Latest education news, policy updates, and campus stories.
Entry-level employment in AI-exposed jobs is down 13% while employers project 5.6% more graduate hiring. Both are true, and the gap between them is the story.
Tyler Brooks4 min
Howard University told 502 incoming freshmen on July 22 that it could no longer hold their places, weeks before classes start. More than 200 are back. UDC extended its deadline to August 7, and New York opened SUNY and CUNY with an $800 credit.
Claire Duboiss5 min
The College of Charleston is paying $2.4 million to put 120 students in hotels. Texas Tech closed housing contracts. Penn State is putting eight students in a unit. All in the year colleges expected empty seats.
Claire Duboiss6 min
UChicago Law is banning laptops and phones from nine first-year courses. Princeton is proctoring exams for the first time since 1893. Blue book sales are up 80% at Berkeley. Here is what the AI crackdown does to your fall semester.
Claire Duboiss4 min
A Brown economics professor says most of his class used ChatGPT on a take-home midterm. When he moved the final in person, 22 of the students who had scored 100 did not show up.
Michael Osei3 min
The SAVE plan is being shut down and about 7.2 million borrowers have 90 days to choose a new plan. Here is how the new RAP repayment plan works and what to do now.
Olivia Nguyen4 min
70% of tech students considered changing majors over AI. One in four already did. Healthcare and natural science students are the least worried at 34%.
Michael Osei3 min
Cal State paid $17 million for campus-wide ChatGPT. UT gave students ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, and Perplexity for free. 95% of students already use AI. But 65% doubt it helps them learn.
Kevin Romano3 min
All eight Ivy League schools released Class of 2030 decisions on March 26. Brown admitted 5.35%, Columbia 4.23%, Dartmouth 5.84%. Several schools have yet to publish official numbers.
Michael Osei2 min
Georgia allocated $325 million for the new DREAMS Scholarship, the state's first need-based aid program. Up to $3,000 per student starting fall 2026.
Olivia Nguyen2 min
Hiring is nearly flat, but there is a silver lining: GPA matters less than ever, salaries are holding, and finance just became the most in-demand degree.
Tyler Brooks3 min
Income-driven repayment is gone for new borrowers. Grad PLUS loans eliminated. Parent PLUS capped at $20K/year. Pell expanded to trade schools. Here is what changes July 1, 2026.
Claire Duboiss2 min