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What was once a seemingly ridiculous idea is slowly but surely becoming defensible. Indeed, environment hawks have very good reasons to support the idea. It comes as no surprise that SpaceX founder ...

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at shira.ovide@washpost.com. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...

From enrollment declines and political pressures to waning public trust and the rise of AI, America’s colleges and universities are navigating a turbulent era. But often, turbulence can present ...

I spent several days at OFC (Optical Fiber Communications Conference) 2026 in LA. The crowds were huge and the enthusiasm intense. Long-time attendees noted the shift from telecom to data center AI in ...

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s effort to force public colleges and universities in 17 states to hand over detailed race-based admissions data. U.S.

One court case is what stands between the Trump administration and race-based data from colleges regarding admissions, which could be used to go after schools the federal government perceives as ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Microsoft has agreed to rent a data center project in Texas that was originally being developed for ‌Oracle and OpenAI, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar ...

A new survey shows that employers still prefer to hire workers with college degrees. But only 54 percent of those same employers say students are graduating with the skills their organizations need.

(TNS) — A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states is suing the Trump administration over a new federal requirement that would force colleges to report detailed admissions data, including race, ...

T he news set off alarms. Last summer, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it would add a new component to its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), a system of surveys ...