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Rider University cuts faculty and pay after accreditor flags finances
Middle States placed Rider University on probation for insufficient financial evidence, prompting President John R. Loyack to announce a “March to Sustainability” plan that includes eliminating...
Coach buyouts surge to record highs — colleges face fiscal and political scrutiny
Colleges agreed to nearly $228 million in severance for football coaches this year, almost doubling previous records and prompting calls for legislative scrutiny of athletic buyouts, Josh Moody...
Dual enrollment bolsters completion for pandemic cohort — data show equity gains
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found dual enrollment helped sustain six‑year completion for the fall 2019 cohort, with students who had prior dual enrollment earning...
Colleges and states clamp down on gender instruction — faculty caught in the crossfire
A wave of campus and state actions restricting instruction on gender and race has led to faculty discipline and new guidance limiting classroom content. Texas Tech issued guidance that caps...
Parents drain savings, delay retirement to cover rising college bills
A Citizens Bank survey finds more than 60% of parents say they will take extraordinary measures—working second jobs, borrowing against retirement accounts or pausing investing—to help children...
Harvard visiting scholar arrested; J‑1 visa revoked amid shooting outside synagogue
Immigration authorities arrested Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, after a BB‑gun shooting outside a Boston‑area synagogue on Yom Kippur. The State Department...
Education Dept. pushes Workforce Pell on fast timeline — campuses brace
The Education Department moved to open and close negotiations this week on a plan to expand Pell Grant eligibility to short-term workforce training, prompting questions from higher-education...
Dual enrollment lifts completion rates — teacher prep still lags
New National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data show dual enrollment significantly boosted six‑year completion for the fall 2019 cohort: dual enrollees reached a 71% credential rate at six...
Harvard visiting scholar arrested — visa revoked after BB‑gun incident
Immigration authorities revoked the J‑1 visa of a Harvard Law School visiting professor, Carlos Portugal Gouvea, after prosecutors said he fired a BB gun outside a Brookline synagogue on Yom...
Ben Sasse joins AEI — ex‑university president returns to policy influence
The American Enterprise Institute named former U.S. senator and University of Florida president Ben Sasse a nonresident senior fellow with a remit that includes higher education policy, innovation...
Michigan State gets $401M for athletics — coach buyouts spike to record highs
Michigan State University received a $401 million philanthropic commitment—$290 million targeted to Spartan athletics and $100 million to seed a new venture arm for athletic revenue—announced by...
DOE grant scales credentials for students with disabilities — private partnership seeds HBCU scholarships
The Department of Education awarded $1.9 million to expand a credentialing and support program for students with intellectual disabilities at two Kansas institutions, officials said. The grant...
Kellogg again tops Poets&Quants — global business‑school rankings reshuffle
Poets&Quants’ 2025–26 MBA ranking put Northwestern’s Kellogg at No. 1 for a second straight year while Harvard rose to No. 2 and Columbia climbed to No. 3. The report highlights dramatic movement...
Report: Chinese research impact rivals U.S. — raises policy and security questions
A new report finds China’s research output and influence have risen to levels comparable with the United States, coinciding with heightened U.S. government scrutiny of research security and...
Universities teach creator careers — business schools urged to lead higher‑ed reform
Colleges are launching programs to prepare students for creator‑economy careers: Syracuse’s new Center for the Creator Economy and related certificates aim to professionalize paths into social...
AI speeds case creation and reshapes workforce strategy — faculty and leaders adapt
Faculty are using generative AI to build hyperrealistic case studies in minutes, converting days of research into classroom-ready materials for fields such as cybersecurity, emergency response and...
University of Chicago halves shortfall: $160M fiscal gap remains
The University of Chicago announced it trimmed its projected fiscal 2025 deficit to about $160 million after staffing cuts and reductions in doctoral enrollment, signaling continued cost pressure...
Kellogg tops Poets&Quants — Stanford tumbles, Ross surges
Poets&Quants released its 2025-2026 composite ranking of U.S. full-time MBA programs, naming Northwestern’s Kellogg School No. 1 and Harvard No. 2. The ranking reshaped the upper tier: Columbia...
Business schools must lead impact shift: From purpose to measurable outcomes
A sector commentary argued business schools are uniquely positioned to drive higher education’s next transformation by shifting focus from traditional outputs to verifiable impact on firms,...
Eduniversal crowns global Palmes — Western Europe and China dominate
Eduniversal published its latest Best Business Schools ranking, awarding 100 institutions the top 5 Palmes of Excellence and evaluating more than 1,000 schools across 154 countries. The list...