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Texas A&M tightens classroom rules — faculty council says punishment violated norms
Texas A&M System trustees approved a sweeping policy restricting classroom instruction that “advocates” certain race- and gender-related ideologies, and faculty governance bodies immediately...
UC San Diego... remediation crisis — report flags collapse in math readiness
An internal faculty working group at the University of California, San Diego reported a sharp deterioration in incoming students’ math and writing skills, finding that nearly 12% of the fall 2025...
Spanberger wants UVA search paused: governor‑elect questions board’s legitimacy
Virginia governor‑elect Abigail Spanberger asked the University of Virginia Board of Visitors to pause its presidential search until she takes office and appoints new board members, arguing the...
Accreditation gets political: new regional agency courts colleges for recognition
Accreditation—long a technical exercise—has become a political flashpoint after six Southern public university systems formed a new regional accreditor this year, challenging the national...
Legal skirmishes and personnel limbo at Education Dept — grants and rehiring in dispute
A federal judge this week limited remedies in the legal fight over the Trump administration’s cancellation of teacher‑training grants, agreeing she lacks authority to order restoration of millions...
Enrollment cliff arrives: trustees told to plan for sudden revenue shocks
Boardroom briefings and industry reports are urging trustees to prepare for an overdue enrollment cliff as demographic declines and changing student preferences squeeze traditional undergraduate...
Governance and cuts collide: arbitrator orders rehires while program closures advance
Labor rulings and administrative retrenchment collided this week as an arbitrator ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 laid‑off faculty, finding the university violated its...
Threats to campus leaders rise — personal security now part of presidential posts
University presidents, regents and other senior campus officials are increasingly receiving personal security details as threats and violent incidents around contentious campus protests escalate....
Education Dept proposes expanded IPEDS admissions data — selective colleges in focus
The U.S. Department of Education proposed stepped‑up IPEDS reporting this week that would require many four‑year selective institutions to submit application, admission and enrollment records...
Colleges expand basic‑needs programs as SNAP freeze exposes student vulnerability
Colleges nationwide are ramping up food pantries, emergency aid and on‑campus support after a lapse and subsequent uncertainty in SNAP benefits disrupted students’ access to food earlier this...
Judge Limits Relief in Teacher-Prep Grant Case: Restoration Off the Table
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that she cannot order the Trump administration to restore millions in teacher-preparation grant awards but said she will hear whether the terminations were...
Education Dept. Proposes Expanded IPEDS Reporting: Admissions Data Under Scrutiny
The U.S. Department of Education proposed new IPEDS rules requiring selective four‑year colleges to submit six years of application and admissions data disaggregated by race and sex, plus...
Accreditation Goes Political — Six Southern Systems Launch New Accreditor
The long-dormant politics of accreditation erupted after six Southern public-university systems formed a new regional accreditor this year, a move tied to a Trump administration executive order...
Enrollment cliff arrives — Trustees and programs scramble as online offsets grow
Trustees and sector leaders are confronting the long-forecast enrollment cliff as demographic declines and shifting student preferences force rapid institutional recalibration. Boards and AGB...
Faculty labor fights shift outcomes — Reinstatements and bargaining momentum
Labor and shared-governance disputes produced immediate institutional reversals and new bargaining momentum across campuses. An independent arbitrator ordered Portland State University to...
Education Department reopens—but staff return and routines remain uncertain
With the 43‑day government shutdown ended, congressional action reversed planned Education Department layoffs and restored funding, yet department staff and policy observers caution that...
Justice Department opens probe after Berkeley protests — Free speech and security collide
The Justice Department launched an investigation into clashes that erupted around a Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley, where protests led to arrests and at least one reported injury. DOJ...
SNAP freeze forces schools and colleges to act — campuses expand basic‑needs support
The lapse in SNAP benefit disbursements during the shutdown produced a rapid surge in need that K–12 schools and colleges scrambled to meet. Communities In Schools and local affiliates reported...
K‑12 and higher ed forge AI rules — From classroom pilots to agentic universities
Districts and higher‑education leaders are moving from AI experimentation to formal policy and training. A national forum convened K–12 educators to map teacher training, policy frameworks and...
Academic freedom under pressure — Dismissals, probes and governance fights
Campus controversies over course content and dismissal processes continued to test institutions’ governance frameworks. At Texas A&M, the Faculty Council concluded that an instructor’s immediate...