring standardized tests for admissions.

Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in women’s college sports

July 1, 2026

Colleges and K-12 schools can determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports teams based on “biological sex,” the court ruled.

Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees

June 30, 2026

While some say such degrees could increase college affordability, two groups blasted them as “stripped-down curriculum that prioritizes speed.”

Land-grant universities eligible for USDA, Ed Dept funds to improve agricultural research facilities

June 30, 2026

The two federal agencies are offering eligible institutions up to $30 million for property improvements — but the money requires a one-to-one match.

Week in review: College ‘affinity housing’ could violate Fair Housing Act, HUD official says

June 30, 2026

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from a record-high persistence rate to the latest federal lawsuit over in-state tuition for undocumented students.

‘Listen and learn’: Southern New Hampshire University’s president on leadership transitions

June 28, 2026

Ahead of her two-year anniversary in the role, President Lisa Marsh Ryerson discusses taking the helm of a massive institution from a decades-long leader.

Johns Hopkins lays off 110 employees in the wake of federal research cuts

June 26, 2026

“As our federal research portfolio shrinks, the infrastructure around it must change in parallel,” a spokesperson for the private university said.

Ohio bill would broaden power of university civics center directors

June 26, 2026

The politically created academic centers have drawn fierce criticism from faculty, who say they expand state intrusion into higher education.

Persistence rate tops 77%, the highest level in a decade, report finds

June 26, 2026

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center also showed that Black and Hispanic persistence rates reached decade highs.

Democrats move to impeach McMahon for Education Department dismantling

June 25, 2026

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici filed impeachment articles accusing the secretary of illegally transferring the department’s duties to other federal agencies.

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