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Howard University College of Medicine Places on Probation by Accreditor The university has already accelerated strategic hires, curriculum modernization, and facility upgrades, leaders say.

Howard University leaders say addressing the Liaison Committee on Medical Education's concerns is a top priority as the institution works to maintain the medical school’s longstanding role in training physicians committed to serving communities most in need.

When AI Is Everywhere, the Humanities Become Even More Important At Achieving the Dream 2026, panelists discussed student success, democracy, and work in an automated age.

Throughout last week's Achieving the Dream conference, educators returned again and again to a deeper concern of not whether students can use AI, but whether they can critically think, judge, and decide in a world increasingly shaped by it.

Community college applicants are 36 percentage points more likely to enroll when offered Federal Work-Study.

But here’s the challenge: most students never actually land a work-study job.

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Five Ohio community colleges are testing a new approach to the academic calendar: eight-week "mini-mesters" designed to make degree completion faster and more flexible for students with jobs, families, and other competing obligations.

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Sheila Thimba Sheila Thimba has been named senior vice president for finance and administration at Kingsborough Community College.

On The Move | Sheila Thimba has been named senior vice president for finance and administration at Kingsborough Community College.

The Black Male Teacher Pipeline is Broken: Solutions from the Community Increasing diversity among teachers is more complicated than is often portrayed.

Black students who encounter at least one Black teacher during elementary school are statistically more likely to finish high school and attend college. In essence, teachers of color matter.

M. Diane Burton M. Diane Burton has been named senior associate dean for research, outreach and external relations at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

On The Move | M. Diane Burton has been named senior associate dean for research, outreach and external relations at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

New Report Confirms For-Profit Colleges Are Deliberately Targeting Black Students — And Leaving Them in Debt The findings arrive at a particularly precarious moment as federal rollbacks at agencies tasked with protecting student loan borrowers weaken the guardrails that once offered some recourse to defraude...

For-profit colleges are disproportionately enrolling Black students, saddling them with outsized debt, and delivering far less than promised in return.

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Howard University College of Medicine Places on Probation by Accreditor The university has already accelerated strategic hires, curriculum modernization, and facility upgrades, leaders say.

The Howard University College of Medicine has been placed on probationary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the body that oversees M.D. programs in the United States.

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Federal Work-Study Boosts Enrollment for Community College and Independent Students, but Most Who Receive Offers Never Take Campus Jobs, Study Finds According to the study, published by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, most students who received Federal Work-Study offers never take campus jobs.

A new study from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University finds that Federal Work-Study offers boost enrollment for community college and independent students, but many face barriers to actually securing the jobs.

Gwendolyn M. Lloyd Gwendolyn M. Lloyd has been appointed to a two-year term as dean of the Penn State College of Education.

On The Move | Gwendolyn M. Lloyd has been appointed to a two-year term as dean of the Penn State College of Education.

The Black Male Teacher Pipeline is Broken: Solutions from the Community Increasing diversity among teachers is more complicated than is often portrayed.

Views | If education truly prepares citizens for democracy — as is inscribed across many state constitutions — then recruiting and retaining Black male teachers must become a national priority.

Federal Education Research Agency Has Lost Touch With Classrooms, Internal Report Warns Internal assessment delivered to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Institute of Education Sciences.

An internal assessment delivered to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Institute of Education Sciences.

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Sacramento City College Launches Cohort-Based Transfer Program to Boost Completion Sacramento City College announced the launch of City Scholars, a cohort-based transfer program that pairs structured academic sequencing with dedicated support services.

Sacramento City College announced the launch of City Scholars, a cohort-based transfer program that pairs structured academic sequencing with dedicated support services.

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Vanessa Vásquez Vanessa Vásquez has been named dean of students at Alverno College.

On The Move | Vanessa Vásquez has been named dean of students at Alverno College.

The Unwritten Rules of Higher Education Leadership: Why They Matter Now At a time when institutions face enrollment contraction driven by demographic shifts, increasing legislative scrutiny, financial strain, and rising leadership turnover, how leaders navigate those unwr...

Views | At a time when institutions face enrollment contraction driven by demographic shifts, increasing legislative scrutiny, financial strain, and rising leadership turnover, how leaders navigate those unwritten rules matters more than ever.

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Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative Expands Within San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative will enroll 35 incarcerated students in a bachelor of arts in applied and professional humanities program in the fall of 2026.

The new San Quentin Learning Center recently opened as California State University Los Angeles expands bachelor’s degree access inside the prison and deepens California’s commitment to rehabilitation through higher education.

Dr. Sylvia Hurtado, a distinguished professor at the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, has been elected president-elect of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social. bit.ly/4ldU0Ca

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AccessLex Institute Launches Private Loan Directory for Law Students as Federal Aid Cuts Loom Nonprofit legal education organization unveils curated exchange to help students navigate private borrowing amid shifting federal student loan policy.

The launch of AccessLex’s Private Loan Exchange reflects broader anxieties across the legal education sector about the financial accessibility of law school in an era of constrained federal aid.

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On The Move | Rico Munn has been named the next chancellor of the Colorado State University System bit.ly/4cjSqMy