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U.S. business‑education and international‑student communities face intensified policy risk: a push in Congress and executive actions threaten Optional Practical Training (OPT) and the Trump...

New survey data shows broad uptake of AI tools across university staffs but a significant 'disconnect' on institutional guidance and comfort levels; many employees are uncertain how campuses...

Hampshire College fell well short of an ambitious fall enrollment target—accepting a record number of applicants but enrolling only 56% of its new‑student goal—after a shift to direct admissions...

Institutions continue to lean on endowments and major philanthropy to stabilize budgets and fund strategic priorities as federal funding and enrollment pressures mount. AGB’s piece on endowments...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard back‑to‑back arguments in two cases challenging state bans on transgender girls in school sports—Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and West Virginia v. B.P.J.—that could...

Lead: On Jan. 9, 2026 the U.S. Department of Education announced negotiators on the AHEAD committee reached consensus on a regulatory package that ties Title IV eligibility to a new earnings test...

Lead: The Trump administration has tightened visa enforcement and lawmakers are pressing to curb post‑study work pathways—creating an immediate threat to international enrollments and...

Lead: Two high‑profile leadership moves were announced this week: Emory’s Gareth James will become dean of UCLA Anderson on July 1, and Syracuse chancellor Kent D. Syverud was selected as the...

Lead: Johns Hopkins University has reduced diversity‑focused programs and limited some mentoring initiatives directed at minority students, according to reporting by The Chronicle of Higher...

Lead: Researchers face two converging pressures—shrinking, politicized federal funding and legal limits on restoring terminated grants—while universities are urged to tighten industry...

Lead: Clemson University settled with an assistant professor it had fired over a private social‑media post, restoring pay and benefits while the professor agreed to resign in May; the settlement...

Lead: Business schools and university staff are accelerating AI adoption—but campuses are split between experimentation and policy uncertainty. Duke’s Fuqua School is piloting an AI system that...

Lead: Small colleges and state higher‑education systems are under pressure: Hampshire College fell well short of its enrollment target, and Oregon’s higher‑education coordinating commission...

Lead: Institutions are reconfiguring physical and digital infrastructure to support hybrid work and omnichannel service models. Universities are redesigning office footprints for flexible,...

Lead: Governing boards face an intensifying federal agenda and political scrutiny of accreditation practices. AGB’s federal policy update urged boards to prepare for sweeping changes—ranging from...

The University of Michigan moved to end a yearlong leadership search by selecting Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse University’s long‑time chancellor, as its next president. The Regents scheduled a...

UCLA Anderson announced it will hire Gareth James, currently dean of Emory’s Goizueta School of Business, as its next dean effective July 1. James is leaving Atlanta after a period of program...

Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission approved a slate of policy recommendations, including regular academic program audits and potential institutional mergers, citing persistent...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a 2026–27 budget that would increase base funding for the University of California, California State University and boost community college funding by roughly...

The State Department said it has revoked 8,000 student visas since President Trump’s second term began, citing public‑safety reasons and part of a broader visa‑revocation drive that has hit...