Indiana University has faced unprecedented challenges from the government and internal conflict. But despite changes affecting the lives of tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff, the university continues to make most important decisions in secret and leaders routinely avoid interviews with informed journalists.
The sector has overwhelmingly panned Trump’s plan to give preferential treatment to universities that commit to his policies. So have some conservative leaders.
In the weeks since a pair of North Carolina universities announced plans to merge, scores of alumni have chimed in, including some offering pushback.
We’re rounding up a list of major events to help college leaders and administrators plan their calendars next year.
Congress failed to pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating past September 30, 2025, the end of the 2025 fiscal year. This has triggered a shutdown of the federal government with implications for higher education institutions and their governing boards.
What’s in today’s Briefing? A professor who bashed Charlie Kirk gets his job back — for now. Scholars puzzle over the government’s grant policies. Which university is selling its president’s house? But first …
What’s in today’s Briefing? Jewish Americans unimpressed by antisemitism crackdowns. Red tape for Harvard. Reminders that some college presidents are millionaires.
Every day there are new headlines about higher education under fire. Legislators are trying to dictate who can be admitted, what can be taught, withhold approved funding, and even rewrite how boards operate.
