MIT Sloan Management Review will cease publication after MIT Sloan School of Management voted to shut down the 67-year-old journal, a decision that triggered sharp criticism from contributors, academics, practitioners, alumni, and rival editors. Critics argued the move dismantles a rare bridge translating management scholarship into practical executive insight. The closure was framed by MIT Sloan Dean Richard Locke as part of a centralized communications model intended to streamline external engagement. Sloan said its final issue will be published in September 2026 and that the restructure is intended to unify messaging around thought leadership and impact. The backlash emphasized that the publication remains one of the few journals read across both academic and practitioner audiences, with long-standing contributors questioning whether other formats—podcasts, newsletters, or alternative content channels—can replace the role served by the magazine. The episode matters for higher education governance because it reflects how schools are rebalancing editorial operations and evaluating which knowledge-translation channels survive under budget and strategy changes—particularly in an AI era where information overload and trust issues are already reshaping scholarly communication.