Campus governance and academic freedom disputes accelerated this week as the Texas State University Board of Regents upheld the firing and tenure revocation of a tenured professor over remarks at a socialist conference. The decision follows a wave of high-profile personnel fights across public universities and has drawn criticism from faculty groups including the AAUP, which argue the move threatens campus due process. The case came as national headlines tracked broader upheaval at the federal level and shifting enrollment patterns—items compiled in a higher‑education week-in-review that highlighted international enrollment declines, state-level political pressure on campus programs, and a surge in philanthropic gifts to some institutions. The confluence of board actions and federal policy shifts is creating new governance stress for college leaders.