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Cybersecurity and institutional governance
A cyberattack tied to ShinyHunters is hitting education technology ecosystems used by universities, with Google saying it involves Oracle PeopleSoft systems and may have affected data at more than...
AI model controls, export rules, and transparency
Anthropic said it disabled access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after a U.S. Commerce Department export-control directive barred the company from distributing the systems to foreign...
Federal student aid fraud enforcement (FAFSA)
House Republicans passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act, a measure that would require the U.S. Department of Education to screen federal financial aid applicants for potential identity fraud....
Graduate borrowing limits and institutional revenue exposure
New federal graduate and professional student loan caps are set to reshape borrowing starting July 1 by eliminating Grad PLUS for new borrowers and applying new annual and aggregate limits. Under...
Student success and enrollment risk at Syracuse University
Syracuse University’s chancellor told faculty and staff that the university expects to miss undergraduate enrollment targets for fall 2026, warning the shortfall will carry “real financial...
Accreditation governance change at the institutional level
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is withdrawing its membership from an association that historically governed accreditation for many colleges, amid rising competition in the...
Faculty governance and leadership turbulence at USC Marshall
USC announced that Marshall School of Business Dean Geoffrey Garrett will step down in August and take a new role as Special Advisor to the President for Global Strategy and Engagement. The change...
Union arbitration restores librarians after layoffs
An arbitrator ordered Western Illinois University to reinstate librarians laid off in 2024, ruling the university violated the collective bargaining agreement when it treated the reductions as...
Program review decisions and deficit management at Marshall University
Marshall University’s board approved program cuts and expansions as part of the state’s required program-review process. The West Virginia public university plans to cut seven academic programs...
Curriculum and faculty support for AI readiness
Ventura College, a California community college, is standing up communities of practice to scale faculty AI readiness around shared learning and tool adoption. A community of practice (CoP) brings...
Canvas cyberattack highlights distributed higher-ed security risk
A cyberattack affecting Instructure’s Canvas learning management system has reignited scrutiny of how higher education handles vendor-managed platforms and shared data ecosystems. The incident,...
Enrollment and deficit pressure: Syracuse warns of fall shortfall
Syracuse University’s chancellor warned faculty and staff that the university expects to miss enrollment targets for fall 2026, triggering a budget deficit the school “has not experienced in quite...
Labor and governance: Western Illinois reinstates librarians after arbitration win
Western Illinois University must reinstate librarians and provide back pay after an arbitrator ruled the 2024 layoffs violated the university’s collective bargaining agreement. The decision, tied...
Academic restructuring: University of Denver consolidates schools and shuts down departments
The University of Denver announced a plan to consolidate five schools and colleges into two and eliminate five departments, citing budget pressure and market shifts while emphasizing...
AI for education: agentic tools intensify academic integrity and IT oversight demands
Agentic AI tools are raising new questions about whether higher-ed learning systems can reliably identify the student acting versus an AI agent acting on their behalf. The controversy around an AI...
FAFSA fraud controls become permanent via House-passed anti-ghost bill
The House passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act, a Republican-backed measure that would require the U.S. Department of Education to screen federal financial aid applicants for potential...
Federal student aid expansion: Workforce Pell prepares for July implementation
Workforce Pell—an expansion of federal Pell eligibility for short-term, nondegree training—is set to launch amid an awareness and readiness gap across states and institutions. Policy takes effect...
Program and financial governance: Marshall University cuts academic programs amid deficit
Marshall University’s board approved program changes under a West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission review mandate, including cutting seven academic programs and expanding or improving...
Accreditation identity shift: SACSCOC rebrands to match its national role
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges announced it is changing its name to the Commission on Colleges and Universities, effective September, as part of a rebrand...
Tuition and equity litigation: court orders shape undocumented tuition fight
Two recent federal court orders provide early signals about how the legal battle over tuition equity—specifically policies allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition—may proceed. The...