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What 3 Ratings Agencies Project for Higher Ed in 2025
Recent reports from Moody’s Ratings, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings—taken together—offer a mixed outlook for the sector, particularly small, cash-strapped institutions.
Looking Back at 2024 in Higher Ed
This year featured high-profile scandals, resignations and protests but also showed the enduring value of colleges and universities.
Uncertain Changes Loom at Accreditation Conference
Trump has promised to overhaul higher ed. What that means for the sector was a focal point of discussion at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education meeting.
Walberg Chosen to Lead House Ed Committee
The Michigan representative lost his bid for the chairmanship in 2023 but will pick up the gavel now as Virginia Foxx steps down.
Has Chapel Hill’s ‘Civic Life’ School Become a Conservative Center?
Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.
Judge Pauses Abuse Lawsuit Against Linda McMahon
NIH Nominee Might Base Grants on Campus Academic Freedom
Where Trump’s Cabinet Picks Went to College
Nearly a quarter of Trump’s picks to lead cabinet departments and agencies attended Ivy League universities.