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‘Potentially Existential’: Higher Ed Denounces Proposed Federal Funding Strings
Major groups representing universities, faculty and others oppose draft General Services Administration rules targeting DEI and more. Trump’s recent executive order doubles down.
Some Colleges Fear Cuts as Missouri Lawmakers Consider New Funding Model
Lawmakers proposed a new funding model that would reshuffle funds among public institutions. Some, including the state’s two historically Black colleges, wouldn’t fare well.
Ohio Dominican Misses Bond Payment
Kentucky Lawmakers Want to Make It Easier to Lay Off Faculty
The legislation would explicitly permit terminations for low enrollment or “misalignment of revenue and costs.” The GOP supermajority can override any veto from the Democratic governor.
No, Higher Ed Mergers Have Never Been Strategic
The history of two universities that (e)merged in the 1960s shows that parochialism and acquisitiveness have always driven institutional marriages more than logic.
Striking Portland Staff Reach Agreement; Faculty Remain on Strike
Area Studies, Once Vital, Wither Without Funding
Area studies centers were born out of World War II and supported by the U.S. government as an essential part of national security strategy. Now, they are disappearing as the Trump administration sees them as an enemy.
Power 4 Leaders Must Act Before College Athletics Becomes Unsustainable
Presidents and chancellors have real power to rein in spending and create a fairer, more accountable college athletics landscape.