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Tenure and campus discipline... Governance tests courts and campuses
Two separate episodes are testing academic norms and institutional governance: a tenure lawsuit at Harvard Business School and a wave of faculty sanctions tied to comments after Charlie Kirk’s...
State power play: UF offer and Arkansas dean reversal
State political actors are directly reshaping university leadership decisions. Sources say Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis personally offered Princeton professor Robert P. George the University of...
Students skip four‑year degrees: Community colleges and certificates surge
New enrollment gains in fall were driven almost entirely by community colleges, associate programs and credential certificates, the National Student Clearinghouse reported. Over 16 million...
AI in class: Professors split between integration and restrictions
Colleges are moving past a binary debate over generative AI: some faculty ban chatbots outright while others are designing curricula that use AI as a co‑teacher or learning aid. Writing and...
Collections paused: Administration delays forced student‑loan seizures
The Education Department paused plans to resume Treasury Offset Program seizures and wage garnishments for borrowers in default, extending a de‑facto moratorium on some forced collections. The...
Grants whiplash: Administration cancels then reinstates school mental‑health funding
Federal school mental‑health programs faced abrupt cancellations on Jan. 13 when SAMHSA notified grantees that up to $2 billion in awards—including Project AWARE—were terminated. After bipartisan...
DeSantis Offered UF Presidency — George Declined
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis personally offered Princeton professor Robert P. George the presidency of the University of Florida; George declined and recommended Columbia’s Donald Landry, who later...
Arkansas Rescinds Law Dean Hire…Lawmakers Object
The University of Arkansas rescinded a contract to hire Emily Suski as law school dean after Republican state lawmakers objected to her signing an amicus brief supporting transgender athletes....
Harvard Tenure Fight Lands in Court — Community Standards Scrutinized
Benjamin Edelman, a former Harvard Business School professor denied tenure despite strong scholarship and teaching credentials, has sued HBS claiming the school breached its duty of good faith and...
U.Va. Board Shakeup — New Governor Pushes Turnover
As Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger assumed office, several University of Virginia board members were asked to resign amid months of campus upheaval. The change in state leadership appears to...
Nevada Proposes Double‑Digit Tuition Hikes — Jobs on the Line
The Nevada System of Higher Education proposed tuition and fee increases of 12% at four‑year campuses and 9% at two‑year colleges to avert more than 300 job cuts, Chancellor Matt McNair told...
Faculty Reinstated After Arbitration — Free‑Speech Fallout Continues
Portland State University agreed to reinstate 10 non‑tenure‑track faculty members after an arbitrator found the layoffs violated the collective bargaining agreement. President Ann Cudd said the...
Education Dept. Details Higher‑Ed Staff to Labor — Aid Rules Shift
Under an interagency agreement, the Education Department is detailing higher‑education program staff to the Labor Department so Labor will administer a number of postsecondary grant programs and...
GenAI 101 Hits Campus — Indiana U. and Faculty Rework Classrooms
Indiana University launched GenAI 101, a university‑wide generative AI course that has enrolled roughly 107,000 learners across campuses and departments, positioning the course as one of higher...
Students Shift to Community Colleges — Certificates Surge
New National Student Clearinghouse data show overall undergraduate enrollments rose to their highest level in a decade last fall, driven largely by gains at community colleges and in certificate...
Judges Move to Shield Noncitizen Scholars — Deportation Cases Advance
Federal judges in recent actions signaled protections for noncitizen academics and students caught up in immigration enforcement related to campus activism. A federal judge in Boston said he will...
Education grants shift: ED details higher‑ed staff to Labor
The U.S. Department of Education has begun detailing higher‑education grant staff to the Labor Department as part of an interagency agreement that will move administration of several postsecondary...
Earnings test for programs: Education Dept. moves to tie loan access to grads’ pay
Federal higher‑education rulemaking is proposing a new earnings test that would force postsecondary programs to demonstrate graduates earn more than comparable peers or risk losing access to...
Title IX probe... ED opens investigations into 18 districts over trans‑athlete policies
The Education Department has launched investigations into 18 school districts and colleges alleging policies that allow students to participate in athletics according to gender identity, the...
Arkansas rescinds dean hire: Lawmakers press university to reverse offer
The University of Arkansas abruptly withdrew a job offer for a named law‑school dean after Republican state lawmakers objected to her signing an amicus brief supporting transgender athletes. Emily...