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Visa revocations and OPT threats... international students’ bridge under fire
The Trump administration has revoked thousands of student visas and pushed stricter immigration enforcement while several Republican lawmakers and advisors are campaigning to curtail or end...
College presidents ousted as boards act—Morris Brown and Nebraska stir alarms
Morris Brown College’s board removed President Kevin James effective immediately, citing no specific cause, as the HBCU prepares for an accreditation‑reaffirmation review. James said the...
California College of the Arts to close — Vanderbilt takes the campus
California College of the Arts announced it will close by the end of the 2026–27 academic year after persistent enrollment declines made its business model unsustainable; Vanderbilt University...
ICE operations and campus life: teachers and students report trauma
Educators and school leaders in Minnesota and other cities described acute disruptions after federal immigration enforcement operations and the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE...
Athletics rises to top‑10 institutional risks — NIL and safety complicate budgets
United Educators’ Top Risks Report placed athletics among the top 10 institutional risks for the first time, citing complexities around name, image and likeness (NIL) policies, compliance burdens,...
Big hires: UCLA Anderson taps Emory dean; Michigan names new president
UCLA Anderson School of Management will recruit Emory Goizueta Dean Gareth James as its next dean this summer, a move Anderson framed as positioning the school to deepen ties across technology,...
Supreme Court... States’ bans on trans athletes face final test
The Supreme Court heard back-to-back challenges to state laws that bar transgender girls and women from female sports teams, signaling the possibility of a landmark ruling on Title IX and...
Senate moves to shield research budgets from White House cuts
Senate appropriators advanced fiscal-2026 spending measures that largely preserve scientific research dollars, rejecting steep cuts proposed by the White House. Committees recommended $188.3...
Education Department unveils earnings-based accountability for all programs
The U.S. Department of Education negotiators reached consensus on a regulatory package that would apply an earnings test to every Title IV‑eligible postsecondary program, a move that could strip...
International students: visas revoked and OPT faces political assault
The Trump administration reported revoking 8,000 student visas and has signaled tighter scrutiny of international enrollments while members of Congress press to eliminate or curtail Optional...
Art college closure: California College of the Arts to close; boards must manage endings
California College of the Arts announced it will close by the end of 2026–27 as enrollment declines and budget gaps proved unsustainable; Vanderbilt University intends to buy the San Francisco...
Senior leadership shakeups hit major campuses — two high-profile appointments
Two high-profile university leadership shifts landed this week: the University of Michigan selected Kent D. Syverud, currently Syracuse University leader, as its next president; UCLA Anderson...
Campus governance crises: firings, settlements and the pressure on trustees
Two governance flashpoints exposed trustees’ legal and reputational risks: Clemson University rescinded a termination and settled with assistant professor Joshua Bregy after a First Amendment...
College leadership exits deepen governance scrutiny at small and public institutions
Two abrupt leadership departures raised red flags about trustee decisions and institutional stability: Morris Brown College’s Board of Trustees removed President Kevin James effective immediately...
AI on campus: students pay a hidden price as staff lack clear guidance
Colleges face mounting fallout from uneven AI strategies: institutions buying subscriptions to large-model services aren’t ensuring students have access to the array of tools they need, and campus...
Education Dept. consensus: Earnings test to decide federal loan access
The U.S. Department of Education announced negotiators on the AHEAD committee reached consensus on an outcomes‑based regulatory package that would require all Title IV programs to pass an earnings...
Senate moves to blunt White House research cuts — NSF, NIH funding largely preserved
Senate appropriators advanced fiscal‑2026 spending bills that would largely reject the White House’s proposed slashes to scientific agencies and instead fund research at levels well above the...
Two dean picks reshape business‑school leadership — UCLA Anderson and Emory to UCLA move
Gareth James, current dean at Emory’s Goizueta School, will become dean of UCLA Anderson this summer, the schools announced, signaling a high‑profile leadership shift in U.S. business education....
Faculty free‑speech fights: Clemson settlement and Kentucky firing linger
Clemson University agreed to rescind the termination of assistant professor Joshua Bregy and will reinstate pay and benefits through his original contract term as part of a settlement with the...
Accreditation and trustees: New rules force board attention and strategic action
Accreditation is accelerating into a regulatory hotspot as new federal and state requirements prompt accreditors to expand offerings and test institutions’ compliance more rigorously. AGB’s...