EdTech news on October 23, 2026

1. 0109:00 UTC

   Coverage recordhighereddive.com: “University of Maine eyes $6M in budget cuts, including layoffs”

   2 outlets · first: Higher Ed Dive Higher ed tech

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   Reported by Higher Ed Dive.

   • Higher Ed Dive
   • University of Maine

2. 0209:00 UTC

   Sacramento State's Black Honors College reports more than 800 students enrolled

   2 outlets · first: NPR Higher ed tech

   Machine summary Sacramento State's Black Honors College, a school-within-a-school focused on Black history, life and culture, launched in 2024 and now reports more than 800 enrolled students, according to an NPR report. The university's president, Luke Wood, told NPR the program was designed around Black students' needs while open to any interested student, and the report says it began operating just before federal actions against campus DEI programs.

   1. More than 800 students are enrolled in Sacramento State's Black Honors College, according to NPR's report
   2. The Black Honors College, a school-within-a-school focused on Black history, life and culture, launched in 2024, the report states
   3. Sacramento State serves more than 30,000 students, the report says
   4. NPR quoted Sacramento State president Luke Wood, who said that creating a successful environment for Black students had historically been a struggle on campus, and that additional institutions could do the same.
   5. Zyearre Amoah, a 2024 graduate who now works in recruitment for the Black Honors College, told NPR that Black students on campus are more visible and find each other more easily

   Reported by NPR and wnyc.org.

   • NPR
   • Black Honors College

3. 0319:58 UTC

   Syracuse to review administrative staff after cutting 93 programs

   2 outlets · first: Higher Ed Dive Higher ed tech

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. Syracuse reported a 3.5% enrollment drop in fall 2025, its first decline in years, according to then-chancellor Kent Syverud
   2. In April 2026 Syracuse announced plans to cut 93 academic programs with low or no enrollment, per the reports
   3. About two weeks following the announcement that programs were being cut, Syracuse gave early retirement package offers to roughly 175 faculty members, those in shuttering or under-enrolled programs, plus staff members whose service spanned 35 years or more.
   4. Haynie said the administrative enterprise should be sized and organized for "the university we're building, not the university that we've been"

   Reported by Higher Ed Dive.

   • Higher Ed Dive
   • Syracuse University

4. 0416:05 UTC

   Swinney discusses Edinburgh ties on Gujarat university visit

   2 outlets · first: bhaskarlive.in Higher ed tech

   Machine summary ANI reports he met students and faculty and discussed collaboration in education, research and life sciences. Swinney, an Edinburgh alumnus, is reported to have spoken about knowledge and research exchange between universities in the two countries.

   1. ANI reported that Swinney spoke about the collaboration linking Gujarat Biotechnology University with the University of Edinburgh, an institution whose alumnus he is.
   2. Swinney said university research exchange between the two countries addresses global challenges including cancer, according to ANI.
   3. ANI reported that Swinney pointed to the Commonwealth Games set for Gujarat in 2030, plus cooperation on clean energy and wind power.

   Reported by bhaskarlive.in and Latestly.

   • GIFT City
   • University of Edinburgh
   • Gujarat Biotechnology University

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