University World News\
“Yesterday’s ruling,” Lynn Pasquerella, president of AAC&U, said, “is an important affirmation that colleges and universities must remain places where faculty can pursue scholarship and teaching without political interference.The ability to examine complex and contested issues—including race, gender, history and inequality—is fundamental to the mission of American higher education.”
Inside Higher Ed\
Three-quarters of Brown professors said they are concerned about students using AI to cheat, according to feedback from 105 faculty members. The same share of respondents said the same in a 2025 nationwide survey from the American Association of Colleges and Universities.
Forbes\
AAC&U’s recent employer research continues to show that employers value many of the outcomes long associated with a broad college education: communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, adaptability and ethical judgment. That is an important message.
Forbes\
Globally, 73% of faculty worry that students are using AI at the expense of developing their own skills—a concern I explored in 90% Of Faculty Say AI Is Weakening Student Learning: How Higher Ed Can Reverse It, where a separate AAC&U/Elon survey of 1,057 faculty put that figure at 90%. The concern is legitimate.
University Business\
Free textbooks, when fully embraced by administrators and faculty, lead to better student outcomes, a new American Association of Colleges and Universities report finds.
The Guardian\
“Suddenly dialogue is all the rage,” said Nancy Thomas, the executive director of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at the American Association of Colleges and Universities. “It’s become a money-making industry.”