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Tribes say consultation skipped — legal and funding risks mount
Tribal leaders argue the Education Department violated federal law by failing to consult with tribes before announcing the transfer of Native American education programs to other agencies....
Board showdown — tenure firing upheld amid wider higher‑ed turmoil
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...
HBCU leadership crisis — lawsuits and donor politics collide
A lawsuit by a former professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore alleging racial discrimination has metastasized into a wider leadership controversy after public accusations that the...
Esade hires impact scholar — business schools chase brand and experience
Esade Business School named Lisa Hehenberger, a social-impact scholar and founder of Esade's Center for Social Impact, as its next dean, signaling a continued tilt toward sustainability and...
AI meets the academy — leaders push while campuses scramble
Fei‑Fei Li, a leading AI researcher and startup founder, is increasingly advising governments and shaping industry‑academic partnerships as institutions race to integrate advanced AI into research...
Career pipeline retooled — colleges use AI to teach interviewing and work‑study
Colleges and K–12 career programs are redesigning work-based learning as AI automates many entry-level jobs. Educators and researchers warn that students who rely on traditional part-time work may...
Doxing and campus unity — legal fight over tracking protesters
A Columbia alumnus and protester filed suit seeking records on government use of doxxing sites such as Canary Mission, alleging federal agencies collaborated with private lists to target...
Loan rules and residency fights — affordability at stake
Federal and legal actions this week could change how students finance graduate programs and who qualifies for in‑state rates. The Department of Education proposed a draft rule that leaves some...
Unrestricted philanthropy — $17M gift lifts Oklahoma community college
MacKenzie Scott donated $17 million to Northern Oklahoma College, the largest gift in the century-old institution's history. The unrestricted gift will fund scholarships and programs at a college...
Education Department shake-up: States warn of added bureaucracy
The Trump administration’s plan to reassign major Education Department programs to other federal agencies is drawing immediate pushback from state education leaders. State chiefs in multiple...
Tribes and lawmakers press for probes: consultation failures draw legal scrutiny
Tribal leaders and Native education advocates say the Education Department violated statutory consultation requirements by transferring Indian education programs without prior tribal engagement....
Billionaires’ influence expands in higher education—power shifts
A new examination shows wealthy donors and private investors have grown more influential across higher education under the current administration, intervening in presidential searches and policy...
Academic freedom dispute: Texas State board upholds tenured professor’s firing
The Texas State University Board of Regents ratified the termination of tenured history professor Thomas Alter after the campus president concluded his speech at a socialist conference constituted...
Campus activism and surveillance: protests, doxing and legal pushback
Students and alumni at elite universities staged a high‑profile, cross‑school show of unity against what they described as federal attacks on higher education at the Harvard‑Yale game, signaling...
Colleges scramble to set AI rules and teach students how to use it
Three years after ChatGPT’s debut, institutions nationwide are still defining classroom policies and curricular responses to generative AI. Administrators and faculty report inconsistent rules on...
Entry‑level work erodes—colleges must realign work and career prep
A Stanford study showing a 13% decline in employment for 22‑ to 25‑year‑olds in AI‑exposed fields over three years has pushed career‑services leaders to rethink how students acquire workplace...
Philanthropy moves money—and influence—into tribal higher education
Little Priest Tribal College in Nebraska received a $5 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, an institution official called the donation transformative for campus programs and...
England’s university finances tighten: funding per student drops sharply
Vice‑chancellors in England warned that funding per university student is roughly one‑third lower than a decade ago after inflation and government cuts, and they said a new levy on international...
Procurement as a strategic lever: campuses push for agility over cuts
Higher education procurement teams are being repositioned from cost‑cutting units to strategic enablers of institutional agility, industry analysts say. Faced with enrollment shifts, tightening...
Education Department split: States, tribes warn of chaos
Federal officials moved major Education Department programs to other agencies this week, prompting state education chiefs and tribal leaders to warn of added bureaucracy and service disruption....