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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.
Halfway Through the Fiscal Year, NIH Has Only Obligated 15% of Research Funding
The science community fears the funding agency’s slow contract and grant making could result in another rush of multiyear obligations at the end of the fiscal year. The NIH director has said, “Don’t pay attention to the hype.”
Faculty, Grad Workers Left Out of Virginia’s Collective Bargaining Expansion
Lawmakers sent the new Democratic governor a bill to end the state’s longtime ban on public workers unionizing. But faculty and grad students are excluded.
Trump’s Justice Department Sues Harvard Over Antisemitism
ED Transfers Defaulted Student Loan Collection Responsibilities to Treasury
The Education Department says its latest move to distribute its duties to other federal agencies will include Treasury taking on much more student financial aid oversight in the future.
When Two Become One
The once-verboten idea of mergers and strategic partnerships is shedding its stigma in some corners of higher ed.
ED Plans to Ease Merger Pathways
As more colleges look for financial lifelines, experts say the current rules are a barrier to mergers and bog down an already cumbersome process.
Historically Black Land-Grant Universities Celebrate USDA Agreement as ‘Big Win’
College leaders hope to secure more funding and opportunities for their students as they ramp up collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.