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Institutional restructuring and balance-sheet relief: Clarke University eliminates long-term debt

April 19, 2026

Clarke University in Iowa is poised to eliminate all of its long-term debt after receiving a $5 million gift from alumna Honmai Goodman and her husband Joseph, according to the institution. The...

Federal psychedelic policy acceleration

April 19, 2026

President Donald Trump directed the administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, via an executive order meant to accelerate access to potential medical...

Kentucky turns to tighter faculty termination standards

April 19, 2026

Kentucky Republicans overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto to pass legislation allowing public college and university boards to terminate tenured faculty for “bona fide financial reasons,” including...

Higher ed accreditation overhaul targets specialized program accreditors

April 19, 2026

In the Trump administration’s push to reshape the federal accreditation system, new attention is landing on programmatic accreditors that oversee single fields such as nursing, physical therapy,...

US Department of Education earnings test edges closer to Title IV eligibility changes

April 19, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education proposed a new regulation that would strip federal loan eligibility from undergraduate programs whose graduate earnings do not exceed those of the typical high...

Tennessee moves to restrict campus walkouts

April 19, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers advanced a ban on “staging walkouts” at public universities, framed as a free-speech protection measure intended to prevent protesters from disrupting campus speakers. The bill...

Immigration data tracking debate lands in Tennessee education policy

April 19, 2026

Tennessee educators are warning that proposed state legislation requiring schools to collect students’ immigration status could erode trust with immigrant families and reduce enrollment. The...

Community colleges see rising demand for associate degrees

April 19, 2026

New reporting suggests community college enrollment is climbing as more high school graduates choose associate degrees over four-year pathways. The shift is tied to ballooning college costs and...

University financial resilience: $5M gift clears Clarke debt amid restructuring

April 19, 2026

Clarke University in Iowa is set to eliminate its long-term debt after receiving a $5 million donation from alumna Honmai Goodman and her husband Joseph. The gift follows a restructuring plan...

Cybersecurity in higher education adopts continuous threat exposure management

April 19, 2026

A new cybersecurity framework discussion is pushing higher education security teams toward continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), arguing that traditional approaches do not always track the...

Liberalized AI-enabled business instruction expands at HBS

April 19, 2026

Harvard Business School is expanding how it integrates AI into its case-method classrooms, broadening beyond a single required course. The school’s efforts include AI simulations, AI-based...

University leadership upheaval at the University of Michigan

April 18, 2026

The University of Michigan’s incoming president Kent Syverud withdrew from the role after receiving a brain cancer diagnosis, disrupting a presidential transition scheduled for later this year....

Faculty tenure risk as Kentucky lawmakers override veto

April 18, 2026

Kentucky Republicans overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto to enact House Bill 490, allowing public university and college boards to terminate tenured faculty for “bona fide financial reasons” such as...

New federal earnings test edges toward rulemaking reality

April 18, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education proposed a new “earnings test” that would strip federal Title IV loan eligibility from undergraduate programs whose graduates do not earn more than the typical...

Accreditation overhaul targets specialized program gatekeepers

April 18, 2026

The Trump administration’s accreditation overhaul is focusing attention on specialized academic programs in fields such as engineering, health care, and veterinary medicine, targeting how...

Higher-ed free speech law restricts ‘staging walkouts’ in Tennessee

April 18, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers sent Republican Gov. Bill Lee a bill that would require public colleges to adopt elements of the University of Chicago’s free expression policy, including a provision barring...

Potential erosion of undocumented students’ access to public K-12 enrollment

April 18, 2026

Educators in Chattanooga, Tennessee warned that proposed state action to require schools to collect students’ immigration status could undermine trust and reduce enrollment, especially among...

Cybersecurity governance: CTEM framework gains traction in higher ed

April 18, 2026

A higher education cybersecurity article is pushing continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) as a framework for focusing security teams on real vulnerabilities most likely to affect...

Research funding instability and administrative delays hit academia

April 18, 2026

Academics and institutional leaders are reporting that federal research funding uncertainty is increasingly affecting scientific work, as delays in releasing discretionary grants compound concerns...

University program restructuring: Clarke University gift wipes out debt but cuts continue

April 18, 2026

Clarke University in Iowa says a $5 million donation from alumna Honmai Goodman and her husband Joseph will eliminate the institution’s long-term debt, while the university’s broader academic...