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The eight-month program gives faculty and staff at tribal colleges practical tools to use assessment for improving student learning.
U.S. Higher Education News
This section covers higher education in the United States — colleges, universities, tuition trends, campus policy and the financial and regulatory conditions shaping the sector. Reporting takes in both individual institutions and the system as a whole.
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November 6, 2026
U.S. News Ranks MIT First in 2027 ListThe 2027 Best National Universities ranking places Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the top, with twelve New York schools in the top 100.
November 5, 2026
Agencies Stall Caps on University Research OverheadFour federal agencies have stalled proposed 15% limits on indirect cost reimbursement for university research grants.
November 5, 2026
Campuses Shift to Centralized Waste CollectionBusch Systems research finds schools are standardizing bins and dropping deskside wastebasket service to improve recycling.
October 30, 2026
Journalist Faces Fines Over Confidential Source ProtectionCatherine Herridge paid $800 in daily fines from college funds before a court rescinded the ongoing sanctions.
October 27, 2026
TIME Ranks Top 500 US Universities for 2026-2027Stanford University takes the top spot as California schools dominate the list of high-performing institutions.
October 23, 2026
AI Model Predicts Mechanical Engineering Graduate RankingsResearchers developed a machine learning model to categorize engineering programs into four distinct ranking tiers.
October 22, 2026
WalletHub Names Top College Towns for 2027The annual analysis evaluates 415 U.S. cities based on academic opportunities, social environments, and affordability.
October 21, 2026
Virginia Tech Accelerates Xidian University Partnership EndThe university is winding down its joint programme early following a Pentagon-mandated review of foreign research ties.
October 20, 2026
Roofing Alliance Releases 2025-26 Annual Impact ReportThe organization details its latest progress in industry sustainability research and academic partnerships.
October 19, 2026
DOD Completes Audit of Georgetown Foreign TiesThe Department of Defense audited Georgetown University as part of a review targeting national security risks in academia.
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Tuition decisions and their rationales, accreditation actions, research rankings, campus policy changes, enrollment trends and the financial pressures affecting institutions of varying sizes and types run through the coverage on a regular basis. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix are home to large public university systems and concentrations of private institutions whose news regularly sets terms for national higher education coverage. Student debt and the federal policy surrounding it has become one of the most sustained subjects in higher education reporting, generating coverage well outside any single institution or enrollment cycle. Demographic shifts in the college-age population have added a structural enrollment story that runs beneath the institutional news and shapes coverage of how universities are adapting their recruitment and revenue strategies.