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Small college emerges from probation after deep cuts — Guilford’s turnaround
Guilford College announced that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges removed the institution from probation following a weekend presentation by college...
Campus immigration clashes: Arrests, detentions and students’ rights
Two high‑profile campus immigration incidents this week underscore escalating tensions between universities and federal enforcement. Augsburg University and Department of Homeland Security...
Fatal campus shooting: Kentucky State locks down after student killed
Kentucky State University confirmed a fatal shooting at a residence hall that left one student dead and another critically injured. Local police arrested a suspect who is not a student; the...
Leadership churn and succession: Clemson retirement and the board professional’s role
Clemson University president Jim Clements announced an immediate retirement at month’s end, citing health and family reasons and ending a 12‑year tenure that included research elevation and...
Financial strain and program cuts: Martin University pause and Wisconsin’s new program metric
Martin University, a private predominantly Black institution in Indianapolis, announced it will ‘‘pause operations’’ at the end of the semester amid persistent enrollment and financial shortfalls,...
AI in classrooms: Guidance, agents and faculty concerns
Higher‑education providers are moving from discussion to deployment on generative AI, with two strands emerging: faculty guidance and autonomous AI agents. A practical guide for teachers urged...
Education Dept. reshuffle — Pell program still facing long-term gap
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) this week published a Policy Watch summarizing sweeping administrative moves inside the U.S. Department of Education that shift program...
AI in the classroom... campuses scramble to place agents and preserve pedagogy
Universities are moving from debate to deployment on campus AI, telling faculty to integrate generative tools while balancing time, academic integrity and privacy. A new practical guide for...
Kentucky State shooting: campus locks down as one student dies
A shooting at a Kentucky State University residence hall in Frankfort left one student dead and another critically injured, university and local police said. Authorities arrested a suspect who is...
International and regional enrollment shifts — $1B local hit as students move south
U.S. colleges reported a 17% drop in new international student enrollment this year — the steepest non-pandemic decline in over a decade — a shift that a recent analysis ties to nearly $1 billion...
Sudden departures and closures — Clemson president exits; Martin University pauses
Clemson University announced the sudden retirement of president Jim Clements effective at month-end, ending a 12-year tenure cited for enrollment and research growth but shadowed by recent...
Faculty disputes and cuts — arbitrator orders reinstatements, campuses brace for more reductions
An arbitrator ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 nontenure-track faculty members laid off in June, a ruling the university is resisting on contractual grounds and signaling...
Academic freedom under pressure — Berkeley suspension, Weber State revises enforcement
The University of California, Berkeley suspended electrical engineering and computer science lecturer Peyrin Kao without pay for the spring semester after he made pro‑Palestinian political...
FAFSA adds earnings flag — hundreds of colleges listed as low-return
The U.S. Department of Education added a new earnings indicator to FAFSA that flags institutions where graduates’ median earnings lag those of high-school completers. The disclosure appears on...
Enforcement and immigration: ICE activity ripples through campuses and child-care workforce
An ICE arrest on Augsburg University’s Minneapolis campus set off conflicting accounts between university officials and federal agents about whether courts warrants were presented and whether the...
Business schools double down — STEM-linked MBAs and fierce admissions ahead
Business schools are accelerating interdisciplinary MBA models that pair STEM training with management curricula as employers demand graduates fluent in data, AI and machine learning. Institutions...
Board professionals called to lead: presidential searches rise in stakes
More than half of current college presidents plan to leave within five years, and governing boards are turning to board professionals (BPs) to manage those high-stakes presidential searches. AGB...
Pell Grant gap widens — Congress and watchdogs warn of looming shortfall
Analysts warn the Pell Grant program faces a structural funding gap that could reach tens of billions over the next decade after Congress temporarily infused $10.5 billion. The Committee for a...
Education Department reshuffle: programs moved, partners named in new policy watch
CHEA’s Policy Watch details a major reorganization inside the U.S. Department of Education: the agency is shifting administration of several K–12 and postsecondary programs to other federal...
Campus leadership and survival: sudden retirements and small-college pauses
Clemson University announced an abrupt retirement by president Jim Clements effective at month’s end, citing health and family, and the board moved to name an interim president. The departure...