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forbes.com > sites > michaeltnietzel > 01/24/2026 > iowa-bill-would-reduce-student-and-faculty-roles-in-university-governance

Iowa Bill Reduces Student And Faculty Roles In University Governance

Iowa Bill Reduces Student And Faculty Roles In University Governance2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (356+ words) The Iowa General Assembly is considering a bill that, if passed, would eliminate the voting student position on the Iowa Board of Regents and strip faculty senates from being able to exercise any governance authority at the state's three public…...

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forbes.com > sites > petergreene > 01/23/2026 > trump-administration-folds-on-dei-lawsuit-appeal

Trump Administration Folds On DEI Lawsuit Appeal

Trump Administration Folds On DEI Lawsuit Appeal13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (275+ words) A year after threatening to cut funding for any school that implemented DEI policies, the federal government has withdrawn its appeal of an August decision that blocked the administration's policy declarations. At the end of February, the department launched an…...

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forbes.com > sites > martinadilicosa > 01/23/2026 > billionaire-bloomberg-co-founder-makes-30-million-donation-to-university-to-build-ai-center

Billionaire Bloomberg Co-Founder Makes $30 Million Donation To University To Build AI Center

Billionaire Bloomberg Co-Founder Makes $30 Million Donation To University To Build AI Center20+ hour, 12+ min ago   (220+ words) Billionaire Bloomberg co-founder Tom Secunda has committed $30 million to his alma mater, New York-based Binghamton University, to build what the school calls the first independent AI research center at a public university in the country. The gift will establish the…...

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forbes.com > sites > ryancraig > 01/23/2026 > how-reading-can-still-prevail-in-a-world-of-videos

How Reading Can Still Prevail In A Sea Of TikTok Videos

How Reading Can Still Prevail In A Sea Of TikTok Videos1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1149+ words) Author of Apprentice Nation: How the "Earn and Learn" Alternative to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America. Also author of College Disrupted and A New U. Managing Director at Achieve Partners, which is engineering the future of learning…...

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forbes.com > sites > anishasircar > 01/23/2026 > ai-is-transforming-jobs-not-replacing-them-anthropic-data-suggests

AI Is Transforming Jobs, Not Replacing Them, Anthropic Data Suggests

AI Is Transforming Jobs, Not Replacing Them, Anthropic Data Suggests1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (564+ words) A new study from Anthropic suggests that the relationship between artificial intelligence and employment may be more incremental and complicated than current discourse suggests. The latest edition of the Anthropic Economic Index, released last week, analyzed roughly two million anonymized…...

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forbes.com > sites > martinadilicosa > 01/22/2026 > billionaire-david-duffield-makes-3715-donation-to-cornell-largest-in-schools-history

Billionaire David Duffield Makes $371.5 Million Donation To Cornell—Largest In School’s History

Billionaire David Duffield Makes $371.5 Million Donation To Cornell—Largest In School’s History1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (194+ words) Billionaire Workday founder David Duffield announced a donation of $371.5 million to his alma mater Cornell University on Thursday, the largest donation in the school's 150-year history, which is set to rename its College of Engineering after Duffield. Cornell's official paper,…...

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forbes.com > sites > geruiwang > 01/22/2026 > gemini-preps-for-your-sat-implications-of-ai-powered-education

Gemini Preps For Your SAT: Implications Of AI-Powered Education

Gemini Preps For Your SAT: Implications Of AI-Powered Education1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (378+ words) Google just announced a partnership with The Princeton Review, a test prep company, to offer full-length, no-cost SAT practice exams through its Gemini app. This new functionality in Gemini provides students with immediate scoring and AI-generated explanations for their errors,…...

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forbes.com > sites > michaeltnietzel > 01/22/2026 > david-duffield-pledges-historic-3715-million-to-cornell-university

David Duffield Pledges Historic $371.5 Million To Cornell University

David Duffield Pledges Historic $371.5 Million To Cornell University1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (340+ words) Software industry leader and philanthropist David A. Duffield has pledged $371.5 million to his alma mater, Cornell University. The commitment, which represents the largest single gift in Cornell history according to the university's announcement, will establish the David A. Duffield College of Engineering....

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forbes.com > sites > mattgandal > 01/22/2026 > 3-ways-education-policy-can-drive-economic-prosperity-in-2026

3 Ways Education Policy Can Drive Economic Prosperity In 2026

3 Ways Education Policy Can Drive Economic Prosperity In 20261+ day, 22+ hour ago   (215+ words) Here are three major focus areas that, if approached strategically, I believe could make all the difference in the year ahead. In practice, this will require new alliances between educators, industry, workforce agencies and policymakers that enable real-time adaptation of…...

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forbes.com > sites > monicasanders > 01/22/2026 > as-clean-energy-jobs-grow-workers-want-stability-and-transparency

As Clean Energy Jobs Grow, Workers Want Stability And Transparency

As Clean Energy Jobs Grow, Workers Want Stability And Transparency1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (382+ words) As clean energy deployment accelerates across the United States, the workforce powering the transition is entering a quieter, more complicated phase. A growing body of evidence suggests that while most professionals remain committed to long-term careers in renewables and sustainability,…...