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Inside the Retention Gap: Why Adult Student Retention Demands a New Strategy [Infographic]
Adult student retention has become a defining measure of institutional health. As colleges and universities expand online programs to serve […]
February 20, 2026
Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters
Yale University, Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles are among the schools that have recently placed professors […]
February 20, 2026
Is equality unreasonable?
On 20 February, the United Nations marks World Day of Social Justice. But what is social justice? It is a […]
February 20, 2026
McGill in $12.8m trilateral partnership with UAE and Indonesia
The $12.8 million in funding, provided by the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, will establish the UAE-Indonesia Future Leaders […]
February 20, 2026
A smarter way to modernize aging school facilities
Key points: School buildings quietly shape everything that happens inside them. When systems work as intended, learning moves forward uninterrupted. […]
February 20, 2026
Resistance to management style didn’t create hostile work environment at Drexel, court finds
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A federal […]
February 20, 2026
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
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February 20, 2026
Trump administration drops appeal over its $1.2B demand from UC system
Dive Brief: The Trump administration agreed to drop an appeal last week against a federal court’s preliminary injunction that blocked […]
February 20, 2026
California Community Colleges approve 3 new bachelor’s degrees over California State University objections
Top Takeaways Community colleges in San Diego and Ventura counties recently received approval to offer bachelor’s degrees in fields such […]
February 20, 2026
31 Colleges Agree to End Partnerships With PhD Project
The PhD Project aimed to support underrepresented students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in business. But ED said it […]
February 20, 2026
Ed Department Weaponizes FERPA to Restrict Voting (opinion)
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to every college and university president with the goal […]
February 20, 2026
Friday Fragments
Friday Fragments Sara Brady Fri, 02/20/2026 – 03:00 AM An update on compensation, public investment in community colleges, The Girl’s […]
February 20, 2026
How One College Teaches Students Compassion
Cris Tietsort was invited into a political science course at the University of Denver to talk to students about compassion […]
February 20, 2026
Mott Community College President Accused of Proselytizing
Mott Community College is mired in conflict over claims that its president, Shaunda Richardson-Snell, proselytized on campus on multiple occasions, […]
February 20, 2026
National Ad Campaign Aims to Shift Narrative on Higher Ed
You won’t see students studying together in a library, images of grand campus buildings or crowded athletic events in a […]
February 20, 2026
Owner Wants to Give Away Green Mountain Campus
The former Green Mountain College campus is hitting the market. The price tag? Free. Owner Raj Bhakta—who bought the campus […]
February 20, 2026
Severing Military’s Ties With Harvard Is a Mistake (opinion)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced this month that the Department of Defense will no longer send active-duty military for […]
February 20, 2026
U of Louisville to Close On-Campus Preschool
University employees say the early childhood learning center was the most significant family-friendly benefit on campus. Nimito/iStock/Getty Images Plus The […]
February 20, 2026
UT Policy Asks Faculty to Avoid “Controversial” Topics
The University of Texas system board approved a policy Thursday that asks faculty members to “eschew topics and controversies that […]
February 20, 2026
Alabama made a big investment in elementary math, but underresourced schools still have a long way to go
GREENVILLE, Ala. — Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard […]
February 20, 2026