Significant leadership shifts are occurring at major universities. Virginia Wesleyan University plans to rename itself Batten University by 2026 in honor of major donors Jane and Frank Batten. Utah State University faces a state audit over concerns of excessive spending and governance under former president Elizabeth Cantwell, who resigned amid scrutiny. Meanwhile, former Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee returns as a consultant to support a legislatively mandated intellectual diversity center, highlighting institutions' responses to external pressures and strategic priorities.