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Four-year low in early acceptance applications at Harvard University

University Business

There is a noticeable dip in students applying for early acceptance at Harvard University. The volume of early applications for the Ivy League school fell by 17% for the class of 2028. Harvard said Thursday it received 54,008 applicants for the class of 2028, down 5% from the year before. Read more from Boston 25 News.

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The ongoing saga of REF 2028: why doesn’t teaching count for impact?

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The initial decisions on REF 2028 (REF 2028/23/01 from Research England et al ), based on the report on FRAP – the Future Research Assessment Programme – contain one surprise and one non-surprise among nearly 40 decisions. by Ian McNay Surprise, surprise…or not.

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Mississippi senator wants to close 3 state universities by 2028. - Grant McLaughlin, Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Bay Path University announced Tuesday its plans to acquire Cambridge College, bringing together two private Massachusetts nonprofits focused on career education. The colleges expect the deal to close this June pending accreditor and regulatory approval.

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Mississippi Bill Would Mandate 3 College Closures

Inside Higher Ed

A new bill in the Mississippi Legislature aims to close three state universities. The legislation—Senate Bill 2726—doesn’t specify the three, deferring that decision to the Institutions of Higher Learning, which oversees the state’s eight public universities.

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Texas A&M Shutters Controversial Qatar Campus

Inside Higher Ed

Texas A&M University will close its campus in Qatar by 2028, ending a 21-year partnership with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, run by the Qatari government.

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3 of Mississippi’s 8 public universities could close under Senate bill

University Business

Three of Mississippi’s eight public universities could close soon under a bill proposed by one state senator who says funding that many institutions is too costly, with what he calls a downward spiral in enrollment. And those universities would have to close by June 2028. Read more from WAPT.

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Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure

Insight Into Diversity

A new cost-cutting bill proposed in the Mississippi Senate targets three state-funded higher education institutions for closure by June 20, 2028. Three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are among the schools targeted by the bill.

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