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Governance Trustees & Regents

Boards, Bills and the Boot: Virginia Dems Move Fast to Reshape Higher Ed

Gov. Spanberger appointed 27 board members and signaled future governance changes. The new AG ousted campus lawyers and defended in-state tuition for undocumented students. And state lawmakers are pushing for more.

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Quick Takes

‘N.Y. Times’: Another Version of Trump’s Higher Ed Compact in the Works

Apparently emboldened after cutting deals with several universities last year, Trump administration officials are reworking their controversial compact for higher...
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Quick Takes

Fired a Week Ago, Morris Brown President Is Back on the Job

Morris Brown College has reinstated Kevin James as president a week after he was abruptly removed by the Board of...
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Government

4 Takeaways From Trump’s First Year in Office

Higher ed faced upheaval and uncertainty as the president sought to overhaul colleges and universities. Some leaders hope for a more stable year two, but significant changes loom.

Wearing a white coat, Abigail Spanberger holds up her hand and puts her other on a book as she takes the oath of office.
Governance State Oversight

Spanberger Reshapes Virginia Boards on Day One

The new Virginia governor quickly named 27 board picks, and multiple board members at the University of Virginia and George Mason University resigned under scrutiny.

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Quick Takes

Montana President Eyes Senate Run

While the politician–to–college president pipeline is thriving in red states like Florida and Texas, University of Montana president Seth Bodnar...
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Quick Takes

Following Texas, Florida Drops ABA Oversight of Lawyers

Florida is now the second state to drop its requirement that lawyers in the state hold a degree from a...
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Governance State Oversight

He Axed Tenured Faculty. He Could Now Help Republicans Cut Budgets Statewide

Kansas’s House speaker is planning to pay a former fraternity brother—and former Emporia State president—$50,000 for five months of consulting. His leadership of his own university was much criticized.