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Students say mental health matters: trust in campus counseling high, use remains low
A 2025 Thriving College Student survey found 93% of students say mental health is important and 73% say they trust campus counseling services, but only 18% report receiving on‑campus treatment....
Education Department posts foreign‑funding data: U.S. colleges reported $5B in gifts and contracts
The U.S. Department of Education published 2025 disclosures showing more than $5 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts to U.S. colleges, part of a Trump‑era transparency push. Qatar...
After affirmative action: enrollment shifts show cascading effects at selective colleges
New federal enrollment analyses reveal a complex picture following the Supreme Court’s end to race‑conscious admissions: while overall Black and Hispanic enrollment at four‑year colleges rose in...
Boards and campus governance under strain: AGB urges clarity as program consolidations accelerate
The Association of Governing Boards told the Virginia General Assembly that preserving shared governance requires clear, distinct roles for trustees, presidents and faculty, warning that faculty...
Epstein files prompt campus action: faculty face suspensions and reviews after released records
Universities are taking personnel actions as newly released Jeffrey Epstein‑related documents surface ties to faculty: several professors who corresponded with Epstein have had titles stripped or...
Small religious colleges to close – Lourdes and Providence Christian set final year
Two small, faith‑based colleges announced closures this week after sustained financial and enrollment declines. Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio, told trustees it will cease operations at the...
Endowment giving slips; withdrawals spike – NACUBO report
New data show philanthropic behavior and institutional spending are straining college finances. The NACUBO‑Commonfund study found gifts to endowments fell 9.2% in fiscal 2025 to just under $14...
Accreditors brace for overhaul: federal rulemaking and medical panel debate
Accreditation is moving to the center of federal higher‑education policy. The U.S. Department of Education has launched negotiated rulemaking aimed at simplifying accreditor recognition,...
Epstein files ripple through academia: professors face sanctions
Universities are taking personnel actions after documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein surfaced. Several faculty members who had contact with Epstein have been stripped of titles or teaching duties,...
Ohio State on leave after physical altercation – risk planning gets spotlight
Ohio State University placed an assistant professor on administrative leave after a video showed him physically intervening when a documentarian tried to question former president E. Gordon Gee....
Tuition and time‑to‑degree shift: Ontario ends freeze, Massachusetts OKs 3‑year degrees
Governors and provincial governments are redefining cost and credential pathways. Ontario announced it will lift a multi‑year tuition freeze at public universities, permitting tuition increases...
Employers want AI fluency... campuses loosen bans on classroom use
Employers are escalating pressure on higher education to deliver graduates with hands‑on AI skills, while faculty move away from strict classroom bans. A multinational employer survey from...
Research funding and foreign ties draw scrutiny: NSF returns apps; ED publishes $5B list
Two developments intensified oversight questions about research funding. The National Science Foundation returned some fellowship applications with limited explanation, a move that has frustrated...
Boards, bills and DEI fights: AGB testifies while states weigh anti‑DEI measures
National governance groups and state legislatures are clashing over shared governance and campus policies. The Association of Governing Boards urged the Virginia legislature to clarify board roles...
Student debt strains deepen: defaults rise and institutions steered families to risky loans
Federal data and watchdog reports show rising distress among student borrowers. The New York Fed and other federal datasets indicate nearly one million borrowers entered default late last year,...
Medical accreditor mulls rolling back health‑equities mandate
A national medical accreditor is considering revisions that would scale back explicit requirements for teaching health inequities in medical school curricula. Inside Higher Ed reports the...
Endowments sag — gifts fall, withdrawals surge
The NACUBO‑Commonfund study shows new gifts to college endowments fell 9.2% in fiscal 2025 to about $14 billion while institutions collectively withdrew $33.4 billion—an 11% rise in endowment...
Two small colleges to close — enrollment and costs cited
Two small private colleges announced closures this week after multi‑year financial struggles. Providence Christian College said it will wind down at the end of the academic year, citing...
Education Dept. posts $5B in foreign gifts... Qatar tops donors
The U.S. Department of Education published a new dataset showing universities reported more than $5 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts in 2025 as part of a push for transparency on...
Student loans wobble — defaults rise as FAFSA rollout shows gains
Federal data show nearly a million borrowers slipped into default late last year and overall student‑loan delinquencies worsened through 2025, the New York Fed reports. At the same time, Education...