Several figures, including Elise Stefanik, Shabbos Kestenbaum, and Rabbi David Wolpe, have critiqued institutions of higher learning, finding deficiencies. These observations were noted at timesofisrael.com by Yoseph Janowski.

In other news, a story on Daily Dot highlights parenting hacks to encourage children to eat, with parents sharing creative methods. One example involves a parent offering croissants and cookies while referring to them as 'muffins' to satisfy their children's cravings.

Visualcapitalist.com features an article by Dorothy Neufeld that charts how U.S. universities generate their income. Andrew Holleran covers Kirk Herbstreit's refusal to apologize for a 'political' comment on The Spun. ABC News shares a video about a mother and son graduating college together. Marcus Mosher at thelandryhat.com discusses a second-year Cowboys player.

Fox News reports on a Columbia University student, Josh Segal, recounting an anti-Israel protest at the university library during finals week. Pepper Stetler writes in The New York Times about the potential impact of President Trump's Special Education Simplified Funding Program, proposed in his 2026 budget, on state education funding.

The Harvard Crimson reports that Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 22 journalists as 2026 fellows to study and teach at Harvard for two semesters, according to Ayaan Ahmad and Graham W. Lee.

An article on ourcommunitynow.com advocates for the IRS to cease subsidizing racial and religious discrimination, framing it as a moral and legal imperative.