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Ten colleges name presidents — wave of campus leadership changes
A fresh round of presidential appointments swept public and private colleges this season. Institutions from Hartwick College to Iowa State University announced new leaders, with several hires...
Budget stress and closures: UChicago halves deficit — Limestone University collapses
The University of Chicago reported a sharply reduced fiscal 2025 deficit — down about 44% to $160 million — after aggressive cuts, enrollment-driven revenue gains and fundraising, CFO Ivan...
NETC board fires president amid accreditor sanctions and enrollment irregularities
Northeastern Technical College abruptly fired President Kyle Wagner after the board rescinded an earlier resignation agreement, the college announced. Wagner, who had led NETC since 2016, had been...
Admissions offices turn to AI: Colleges deploy tools to vet essays and speed decisions
Following a wave of concerns over AI‑assisted cheating, admissions offices at several universities are now using artificial intelligence to screen, verify and triage applications, enrollment...
Business schools retool: Wharton adds AI tracks as students flock to AI majors
Elite business schools are reworking curricula to integrate AI, ethics and governance as finance and banking roles evolve, administrators said. Wharton announced a new AI‑focused track that blends...
Campus cyber risks and the pipeline fix: Dartmouth breach and an Alabama pathway
Dartmouth College confirmed hackers accessed Oracle E‑Business Suite files in an incident that exposed data on more than 35,000 people, prompting notifications and identity‑protection offers. The...
Student deportation: Babson freshman removed despite emergency court order
Any Lucia López Belloza, a 19‑year‑old Babson College student, was detained at Boston Logan Airport returning from Thanksgiving plans and deported to Honduras, her family and university sources...
Education Dept. outsourcing faces legal blow: coalition sues to stop transfers
A coalition of 20 states, school districts, unions and disability advocates filed amended lawsuits this month challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to shift core programs to other...
Northwestern deal with Washington: $75M pact restores research funding
Northwestern University agreed to pay $75 million over three years and accept several policy changes to regain access to roughly $790 million in federal research funds, closing three agency probes...
Boards under scrutiny: new CAP report urges limits on trustee power
The Center for American Progress released a report this week arguing that politicized governing boards have eroded academic freedom and recommends structural limits to prevent trustee overreach....
Students and faculty detained at airports: campuses confront immigration enforcement
Two high-profile immigration incidents this week put campus mobility and student protections in the spotlight. Any Lucia López Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained during a...
Dartmouth data breach: 35,000 individuals exposed in Oracle EBS attack
Dartmouth College disclosed a cyberattack tied to vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite that exposed personal and financial data for more than 35,000 people across multiple states. The...
Presidential turnover and firings: 10 new presidents — plus an abrupt ouster in South Carolina
Higher-education leadership continued to turn over this month: at least ten institutions announced new presidents, including appointments at Hartwick College, Iowa State, Duquesne and Mercer. The...
Public trust in higher ed slumps: polls show dwindling belief in degree value
Recent national polling shows public confidence in the four‑year degree has collapsed: an NBC News survey finds just one-third of voters now say a bachelor’s degree is worth the cost, a dramatic...
Business schools retool — AI tracks and majors surge as finance education shifts
Elite business schools are redesigning curricula to make AI competency central to finance and deal-making programs. Wharton and peer institutions are launching AI-focused tracks that combine...
Rural cybersecurity pipeline shows promise: Alabama pathway trains students for local jobs
A coalition of East Alabama school districts, colleges and industry partners created a regional cybersecurity pathway that has expanded student access to internships, certifications and...
Trump-era dismantling of ED research: long-term damage to data and studies
Reporting and audio investigations document sweeping changes inside the Department of Education since the Trump administration’s reorganization effort began, including contract cancellations,...
Northwestern Deal: University pays $75M to regain $790M in federal research funds
Northwestern University agreed to a $75 million settlement and policy concessions to regain access to roughly $790 million in frozen federal research funding. Interim President Henry Bienen framed...
Education Dept. shake-up: States sue as programs shift to Labor and others
A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia sued to block the U.S. Department of Education’s transfers of core grant programs to agencies including Labor, HHS and Interior. Plaintiffs...
Presidential turnover: Ten new college presidents — and an abrupt firing at NETC
A wave of leadership changes landed across higher education: ten colleges announced new presidents this cycle, including Laurel Bongiorno (Hartwick) and David Cook (Iowa State), signaling...