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Nine federally recognized work colleges integrate paid labor into their educational models, helping low-income students graduate with reduced or eliminated debt while gaining practical work experience and skills.

The Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 fee for international students to participate in optional practical training after graduation could harm innovation and job creation, according to economic research showing OPT workers complement rather than replace American employees.

An independent review into Cambridge’s appointment of late sociologist Jason Arday has been commissioned by the Committee for Academic Freedom, involving scholars from Harvard and University College London.

Auburn University will open a new Institute for Civic Leadership named after Gov. Kay Ivey, funded with $22 million in state support to focus on leadership and civic education.

Higher education leaders launched the National Student Success Project, a nationwide initiative with five core commitments to address public skepticism about college degree value and demonstrate institutional focus on student outcomes.

An Ohio court blocked an attempt by the Coalition for the Common Good to dissolve Antioch University’s advisory board, though it permitted placing the institution’s president on paid administrative leave.

The Commission for Public Higher Education, a newly established accreditor, has approved Florida Polytechnic University as its first institution, though it still lacks federal recognition.