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A photo illustration of Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz with text from the contract between him and the Board of Trustees for the University.

Michigan State Trustee Says He Was Caught Off Guard by President’s New Contract

Kevin Guskiewicz’s reversal of his plan to leave for Clemson University raises questions about whether his relationship with some board members has really changed. But he now gets personal travel hours on private jets.

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Opinion

Academic Civics: What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen of Your University?

To safeguard the future of the American university, we need to reconnect with our institutions, and one another.

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Top Ph.D. Programs Shrink Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

Graduate programs are shrinking at some of the nation’s top research universities. Citing data from the Association of American Universities...
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UC Berkeley Opening Nancy Pelosi Institute, Where She’ll Teach

The University of California, Berkeley, is partnering with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to launch a “nonpartisan institute” named after her, the...
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Guskiewicz Will Stay at Michigan State

The reversal follows weeks of criticism directed at the Board of Trustees, finger-pointing among the board members and a campaign in support of the president.

Stuart Bell at the Board of Governors meeting

Florida Board Approves Stuart Bell as UF’s Next President

The vote ends two years of leadership turmoil for the flagship after former president Ben Sasse resigned. During the meeting, Bell faced questions about DEI, free speech and critical race theory.

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Opinion

AAU Should Do Its Part to Defend Academic Freedom of Member Universities

If the AAU’s core academic principles are to mean anything, the organization must sanction member universities that are in violation.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants

The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order to put “senior appointees” in charge of deciding who gets funded. The proposal also ends an effort to cap indirect cost rates.