Wells Fargo Agrees to $85M Settlement in ‘Sham’ Diversity Hiring Case
Key Takeaways Wells Fargo will pay $85 million to settle claims of misleading diversity hiring practices. Another $100...
University of Virginia Reaches Deal with Trump Administration Over DEI Practices
Key Points: University of Virginia (UVA) agrees to adopt federal guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in...
Trump Administration Weighs Taking Equity Stakes in Quantum Computing Firms
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring the possibility of acquiring ownership...
UC San Diego Opens Former Black-Only Scholarship to All Students After Legal Challenge
Key Takeaways UC San Diego’s Black Alumni Scholarship Fund has been rebranded as the Goins Alumni Scholarship Fund and...
Amazon’s AWS Cloud Service Declares Normal Operations After Global Outage
Key Points: Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed its systems were restored Monday afternoon following a massive global...
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas, Taking Aim at Google Chrome’s Market Lead
OpenAI on Tuesday introduced ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-driven web browser centered around its flagship chatbot—marking the...
Trump Administration Layoffs Threaten Federal Student Protections
Key Points Trump administration layoffs have severely reduced the Department of Education’s ability to enforce special...
University of Arizona Rejects Trump Administration Compact
Key Points: The University of Arizona became the seventh institution to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for...
Amazon Web Services Restores Operations After Massive Global Outage
Amazon announced that its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), had fully resumed normal service on...
Harvard’s Endowment Climbs to Nearly $57 Billion on Strong Returns and Historic Donations
Key Points: Harvard’s endowment grew to $56.9 billion, buoyed by an 11.9% return in fiscal 2025—well above its 8%...
Micron to Halt Server Chip Sales to Chinese Data Centers
Micron has decided to end the supply of its server chips to data centers in China after efforts to recover from a 2023...
Brown University Rejects Trump Proposal, Citing Threats to Academic Freedom
Key Points: Brown declines to join Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence,” becoming the second institution after...