Higher Education

The SMU PhD student lost the deal after he was accused by an editor of using AI to write portions of it.

Tarrant County College trustees are weighing whether to raise the rate on property owners amid facing lower state funding and flat tuition.

Experts say it’s the toughest job market in years for new college graduates. However, North Texas may be an easier place for finding work than other parts of the country and state.

Texas may expand use of the Classical Learning Test despite a new report finding less evidence its scores predict college success than the SAT or ACT.

College borrowers in default have ballooned to a national record 9.2 million – up by 4.2 million since April 2025. In Texas, 878,000 are in default, the most of any state.

For more than two decades, the Texas Dream Act allowed certain students without legal status to qualify for in-state tuition. The law was abruptly overturned last year.

From repayment options to borrowing limits, there are several new ways coming for borrowers navigate debt.

The American Association of University Professors launched an inquiry committee to investigate Texas colleges they say have enabled attacks on academic freedom. The University of North Texas is among them.

Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in Texas — but the workforce isn't growing fast enough to meet increasing demand. Workforce shortages are getting worse, according to testimony from state officials during a House Committee on Public Health hearing.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a North Texas school operating as "TexAM," alleging it illegally offered degrees and misled students about ties to Texas A&M.

Hana Taylor Schlitz earned her master's in public leadership this week — now, she's already thinking about a PhD.

Canvas is a widely used, web-based learning management system, a sort of digital classroom where educators load materials and assignments for students, and where students submit assignments and get their grades.