WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President ...

The Education Department announced Friday it is investigating more than 50 colleges and universities over what it called “racial preferences” in academics or scholarships, a move that ...

Already, Boston University has started to slow spending, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology put in a hiring freeze on most non-faculty positions. “This is a black swan event in many ways ...

Here are seven of the most impactful federal actions related to higher education and how those are impacting Massachusetts, where higher education is a dominant economy.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said that they are deferring projects like lab equipment installations and air ventilation improvements, and they expect to implement a partial hiring freeze.

As part of NextGenAI, a $50 million consortium created by OpenAI, the University of Michigan said it will work on ...

In biology, seeing can lead to understanding, and researchers in Professor Edward Boyden's lab at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research are committed to bringing life into sharper focus.

Bitwise Asset Management listed MIT Investment Management Co. — which manages the university’s $24.6 billion endowment — as ...

Founded in 1861, MIT's emphasis on science and technology is clearly seen in its amazing architecture and sculptures. Take a guided or self-guided tour around the campus to see works by Pablo ...

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