AI in the classroom: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students are using an “AI-first” project to build a potato chip company, showing how practical AI use can be paired with human judgment. Ethical AI push: Nigeria’s CITAD urged universities to create ethical AI adoption plans so generative tools support learning instead of replacing academic work. Teaching support for AI era: The University’s Center for Teaching Excellence is expanding faculty training through programs like Faculty AI Guides to help instructors decide how AI fits into curricula and grading. Campus safety & student life: University of Ilorin told students it rejected a near-doubling of hostel fees and negotiated a smaller increase after a student-led complaint. Higher-ed governance: The UAE approved a national framework for licensing higher education institutions, aiming to standardize rules and improve student experience. Admissions disruption: Bangladesh’s cluster university admission deadline was extended to July 21 after weather and travel problems left seats vacant. Funding & research security: The Trump administration is warning universities that foreign money from watch-listed entities could threaten future federal grant eligibility. Major donation: Michael Dell pledged $750 million to UT Austin for an AI-native healthcare and research campus. Local education wins: Sellersburg’s Rock Creek Community Academy is finishing a solar installation expected to cut costs over 30 years while teaching sustainability. Global health/education link: Egypt inaugurated a groundwater station at the University of Juba to expand safe water access for students and nearby communities.