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No Carrots and No Sticks?
The Education Secretary has called on higher ed leaders to declare how they plan to rebuild public trust. But the sector has reason to read between the lines.
A First Lawsuit Tests What Universities Are Owed for AI Research
The University of Tennessee’s patent suit against Anthropic challenges the technology’s core architecture—and could set a precedent for other institutions.
Getting Real About Institutional Finances
At NACUBO’s annual meeting, a keynote speaker’s exercise in vulnerability set the tone for conversations about money—and why higher ed’s financial future depends on honesty, not just numbers.
A Rare Moment of Unity for a Disparate Sector
The OMB wants to hand grant-making power to political appointees, and for once, higher ed is pushing back together.
How Far Can One Supreme Court Ruling Stretch?
The Trump administration is using the ban on affirmative action in admissions to crack down on anything related to ethnicity or race in higher ed. Will it try the same tactic with last week’s Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes?
After the ‘Edupocalypse,’ What Next?
The policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are just part of the poly-crises hitting higher ed, says legal scholar Peter Lake. He argues the sector could emerge more ambitious and advanced as a result.