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Student-data risk: Unsecured web forms and AI-ready incident response
Universities increasingly secure networks and identity systems but leave critical student data exposed where it enters campus systems—generic web forms used by admissions, registrars and...
Education Dept. proposes IPEDS overhaul: selective 4‑year colleges in the crosshairs
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed sharply expanding Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reporting for selective four‑year institutions, requiring six years of...
UC Berkeley protest sparks arrests – DOJ opens federal probe
A Turning Point USA event on the UC Berkeley campus led to confrontations, multiple arrests and a federal probe this week after videos of the clash circulated online. The Justice Department...
Academic freedom under fire: faculty dismissals and state law probes
Two separate campus disputes this month spotlight growing tensions over academic freedom and state oversight. At Texas A&M, a faculty council concluded that the immediate dismissal of instructor...
Arbitrator orders Portland State to reinstate laid‑off faculty – contract breach found
An independent arbitrator has ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 non‑tenure‑track faculty members, finding the university violated its collective bargaining agreement when it...
Nebraska chancellor trims program closures—faculty dissent continues
University of Nebraska‑Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett unveiled a revised budget plan that reduces proposed academic program eliminations from six to four, but the updated slate still includes...
Graduate borrowing caps loom: Washington’s changes could shrink debt or constrain access
Federal negotiations and Education Department rulemaking have converged on steep new limits for graduate federal borrowing that could take effect in mid‑2026. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
New accreditor seeks members in the South as federal recognition bid advances
The Commission for Public Higher Education has received letters of intent from 10 colleges across four Southern states as it pursues federal recognition, part of an effort to offer an alternative...
SNAP freeze strains campuses — colleges and nonprofits expand emergency aid
The federal SNAP funding lapse has driven spikes in student need and prompted colleges and community partners to expand emergency food and basic‑needs supports. Colleges across the country...
Campus leaders add security as threats escalate around protests and governance fights
Universities are increasingly assigning personal security to presidents, regents and senior executives after a surge in targeted threats, vandalism and off‑campus harassment tied to political...
Tribal colleges warn funding is precarious under current policy environment
Leaders of tribal colleges say their institutions—centers for Indigenous knowledge, language preservation and community development—face heightened funding instability under the current federal...
Enrollment rebound — community colleges and certificates lead
Undergraduate enrollment rose again this fall, driven by gains at community colleges and in short-term credential programs. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and reporting from...
Grad‑loan overhaul: Education Dept. reaches consensus on borrowing caps
The U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking concluded with agreement on new limits for graduate borrowing, marking a major change to federal student-aid rules. The AGB Policy Alert...
H‑1B shock: $100,000 fee imperils campus hiring as White House pivots
Colleges and research universities are scrambling after the White House announced a $100,000 fee on new H‑1B petitions, a move that university leaders warn will hamstring faculty and research...
AI on campus... faculty set the rules as agentic systems approach
Faculty—not central administrators—are increasingly driving campus policy on generative AI, while thought leaders in continuing and online education outline the next step: agentic AI. Survey and...
SNAP lapse: colleges expand food and aid as courts and Congress decide
Colleges have rolled out emergency food and basic‑needs programs after a federal SNAP funding disruption and as legal fights over benefit distribution continue. Reporting shows campuses boosting...
Presidents under threat: colleges assign personal security to leaders
Universities are increasing personal security details for presidents, regents and senior executives after a spike in threats tied to contentious campus protests. The Chronicle’s reporting...
Math preparedness collapses: UC San Diego reports surge in remedial placements
UC San Diego reported a dramatic surge in incoming first-year students requiring remedial math—more than a tenfold increase over five years—prompting new course design and placement strategies....
Program cull reduced — UNL chancellor pares planned closures to four
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett unveiled a revised budget plan that pares program elimination proposals from six to four as part of a structural‑deficit response....
Payback order: Texas college demands faculty return summer salaries
Tarrant County College told 65 online-campus faculty to repay portions of their summer pay after administrators said incorrect communications led to overpayments. College leaders told staff they...