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Tenure transparency fight: Harvard Business School denies Edelman case

January 30, 2026

A newly released video from former Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman challenges the Faculty Review Board’s report that denied him tenure, adding fuel to his ongoing civil‑suit alleging...

Small‑college distress and tuition hikes: Averett sells assets, Nevada raises fees

January 30, 2026

Financial strain on public and private campuses surfaced in two transactions this week: Averett University sold its off‑campus athletic facilities in an $18 million sale‑leaseback to shore up...

Institutions confront machine identities and cyber risk — NHI security rises

January 30, 2026

As campuses expand automation and AI, nonhuman identities (applications, services and machine accounts) now vastly outnumber human users on institutional networks, raising security and compliance...

HBCU leadership churn draws renewed focus — experts convene solutions

January 30, 2026

After a high‑profile president–board conflict at Morris Brown College, leaders of historically Black colleges and universities reconvened to address chronic leadership turnover and board...

Education Dept. to rewrite accreditation rules — negotiated overhaul begins

January 30, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a negotiated-rulemaking process to overhaul federal accreditation standards, moving to ease entry for new accreditors and reconsider diversity, equity...

States move to curb H‑1B hires: Florida, Texas push hiring freezes

January 30, 2026

Two large state systems moved this week to restrict new H‑1B hiring at public universities. Florida’s Board of Governors advanced a proposal to prohibit new H‑1B hires systemwide while the Texas...

Nevada regents approve tuition hikes — up to 12% to plug shortfalls

January 30, 2026

Nevada’s System of Higher Education voted to raise tuition and fees—between 9% and 12% depending on campus—phased in over three years to cover an estimated $46.5 million structural deficit....

Education Dept. finds San José State violated Title IX — resolution demanded

January 30, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights concluded San José State University violated Title IX by allowing a transgender woman to compete on the women’s volleyball team and by...

EEOC accuses Penn of defying subpoena in antisemitism probe

January 30, 2026

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a court that the University of Pennsylvania has obstructed an investigation into antisemitism by refusing to produce lists of Jewish students...

Harvard tenure fight goes public — Edelman challenges Faculty Review Board

January 30, 2026

Former Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman released video and court filings asserting that the Faculty Review Board selectively edited and misrepresented negative quotes that led to his...

AI detectors backfire: students turn to AI to avoid being flagged

January 30, 2026

Faculty across campuses report that AI‑detection tools are changing student behavior: some students now use generative AI specifically to avoid stylistic features that detectors flag, while...

Campus IT under pressure: machine identities multiply and accessibility rules loom

January 30, 2026

Higher education IT leaders are confronting two parallel pressures: a rapid rise in nonhuman identities (machine identities) that require identity‑security controls, and an imminent DOJ ADA Title...

Major gift for veterinary medicine: UC Davis receives $120M

January 30, 2026

Joan and Sanford Weill pledged $120 million to UC Davis—the largest gift ever for veterinary medicine—funding a new small‑animal teaching hospital and expanding One Health research that links...

Boards under pressure: AGB names CEO as trustees wrestle with tech and adoption

January 30, 2026

The Association of Governing Boards named Ross Mugler its president and CEO after his interim year, a leadership pick billed as a return to steady governance advocacy. The appointment comes as AGB...

States move on H-1Bs — Florida and Texas curb university hires

January 29, 2026

Florida’s state university system advanced a proposal to bar new H-1B hires while Texas issued a sweeping pause on new H-1B visa applications at public colleges — moves that signal an escalating...

Education Department targets accreditors — overhaul and public rebuke

January 29, 2026

Federal officials signaled a major rewrite of higher education accreditation rules and a sharper public critique of accrediting bodies. The Department of Education launched negotiated-rulemaking...

AI detection backfires — students adopt tools to avoid being flagged

January 29, 2026

Professors and campus policy-makers are seeing an unexpected consequence of AI‑detection tools: students are turning to generative models to evade detectors. Faculty report students altered...

AI lowers cost of cyberattacks — campuses face cheaper threats

January 29, 2026

Security experts warn that AI has drastically reduced the cost and complexity of cyberattacks, and higher education’s sprawling digital footprint is an attractive target. Joint studies from cloud...

Nevada regents approve tuition hikes — campuses brace for cuts if not

January 29, 2026

Nevada’s governing board voted for multi-year tuition increases after officials warned that the system faces a structural budget shortfall once temporary state bridge funding expires. The regents...

Faculty careers under pressure — tenure fights, hiring freezes and whistleovers

January 29, 2026

Faculty governance and career pathways are in the spotlight after high‑profile tenure disputes and state hiring freezes. A public legal battle over Harvard Business School’s denial of tenure for...