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Students walk across Cornell University’s campus. McGraw Tower, a clock tower, is in the background.
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What the Cornell Report Gets Right About the Purpose of the University

Universities seeking to rebuild public trust would do well to follow Cornell’s lead.

By Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey

A Cornell University student walks through campus during daylight. A Cornell banner hangs from a lamp post.
Institutions Research Universities

The Future of the American University, According to Cornell Faculty

A Cornell committee made nearly 70 recommendations that it says will reorient the university to its core purpose.

An analog clock sits nestled in between bound stacks of hundred dollar bills
Government Science & Research Policy

Ahead of Fiscal Year End, NSF Over a Billion Behind, IES to Award Funds

As the fiscal year’s end looms Sept. 30, the National Science Foundation has awarded significantly fewer grants than usual, and a judge has ordered an update from the Institute of Education Sciences on its research funding progress.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a white man with a white beard and a mostly bald head, wearing a business suit and glasses, talks with reporters after attending the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol.
Quick Takes

OMB Grants Rule Delayed Until Mid-December

President Trump signed legislation this week that will fund the government through Dec. 11 and delay a proposed rule that...
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Quick Takes

Syracuse Chancellor Says Budget Deficit ‘Far From a Crisis’

After a Wall Street Journal article highlighting the enrollment and financial woes at Syracuse University, Chancellor J. Michael Haynie told...
The University of Utah campus as seen from the top of the stadium
Quick Takes

University of Utah to Close Satellite Campus After More Than 25 Years

The University of Utah’s satellite campus in Sandy will close at the end of 2026, according to a statement from...
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Faculty Curriculum

Under UT’s New Core Curriculum, Humanities Benefit but Faculty Are Limited

The new core will include a list of approved authors that faculty must select from to build their syllabi for certain courses, including Great Questions of Human Life and Masterworks of Literature.

Linda McMahon, wearing a pink blazer, sits behind a desk
Government

Trump Officials Try Again to Reform Colleges, With Higher Ed’s Help

The Association of American Universities and other university leaders consulted on the call to action, which represents a shift in tactics for the administration.