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New NADOHE president: clarity and defense as DEI faces legal headwinds
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) named Emelyn dela Peña its next president and she immediately framed her agenda around legal clarity and institutional...
UT System weighs limits on 'controversial' teaching – syllabi disclosure pushed
The University of Texas System’s governing board advanced a draft policy to restrict instruction on “controversial and contested” subject matter and require faculty to disclose and adhere to...
UCLA fires CFO after public charge of mismanagement – campus probe imminent
UCLA dismissed Chief Financial Officer Stephen Agostini days after he told the student newspaper that unaudited campus financial statements contained “serious errors” contributing to a projected...
University of North Texas braces for $45M shortfall – cuts likely
University of North Texas President Harrison Keller told the community the institution faces a larger‑than‑expected $45 million deficit for fiscal 2026, driven by a $32 million drop in state...
CHEA recognizes CIEES – Latin America enters U.S. accreditation fold
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) accepted recognition of Mexico’s Interinstitutional Committees for the Evaluation of Higher Education (CIEES), making it the first Latin...
Santa Barbara City College probes $10.5M use of MacKenzie Scott gift
Santa Barbara City College disclosed that about $10.5 million of a $20 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott was spent without explicit authorization from the college...
Laboré College to close – program and workforce pipeline disrupted
Laboré College announced it will close, a decision that will shutter a nursing and allied‑health training pipeline and displace faculty and students in the region. The closure follows prolonged...
UBC professors sue over DEI and land‑acknowledgment policies – free‑speech clash
A group of academics at the University of British Columbia filed suit alleging the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices — including land acknowledgments — violate a law requiring...
Education Department rule change: McNair grant drops race-based eligibility
The U.S. Department of Education announced plans to remove race‑based eligibility from the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program and will pursue the change through rulemaking. The...
Accreditation in the crosshairs: Education official outlines sweeping reforms
Nicholas Kent, the Education Department’s under secretary for higher education, laid out a plan to overhaul the U.S. accreditation system — prioritizing student outcomes, easier approval for new...
CHEA recognition: CIEES becomes first Latin American accreditor accepted
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) granted initial recognition to Mexico City–based CIEES (Comités Interinstitucionales para la Evaluación de la Educación Superior), marking the...
MacKenzie Scott’s $20 million gift under scrutiny — SBCC launches governance probe
Santa Barbara City College moved its Board of Trustees to investigate the handling of a $20 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott after trustees disclosed roughly $10.5...
UCLA ousts finance chief after public allegations of long‑running mismanagement
UCLA dismissed its chief financial officer days after he publicly alleged “serious errors” in campus financial statements and warned of a $425 million deficit. The chancellor announced the...
Regional stress: UNT’s $45M shortfall and Labouré College closure signal budget pressure
The University of North Texas disclosed a projected $45 million structural deficit driven by a $32 million drop in state instructional funding and steeper-than-expected declines in international...
Federal oversight and board shakeups: Louisiana probe and Virginia board removal
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Louisiana’s Board of Regents over enrollment goals, signaling federal scrutiny of state governance and practices tied to federal...
Faculty litigation and academic freedom disputes reach campus courts
A group of University of British Columbia professors has sued, arguing campus DEI practices — including land acknowledgments — violate laws requiring public universities to be nonpolitical. The...
AI fluency gap: employers and educators face training shortfall
Google’s labor study with Ipsos found just 5% of U.S. workers are “AI fluent” — having redesigned major parts of their jobs with AI — and only 40% use AI casually at work. The report links AI...
Curriculum and careers: UVA embeds career design; Zemsky pitches three‑year degrees
The University of Virginia launched a Career Design Initiative to integrate career advising and life‑planning into the undergraduate curriculum, extending a campus advising overhaul to prepare...
Education Dept. nixes race-based McNair eligibility
The U.S. Department of Education has moved to remove race-based eligibility criteria from the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, officials said, prompting conservative...
Education undersecretary signals accreditation overhaul
Nicholas Kent, the Education Department’s under secretary for higher education, outlined plans to overhaul the U.S. accreditation system, saying accreditors are "failing institutions, students,...