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UNC Chapel Hill refuses Trump administration compact — university rejects federal conditions
Lead: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publicly said it will not sign the federal “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” rejecting proposed conditions that would tie...
H-1B shock: $100K fee imperils campus hiring
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in September instituting a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions, a move university leaders say will directly affect faculty and research hiring. Colleges...
Ed Dept. grant push — staffing and shutdown imperil rollout
The Education Department on Monday released new priorities for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), designating accreditation reform, AI, civil discourse and short-term...
UNC Chapel Hill won't sign compact — chancellor refuses federal offer
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill told faculty leaders it will not sign the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence,” a federal offer that linked...
Certificates surge: Community colleges drive fall enrollment growth
Preliminary National Student Clearinghouse and research-center data show higher education enrollment rose about 2% this fall, with community colleges and short-term credentials producing the...
Undergraduate uptick... computer science enrollment plunges
The National Student Clearinghouse’s early fall snapshot shows undergraduate enrollment is up for a third straight year, but the rise masks major shifts in fields of study and student...
AI on campus: Faculty set rules as accreditors tighten standards
Survey data and campus reports show faculty—not administrators—are shaping classroom expectations for AI use, with instructors leading conversations about acceptable generative-AI applications and...
Community colleges push back: Leaders ask Carnegie to pull new classification
Community college advocates formally requested that the Carnegie Classification withdraw its new Student Access and Earnings Classification, arguing the metric misrepresents community colleges'...
Shutdown fallout: Veterans and food-insecure students seek campus lifelines
The government shutdown and federal policy shifts have strained campus supports for vulnerable students. College food pantries — such as the Basic Needs Resource Center at Sacramento State —...
Money shifts: Endowments rally as tuition and aid trends evolve
TIFF Investment Management reported that $1B-plus university endowments delivered an average 11.5% return in fiscal 2025, driven by private equity, venture and AI-related equities — marking the...
Governance clash: Job cuts and public-syllabi mandates roil campuses
Campus governance and academic freedom are under pressure from both labor disputes and state-level transparency mandates. Staff at Lancaster University began working to rule in response to...
H‑1B fee jump: $100,000 levy jolts campus hiring
The White House’s sudden $100,000 H‑1B fee is forcing colleges to reassess international hiring strategies. President Trump signed the proclamation on Sept. 19; universities that rely on H‑1B...
UNC Chapel Hill refuses compact: won't sign federal academic deal
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publicly rejected the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence,” saying it will not sign the proposal as drafted. Chancellor Lee...
FIPSE competition: Education Dept names accreditation, AI, workforce as priorities
The U.S. Education Department announced priorities for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), directing upcoming grant competitions toward accreditation reform,...
Education Department in upheaval: civil‑rights cuts and partisan auto‑replies draw court rebuke
Two developments at the Department of Education have combined to raise alarms about enforcement of campus civil‑rights protections and the agency’s political conduct. A push by some states to...
Faculty set AI boundaries: accreditation now demands proof of integration
Campus AI policy is increasingly instructor‑led: surveys show faculty, not administrators, are defining acceptable classroom uses of generative AI. That bottom‑up governance is colliding with...
Community colleges press Carnegie: pull student access and earnings classification
Community college leaders urged the Carnegie Classification to withdraw its new Student Access and Earnings metric, arguing the measure mischaracterizes two‑year institutions and could stigmatize...
NSC: undergraduate enrollment up 2.4% — computer science slides
Preliminary National Student Clearinghouse data show undergraduate enrollment rose 2.4% year‑over‑year this fall, driving a 2% rise in overall postsecondary enrollment and marking a third...
Community colleges, certificates shine: short‑term credentials drive fall gains
A sector snapshot from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows community colleges and nondegree credentials powering fall enrollment growth. Undergraduate certificates rose 6.6%...
Shutdown strains students: food aid uncertainty and veterans' programs take hits
The federal shutdown is reverberating on campuses: college food pantries are seeing surging demand as federal food‑aid payments remain uncertain, and student veterans face disrupted educational...