New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data
Apr. 11, 2025 - MIT CSAIL researchers devised a way to maintain an AI model’s accuracy while ensuring attackers can’t extract sensitive information used to train it.
Higher Ed News
Duke introduces new computer science concentration in software engineering and design
Apr. 10, 2025 - The concentration is available to students pursuing either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in computer science. This marks the first concentration offered to students pursuing the BA.
Levin affirms Stanford University’s commitment to academic freedom, announces expanded undergraduate class
Apr. 11, 2025 - University President Jonathan Levin ’94 reaffirmed the University’s commitment to freedom of speech and academic inquiry in a Faculty Senate meeting.
BU cancels faculty merit increases amid budget shortage, higher education union responds
Apr. 10, 2025 - The letter assures faculty that BU remains confident in its mission and will continue working on its budget and strategy.
Visas Revoked for 4 More Harvard Students and 3 Recent Grads, Bringing Total to 12
Apr. 10, 2025 - Seven more Harvard affiliates — including four current students and three recent graduates — have had their student visas revoked, bringing the total number of affected affiliates to twelve.
Visa termination count continues to rise at UC Berkeley
Apr. 10, 2025 - A timeline of campus and UC-wide updates on visa revocations. This article will continue to update as more information is available.
Superintendent says federal request to eliminate DEI programs appears ‘unlawful,’ Wisconsin schools won’t comply
Apr. 11, 2025 - Wisconsin superintendent Jill Underly requested clarification from the U.S. Department of Education on the intent and legality of the directive.
Brown University officially under Title VI federal investigation
Apr. 10, 2025 - The University is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights regarding Brown’s compliance with Title VI.
Yale under Congress investigation over collusion, antitrust concerns
Apr. 11, 2025 - Yale received a letter from four Republican congressmen, with the lawmakers expressing concerns over possible collusion amongst Ivy League universities to increase tuition prices.
Two more Yale international students lose visas, raising total to four
Apr. 11, 2025 - University confirmed that the visas of two more students have been revoked. Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis clarified that the students will be able to complete the academic year.
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
Apr. 10, 2025 - The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
Florida’s DOGE agency asks university faculty to hand over research
Apr. 10, 2025 -A letter sent last week asks colleges to compile a list of all research and grants.
12 students from Worcester’s Clark University have visas revoked
Apr. 10, 2025 - A total of 12 international students attending Worcester’s Clark University had their visas revoked by federal authorities.
Carleton joins amicus brief challenging visa revocations and detentions - Carleton College
Apr. 10, 2025 - The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, of which Carleton is a member institution, submitted the brief.
How federal investments in education research help students succeed
Apr. 10, 2025 - Researchers discuss how federally funded research projects have helped identify and scale programs that improved student outcomes.
Alabama high school requirements now allow students to trade chemistry for carpentry
Apr. 9. 2025 - The idea is to give students more opportunities to gain workforce skills, but it will limit their ability to get into many four-year colleges.
How the federal government hires and fires workers
Apr. 10, 2025 - The laws and regulations that define how federal workers have, until recently, typically been hired and fired.
NIH Freezes Millions More in Funding for Columbia
Apr. 9, 2025 - The U.S. National Institutes of Health reportedly froze another $250 million in federal research funding for the university, on top of the $400 million already in limbo.
Dozens of international University of Utah students had visas revoked
Apr. 10, 2025 - 18 University of Utah international students had their visas revoked amid a Trump Administration immigration crackdown.
He spent decades researching dementia. Trump’s DEI purge killed his grant, and dozens more
Apr. 10, 2025 - The Trump administration has terminated at least 30 health research grants at UC campuses as it targets DEI.
Why more students are opting for certificates over undergraduate degrees
Apr. 10, 2025 - Certificates can be a faster and more specialized route to the workforce than a bachelor’s or associate degree for some students.
US revokes more Mass. university student visas as schools offer support
Apr. 10, 2025 - The visas of 17 students at two universities in Massachusetts have been revoked by the federal government this week.
How many visas could get canceled? Nearly 1 in 5 Mass. college students need them
Apr. 10, 2025 - Mass. has the fourth-largest number of international college students, creating panic amid the Trump administration's visa revocations.
Community Colleges Make Difficult Cuts Under Trump
Apr. 10, 2025 - Some community colleges have stripped back DEI programming and made other cuts under federal and state pressures.
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15 Texas A&M international students might have quietly lost their abi…
Apr. 8, 2025 - The Trump administration has said it has revoked the visas of more than 300 international students across the country in the last three weeks.
Chinese Students on U.S. Campuses Are Ensnared in Political Standoff …
Apr. 9, 2025 - China cautioned students against studying in the U.S. The warning came as the U.S. is revoking visas for many of those already here.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said now, men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.” That statement is largely accurate.
Apr. 9, 2025 - That statement is largely accurate — according to the National Center for Education Statistics, four men were enrolled in postsecondary institutions for every six women in 2023, a historic low.
Colleges issue more bonds, fearing federal funding cuts
Apr. 9, 2025 - Universities have long issued bonds to raise money, but the amount being issued has nearly doubled in recent years —and is increasing as government funding is paused.
Gen AI graduates to operations in higher ed
Apr. 9, 2025 - Institutions of higher education are using large language models to transform operations — everything from admissions, student services, and administrative processes.
DEI, encampment bans: How Arizona lawmakers are supporting Trump's higher education agenda
Apr. 9, 2025 - One bill seeks to pull state funding from colleges that teach about DEI, and another would ban encampments from university grounds.