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Green River College trustees voted to terminate President Suzanne Johnson’s contract after a campus budget crisis that produced a projected $14.2 million deficit. Johnson had implemented hiring...

The University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences circulated a three‑page memo asking faculty to affirm statements that classes will not "indoctrinate" students and that...

Melissa McCoul, a former English lecturer at Texas A&M, filed suit alleging the university violated her First Amendment and due‑process rights when it fired her after a viral classroom video and...

A plaintiff backed by the America First Policy Institute sued Cornell University alleging that diversity administrators created an interview pool composed solely of underrepresented minority...

The high school class of 2026 completed roughly 1.6 million FAFSA applications for 2026–27 as of Jan. 23—about a 52% increase over the same point for last year’s cohort, according to the National...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act implemented sweeping changes to federal student‑loan borrowing and repayment that will affect new borrowers and those who consolidate. The legislation alters...

Universities moved quickly this week to plug leadership gaps as new presidents took the helm at multiple institutions. California State University, Long Beach named Loren J. Blanchard to start May...

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed executive orders directing regional four‑year institutions and community colleges to stop granting new lifetime tenure appointments. Existing tenured faculty...

Higher‑education institutions are confronting a surge of legal and on‑campus fallout after federal immigration enforcement expanded its operations. Two Minnesota school districts and university...

Faculty governance and hiring practices are at the center of growing litigation. A Texas A&M professor who was fired after a classroom controversy over gender identity filed a federal suit...

The legal and commercial landscape for scholarly publishing shifted this week as a federal judge dismissed a high‑profile antitrust suit against major academic publishers, and a growing group of...

Federal negotiated rulemaking on accreditation is on the agenda and higher‑education organizations are positioning for influence. Inside Higher Ed previewed what the Department of Education is...

Legislation signed this week prevents federal agencies from imposing steep new caps on university negotiated indirect‑cost rates for the coming fiscal year, sidestepping a potential...

Two simultaneous shifts altered the financial aid landscape this week: FAFSA completions for the high‑school class of 2026 accelerated sharply, and sweeping federal changes to student‑loan...

State higher‑education appropriations showed minimal growth this fiscal year — roughly 1% nationally — and institutions are beginning to feel the consequences. The State Higher Education Executive...

Institutions are adopting accelerated and nontraditional credit models to improve access and speed to credential. California community colleges are piloting policies to award academic credit for...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed executive orders ending the awarding of new lifetime tenure at the state’s regional four‑year universities and community colleges. The order, released in January,...

Multiple campuses announced permanent leadership moves this week. California State University, Long Beach selected Loren J. Blanchard to start May 1 after a system search; the University of...

Green River College’s board of trustees voted to terminate President Suzanne Johnson’s contract after the college reported a multi‑million dollar budget shortfall that triggered campuswide cuts....

Faculty in the University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences were sent a three‑page memo asking them to affirm they do not 'indocrinate' students and that they design courses...