Higher Ed Dive

WESTFORD, Mass. — Carnegie, the student connection company, today released The Next Gen Learners Report: Cost of Living, Vibes, and Radical Transparency. Based on a survey of 3,300 teenagers (ages 13–18) across the United States, the report offers a clear look at how the next generation is thinking about higher education and what it takes for college to feel realistic, relevant, and within reach. For decades, the college decision has been framed as a matter of choice.

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Institutional members of six higher education associations, along with six private nonprofit colleges, will now have until April 24 to submit extensive applicant and admissions data broken down by race and sex to the U.S. Department of Education, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ruling covers the following higher education groups and colleges: Association of American Universities, which has 69 U.S. members.

The Texas Tech University Systemplans to close all academic programs focused on sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a Thursday memo from Chancellor Brandon Creightonto the system’s five institutional leaders.

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 federal budget proposal calls for cutting $354 million in grants for minority-serving institutions and eliminating key college access programs.Overall, the plan would slash the U.S. Department of Education’s discretionary funding to $76.5 billion, a 2.9% reduction.

The widespread adoption of AI in the classroom has arrived. Students now regularly use AI-powered tools to reinforce or even introduce new concepts into their studies. That shift has academic leadership asking, “How can we provide learners with AI tools they actually want to use, while ensuring that those tools honor academic integrity and align with faculty-selected content?” The instinct may be to restrict AI, but the answer is to balance AI innovation with academic integrity.

Families have long been part of the college experience. Students rely on them for guidance, support and decision-making, from where to visit and enroll to how to navigate their college journey. What has evolved is how clearly institutions understand the role families play in student success. Research shows that nearly half of college students communicate with their families daily and more than 90 percent connect at least weekly.

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Gen Z’s negative sentiment toward artificial intelligence has grown over the past year, and many are concerned about it harming their learning, according to a Thursday survey from Gallup, the Walton Family Foundation and GSV Ventures. Anger over AI is increasing among Gen Z at the same time excitement is fading.

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The pandemic transition to fully virtual K-12 instruction during the 2020-21 school year led to fewer students going to college, according to a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Enrollment at public colleges outpaced state and local support in fiscal 2025, leading to a 1% decrease in per-student funding compared to the prior year, according to the annual State Higher Education Finance report released Thursday.

SAN FRANCICSO, Calif. — Advisor.AI today announced the latest release of its integrated pathways platform and vision for transforming how educational institutions and teams transform student success and workforce readiness worldwide. The latest edition introduces a proven, enhanced approach to enrollment, advising, and career support, with a focus on strengthening student success outcomes while preserving the human relationships at the core of education.