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New postsecondary administrative models target transformation and execution capacity
Universities are being urged to create senior-level transformation functions to turn strategy into sustained execution, especially as regional public institutions face financial fragility and...
Federal higher-ed funding and accreditation oversight under new proposals
The federal government is putting major pressure on higher education through two parallel tracks: proposed reductions in Department of Education funding and draft changes to accreditation...
Title IX settlement rescissions raise uncertainty for campus civil-rights compliance
The Trump administration’s move to rescind Title IX agreements is raising compliance uncertainty across colleges and universities, according to experts cited in a separate report. The...
University program closures and student activism intersect with institutional governance
Texas Tech University will close all Gender and Sexuality programs, a decision that puts student-affecting academic and support structures into immediate flux. The announcement arrives amid...
Student retention strategies expand through family visibility and data access
A new multi-institution study finds that when families receive timely access to students’ academic and administrative progress information, retention improves. The report describes a 2026 study...
Student well-being and basic needs pressures persist for working and caregiving learners
A new analysis links food insecurity to lower persistence among older, working, and caregiving college students, adding fresh evidence for how basic-needs instability translates into academic...
AI in the classroom – balancing student expectations with academic integrity
Faculty and academic leaders are grappling with a widening gap between student expectations for AI-enabled learning and the safeguards needed for academic integrity. The report describes how...
Employer involvement in financial aid and workforce-aligned education
A policy push is underway to make employer-sponsored educational assistance programs more visible and robust, as federal workforce alignment efforts increase pressure on education outcomes. The...
Private college closures risk accelerates – hundreds of institutions face restructuring
A new projection estimates that more than a quarter of U.S. private nonprofit four-year colleges are at risk of closing or merging within the next decade, setting up major disruption for students...
Community college degree completion and reverse-transfer affordability
Community college leaders are calling for structural changes to help students finish bachelor’s degrees they started, arguing that transfer credit loss and program interruption keep too many...
AI cheating detection debate – incentives for “assessment defenses” in higher education
Higher education’s AI-cheating landscape continues to shape how instructors design assignments, with renewed focus on creating assessment formats that discourage opportunistic use of generative...
OER and open education platform demos
OEGlobal opened its 2026 “OER Under the Hood” webinar season with live, creator-led demonstrations designed to show how open educational resources are built—not just what they look like. The next...
K-12 school food standards in England
England’s Department for Education advanced plans to overhaul school meals by banning deep-fried food and restricting high-sugar items, setting new limits on desserts and daily “grab and go”...
Student assessment and continuous improvement culture
An institutional-effectiveness and SACSCOC-aligned commentary argues that assessment in higher education often fails when it’s treated as compliance work rather than a continuous-improvement...
US student visa refusals rising
A new report cited in a higher-education admissions context says student visa refusals reached a 35% high last year, with some countries seeing rejection rates above 90%. The report argues that...
Arctic and Gulf energy disruption shaping campus affordability pressures
Multiple reports describe how the Iran-related security environment is tightening global energy logistics around the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. signaling a shift toward naval interdiction...
U.K. decision not to join Hormuz blockade
The U.K. government said it will not participate in Trump’s planned U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, even as discussions continue with other countries about maintaining freedom of...
Intuit’s AI strategy meets market backlash
Intuit, already positioned as an early AI adopter through CEO Sasan Goodarzi, saw its stock get hit hard during the market’s “SaaSpocalypse” selloff fears—despite its internal strategy to treat AI...
Higher ed and immigration courts: judges dismissed after halting deportations
A report says immigration judges were abruptly dismissed after they blocked deportations of pro-Palestinian students, framing the move as part of broader Trump administration efforts to reshape...
Campus sustainability and business education integration
NYU Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business marked a decade of work and is now shifting from “proof to practice,” according to the school’s account of its 10-year anniversary. The narrative ties...