The Assembly Dylan Halper May 28, 2026 A state official said the UNC System’s Commission for Public Higher Education could win federal recognition in 2027. The Trump administration’s proposed revamp of college accreditation rules could speed up the UNC System’s effort to launch a new accreditor for public universities. Last week, the U.S. Department of […]
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Thompson Coburn Tres Cleveland, Lorrie Hargrove and Brandt Hill May 28, 2026 The Department of Education’s Final RISE Rule (the “Rule”)[2] narrowing the definition of “professional degree” under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OB3”) is facing immediate legal challenges on two fronts—and higher education institutions should be watching closely. The Rule, published May 1, 2026 […]
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U.S. News May 28, 2026 Higher ed expert Melissa Morriss-Olson shares her latest EdTech innovation rave. A research team at Stanford University has developed Tutor CoPilot, an artificial intelligence-powered tool to support human tutors in real time during student learning sessions. The system provides suggested responses and prompts that help guide the interaction, enabling tutors to […]
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Duane Morris May 28, 2026 Artificial intelligence continues to dominate the conversation for employers in California. On May 21, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-6-26, directing a sweeping set of state-level actions aimed at studying, managing and mitigating the workforce impacts of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. While the new executive order […]
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