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The University of Virginia’s appointment of Scott Beardsley to the presidency has generated internal concerns about process and trust, with faculty and stakeholders citing board politics and the...

The Association of Governing Boards issued a start‑of‑year call for trustees and foundation boards to reinforce fiduciary duty through sustained education and governance practices. The guidance...

Accreditation policy and federal accountability are shifting, and boards must prepare to respond as accreditors and the U.S. Department of Education update expectations around quality, student...

Analysts and sector leaders are flagging recurring signals that precede campus closures—declining enrollment, rising debt, program cuts, accreditoral sanctions and audit warnings—and publishing...

Critiques of administrative expansion and contested program cuts converged this month when University of Nebraska–Lincoln Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett abruptly announced his resignation following...

A federal appeals court ruled that the National Institutes of Health’s unilateral 15% cap on indirect research costs violated law and agency procedures, handing universities a legal win and...

Federal cancellations of discretionary teacher-preparation grants forced program leaders and districts to scramble to keep resident stipends and coaching in place. Winston-Salem TEACH lost most of...

Martin University, Indiana’s only predominantly Black institution, announced a wind‑down after a brief operational pause failed to produce a rescue plan. Trustees cited declining enrollment,...

The Association of Governing Boards issued parallel CEO updates urging trustees and foundation board members to treat fiduciary duty as an ongoing discipline rather than a one‑time onboarding...

Republican lawmakers are moving to build on 2025’s higher‑education policy changes, and university leaders are mobilizing legal and public‑affairs strategies in response. Congressional Republicans...

The U.S. Department of Education is planning to 'harmonize' accountability metrics across federal programs, pushing institutions to align stronger evidence on student outcomes and governance....

Student censorship incidents reached a record in 2025, with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression documenting 273 attempts to investigate, punish or censor student expression. Cases...

Higher education closed out a brutal 2025 with roughly 9,000 reported layoffs, and faculty and staff unions are moving toward job‑action votes at multiple institutions. Credit rating agencies and...

Higher education is shifting from AI pilot projects to operational questions about learning, assessment and center for teaching and learning (CTL) roles. Experts forecast 2026 as the year...

Federal debates over graduate loan caps and new program‑level earnings thresholds are pressing institutions to reassess program pricing and recruitment. Proposed graduate borrowing limits have...

The Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general reached a settlement with the National Institutes of Health requiring the agency to resume ordinary scientific review and issue decisions on...

Two governance-focused developments signaled heightened expectations for trustees and accrediting practices in 2026. The Association of Governing Boards issued a president-and-CEO update urging...

Caltech appointed astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana as its new president, blending a high-profile scientific scholar with an emphasis on public communication at a time when science leaders face...

The three major credit rating agencies issued dour forecasts for higher education in 2026, citing mounting operating pressures, demographic headwinds and policy uncertainty. Fitch called the...

Employers are narrowing their campus recruiting to a smaller set of target schools and placing renewed emphasis on degrees and GPA, according to recruiting intelligence and industry reporting. A...