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What’s Keeping Presidents Up at Night in 2026

Presidents and their institutions are navigating immediate financial and political pressures while pursuing innovation to ensure long-term relevance, according to...
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Presidents Pressured in Trump’s Second Term

The latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Presidents reveals leaders’ concerns about Trump 2.0, public trust, finances and AI.

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Ohio State President Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

During his short tenure as president, Ted Carter received praise and two salary increases. Now the “surprised and disappointed” board has accepted his resignation.

Opinion

Bard College Is More Than Leon Botstein

From Apple to Disney, history shows that truly great institutions are defined by their mission, not the charisma of a single leader.

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Pressure Mounts on Bard President

The Faculty Senate is calling for the creation of a fund equivalent to Jeffrey Epstein’s total donations to the college, to be spent on initiatives concerning sexual violence.

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Opinion

The Rawlsian Argument for Institutional Neutrality

A principled argument for neutrality ultimately comes down to questions of institutional legitimacy.

New Presidents: USC, Lewis, Endicott, Shepherd, UW Madison and More

Richard Bierschbach, since September interim president of Wayne State University in Detroit, has been elected permanent president of the institution...
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The Latest in Program and Personnel Cuts

February brought a small wave of job cuts heavily concentrated at a few institutions that shed dozens of positions, while others enacted more incremental layoffs.