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Proxy votes by algorithm: boards face a governance reckoning
Firms shifting proxy voting to internal AI systems signal a structural change in corporate governance that will ripple to university boards and trustees. The analysis shows proxy advisors’...
Campus climate and federal policing collide: student injured; courts limit agents
Two developments underscore rising tensions between campus communities and federal enforcement. A 21-year-old college student in Southern California says he was blinded by a projectile fired by...
Spanberger Moves on Boards: Virginia’s governor purges university trustees
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger acted immediately after inauguration, appointing new board members at multiple state universities and signaling a rapid reset of higher-education governance....
DeSantis’ pitch rebuffed: Conservative nominee declines Florida flagship
A behind-the-scenes account shows Gov. Ron DeSantis personally offered the University of Florida presidency to Princeton professor Robert P. George, who declined and recommended another...
Collections paused: administration delays student-loan garnishment
The Education Department paused planned forced collections on defaulted federal student loans, temporarily halting Treasury Offset Program seizures and wage garnishments. The administration framed...
Federal funding whiplash: billions cut and new civics grants reshuffle priorities
Education-sector funding has become volatile: reporting shows roughly $12 billion in K-12 and higher-education grants were disrupted in the past year as the federal government reshaped spending...
Talent gap: employers and industry warn graduates lack workplace-ready skills
Corporate leaders say many college graduates are unprepared for entry-level work, citing gaps in teamwork, communication, and practical experience. A Fortune 500 executive argued employers should...
AI in the classroom... and on the balance sheet
Professors are experimenting with strategies to integrate AI while easing instructor and student concerns, even as major AI platforms move to monetize chatbots. Instructors advocating controlled...
Labs under the microscope – astronomy to chip security
University and industry labs are pushing boundaries: astronomers announced plans to capture the first moving image of a supermassive black hole, a project that could accelerate astrophysics...
Scholarship spotlight: Harvard historian maps capitalism’s global rise
Harvard professor Sven Beckert published a sweeping global history of capitalism after eight years of research, offering a synthetic interpretation that reframes capitalism as historically...
K-12 practice: winter resets for PLCs and communications to boost enrollment
District and school leaders are running midyear resets for Professional Learning Communities to refocus instruction using winter assessment data and MTSS cycles, aiming to strengthen Tier 1...
Virginia governor moves to overhaul university boards — U.Va members urged out
Virginia’s new governor, Abigail Spanberger, moved within hours of her inauguration to replace leadership at state universities, signaling an immediate intervention in higher-education governance....
DeSantis courtship and campus leaders heading into politics — UF offer, Montana run
High-level university leadership became entangled with partisan politics this week as Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly flew to recruit conservative academic Robert P. George for the University of...
Syracuse chancellor eyed to steady Michigan’s flagship — trustees seek calm
University of Michigan trustees are courting Kent Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse University, as a stabilizing candidate to lead a flagship beset by recent controversies, governance turnover and...
Arkansas rescinds law-dean hire after lawmakers object over trans-athlete brief
The University of Arkansas abruptly reversed its appointment of Emily Suski as law-school dean after state lawmakers and other external stakeholders objected to her having signed an amicus brief...
Harvard denies tenure despite strong academic case — community standards cited
Harvard Business School rejected a tenure bid from Benjamin Edelman despite faculty acknowledgments of his scholarly record and teaching, according to deposition testimony and documents in...
AI in classrooms... professors adapt while seeking detection tools
Universities are confronting two simultaneous AI-era shifts: faculty are working to integrate large language models into teaching while others scramble for reliable ways to detect unauthorized AI...
Employers warn grads aren’t ready — campus staff seek AI to ease workloads
Fortune 500 executives told university leaders that many recent graduates lack workplace skills such as teamwork and communication, prompting renewed calls for industry–campus collaboration to...
Community-college surge meets budget pressure — Nevada eyes steep tuition hikes
National enrollment data show a shift: new undergraduate growth is concentrated in community colleges and certificate programs, while traditional four‑year institutions lag. The National Student...
Education Dept. pauses forced collections — watchdog calls move a political giveaway
The U.S. Education Department temporarily paused planned forced collections—tax offset seizures and wage garnishments—on borrowers in default, extending a pause that began during the pandemic era....