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This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren't all on board

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NPR Education 10d ago higher-ed
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The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.
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Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI

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NPR Education 14d ago higher-ed
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Commencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving are facing boos from the Class of 2026. (Image credit: University of Central Florida and Middle Tennessee State University via Storyful)
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States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees

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NPR Education 15d ago higher-ed
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New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more. (Image credit: kieferpix)
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Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend

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NPR Education 19d ago higher-ed
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Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago. (Image credit: Lucy Lu)
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Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work

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NPR Education 20d ago higher-ed
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The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities. (Image credit: Eric Lee)
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A new association of 15 HBCUs aims to collectively boost their research status

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NPR Education 31d ago higher-ed
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Morgan State University president David K. Wilson about an association aimed at boosting the research status of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows

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NPR Education 52d ago higher-ed
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As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble. (Image credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report)
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Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom

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NPR Education 56d ago higher-ed
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Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not to indoctrinate students.
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Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom

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NPR Education 56d ago higher-ed
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Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not to indoctrinate students.
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These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

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NPR Education 59d ago higher-ed
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Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that. (Image credit: Kristian Thacker for NPR)
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Federal student loans will move to Treasury, further shrinking Education Department

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NPR Education 76d ago higher-ed
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The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student loans as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
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