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Budget proposals threaten grant lines and college access programs
A new federal budget plan would reduce grant support for minority-serving institutions and eliminate key college access programs, according to a week-in-review roundup focused on Trump’s fiscal...
Faculty governance and institutional restructuring via state legislation
Public college faculty governance faces new statutory constraints as states consider measures that could limit the role and permanence of faculty senates. In Alabama, a bill would require periodic...
Academic integrity and student-facing AI guidance gaps
AI use in coursework is forcing campuses to rethink how they support learning while protecting academic integrity. A new perspective argues that student expectations for AI are growing, but most...
Rising food insecurity is undermining persistence among working adults
Food insecurity is linked to lower persistence among older, working, and caregiving college students, according to a new analysis from the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The findings...
Family information access boosts retention and progression
New multi-institution research finds that when families can access academic and administrative progress information, students stay enrolled at higher rates. A 2026 study of more than 20,000...
Strike escalation at the University of Aberdeen over cuts and redundancies
The University of Aberdeen is facing an expanded round of labor disruption after staff began 10 additional days of strikes in an ongoing dispute over cost-cutting measures. The University and...
Private college closures loom as financial pressure meets enrollment decline
A new projection warns that more than a quarter of private nonprofit colleges are at risk of closing or merging within the next decade, intensifying concerns about small, rural institution...
New postsecondary administrative models target transformation and execution capacity
Universities are being urged to create senior-level transformation functions to turn strategy into sustained execution, especially as regional public institutions face financial fragility and...
Federal higher-ed funding and accreditation oversight under new proposals
The federal government is putting major pressure on higher education through two parallel tracks: proposed reductions in Department of Education funding and draft changes to accreditation...
Title IX settlement rescissions raise uncertainty for campus civil-rights compliance
The Trump administration’s move to rescind Title IX agreements is raising compliance uncertainty across colleges and universities, according to experts cited in a separate report. The...
University program closures and student activism intersect with institutional governance
Texas Tech University will close all Gender and Sexuality programs, a decision that puts student-affecting academic and support structures into immediate flux. The announcement arrives amid...
Student retention strategies expand through family visibility and data access
A new multi-institution study finds that when families receive timely access to students’ academic and administrative progress information, retention improves. The report describes a 2026 study...
Student well-being and basic needs pressures persist for working and caregiving learners
A new analysis links food insecurity to lower persistence among older, working, and caregiving college students, adding fresh evidence for how basic-needs instability translates into academic...
AI in the classroom – balancing student expectations with academic integrity
Faculty and academic leaders are grappling with a widening gap between student expectations for AI-enabled learning and the safeguards needed for academic integrity. The report describes how...
Employer involvement in financial aid and workforce-aligned education
A policy push is underway to make employer-sponsored educational assistance programs more visible and robust, as federal workforce alignment efforts increase pressure on education outcomes. The...
Private college closures risk accelerates – hundreds of institutions face restructuring
A new projection estimates that more than a quarter of U.S. private nonprofit four-year colleges are at risk of closing or merging within the next decade, setting up major disruption for students...
Community college degree completion and reverse-transfer affordability
Community college leaders are calling for structural changes to help students finish bachelor’s degrees they started, arguing that transfer credit loss and program interruption keep too many...
AI cheating detection debate – incentives for “assessment defenses” in higher education
Higher education’s AI-cheating landscape continues to shape how instructors design assignments, with renewed focus on creating assessment formats that discourage opportunistic use of generative...
OER and open education platform demos
OEGlobal opened its 2026 “OER Under the Hood” webinar season with live, creator-led demonstrations designed to show how open educational resources are built—not just what they look like. The next...
K-12 school food standards in England
England’s Department for Education advanced plans to overhaul school meals by banning deep-fried food and restricting high-sugar items, setting new limits on desserts and daily “grab and go”...