State and political actors are accelerating curriculum and program reforms on campus. Coverage profiles Brandon Creighton’s push at Texas Tech to shift priorities toward career-oriented curricula and away from identity-focused coursework, and reports that Johns Hopkins University has pared back diversity programs and limited mentoring efforts aimed at minority students under external pressure. Both cases illustrate escalating political influence on academic policy and student support functions. Boards and state officials advocating for workforce-aligned degrees are prompting universities to revise hiring, programming, and resource allocations — moves that campus leaders say may affect recruitment, accreditation reviews, and campus climate.