Michael Nietzel

NSF has awarded Georgia Tech $20 million to build an AI-focued supercomputer — named Nexus — that will use artificial intelligence to advance scientific breakthroughs.

The University of Southern California faces a $200+ million deficit, joining a growing list of elite research universities with multi-million dollar budget deficits.

Boston University officials announced Monday that the university will lay off 120 people as part of its attempt to reduce its overall budget by 5% for fiscal year 2026.

University of Denver faculty have voted no confidence in Chancellor Jeremy Haefner. In a poll, 56% supported the no-confidence motion, 7% opposed it, and 7% abstained.

Illinois has become the latest state to create a direct college admissions programs at its public universities, streaming the college admissions process for students.

Indiana University-Bloomington is ending 116 academic programs in a restructuring that comes after Indiana passed a law requiring a review of low-enrollment programs.

Brown University has announced that “deep financial challenges” caused by several federal policy actions will require it to take more steps to reduce its spending.

Public universities in six southern states are forming a new higher education accreditor that will offer an alternative to the currently recognized accrediting agencies.

Nontraditional students constitute what a new report calls the “new majority" of U.S. college learners. More than 40% are older than 22; 70% are working while in school.

At the request of Gov. Mike Braun, all of Indiana’s public colleges and universities will freeze tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduates for two years.