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College cost and degree compression policy
Louisiana’s Board of Regents voted to expand the state’s degree options by adding three-year degree pathways—an effort aimed at speeding time to completion. The reporting signals renewed policy...
Higher education finance stress and bond risk
Ohio Dominican University missed a required bond payment earlier this month, according to a regulatory filing reported by The Columbus Dispatch, raising fresh concerns about long-term financial...
Federal policy: immigration enforcement collides with campus access
Federal court decisions are reshaping how undocumented students access public college benefits, while higher education remains exposed to shifting immigration enforcement. In Minnesota, a federal...
Education Department student loan repayment overhaul
The U.S. Department of Education is telling 7.5 million student loan borrowers enrolled in the Biden-era SAVE plan to prepare for repayment after a federal court struck down the plan. Notices...
Academic workforce tension and labor action
Faculty and staff labor negotiations are intensifying at Portland Community College, where classified employees reached a tentative agreement ending a 16-day classified staff strike, but faculty...
AI governance in universities: integrating data and systems
Higher education leaders are being urged to treat AI deployment as a system-level data integration project rather than a collection of isolated tools. A report cites Intellicampus CEO Joe...
Student and campus climate under foreign conflict risk
Universities are taking new protective steps after Iran threats targeted U.S.-linked institutions in the Middle East, with campuses closing or shifting to remote instruction. The reporting notes...
Admissions and readiness measurement modernization
Stakeholders at a NACAC summit convened more than 100 participants to examine how admissions should measure college readiness in ways that modernize processes that have largely stayed unchanged...
Institutional AI adoption and campus data integration
Colleges are moving faster on AI, but a core operational risk is emerging: systems are generating value in isolation while student and administrative data remain fragmented. One AI platform CEO...
Higher ed AI and student trust amid misuse concerns
A new survey finds students are using AI for learning support while simultaneously fearing they will be wrongly accused of misconduct. The results point to a growing compliance and risk-management...
Student loan repayment fallout after SAVE plan is struck down
The U.S. Department of Education moved to operationalize consequences from the court-ordered end of the Biden-era SAVE plan, telling more than 7 million borrowers to prepare for repayment under a...
Campus financial distress and bond-market warning signs
Ohio Dominican University failed to make a $50 million bond payment issued in 2018, according to a report and a related regulatory filing, raising fresh questions about the Catholic university’s...
State higher ed policy shift toward shorter degrees
Louisiana’s Board of Regents approved additions to degree offerings that include 3-year programs, moving state academic design toward shorter credentials. The change signals a strategic effort to...
Admissions and readiness measurement modernization
NACAC convened more than 100 stakeholders to examine how to update college admissions readiness measures, after decades in which the process has stayed relatively steady. The summit focused on new...
Union-labor conflict and potential strikes at U.K. university
Sheffield Hallam University faces a potential strike escalation after UCU began balloting members over proposed job cuts and staffing-model changes aimed at saving roughly £26.6 million. The union...
Transgender student-athlete eligibility litigation reaches universities
The Trump administration sued Minnesota over transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ sports, asking a federal court to declare the state’s approach in violation of Title IX and order...
Undocumented students’ in-state tuition protections survive a federal challenge
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s in-state tuition policies for some undocumented students. U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled that...
AI workforce in education staffing and governance
New commentary argues that AI is reshaping professional staff work in higher education, specifically the tasks and workflows carried by non-faculty roles. The piece positions AI as a “thinking...
Federal higher ed policy under the Trump administration
A major stream of federal actions is reshaping how the Department of Education and other agencies interact with colleges, with the impact now extending into enforcement priorities, court...
Undocumented students and state tuition/aid eligibility challenged in court
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s in-state tuition and scholarship eligibility rules for some undocumented students, setting a significant...