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Unprecedented Outside Coaching for Jackson State University President Raises Questions About HBCU Leadership Development

JSU President Dr. Denise Jones Gregory will receive one year of leadership coaching as she transitions from interim to permanent president of the institution. But who is best qualified to help an HBCU president succeed?

Dr. Denise Jones Gregory is Jackson State University's sixth president in 10 years.

Economic Mobility Requires Global Access

As universities promise to prepare students for a global workforce, this professor argues that true economic mobility depends on making global learning accessible to every student — not just those who can afford to travel.

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Open Searches, Closed Doors

Institutions continue to grapple with the tension around how much transparency in presidential searches is the right amount — but the real crisis isn't who applies, but who's willing.

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Student Loan Caps Could Make the Nursing Shortage Even Worse

New student loan caps could shrink the nursing pipeline. Fewer advanced nursing students means fewer educators and less access to care.

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North Carolina’s private colleges claim $38B economic role as financial pressures mount

The state’s independent colleges remain major workforce and economic engines, but recent enrollment losses and financial stress show a more complicated outlook.

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Spelman Names Top Roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard As 12th President

Dr. Ayanna Howard — a roboticist, AI pioneer, and former NASA engineer who currently serves as dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University— will assume her duties on August 1.

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Flagship Universities Are Flailing

Even elite public flagships are facing mounting financial strain as enrollment declines, research funding shrinks and leaders grapple with how to avoid managing higher education’s fiscal crisis through short-term cuts alone.

The University of Oregon recently announced a $65 million budget shortfall.

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Labor Unrest, Financial Strain Lead to President’s Exit at Portland Community College

A historic strike, multimillion-dollar budget gaps, and questions over institutional spending set the stage for a leadership shake-up at Portland Community College.

Dr. Adrien Bennings was the first Black female president of Portland Community College, Oregon's largest institution.

Universities Are Betting Big on AI — and Some Are Already Cashing In

Decades of dwindling state and federal appropriations have led to a generation of endowment managers who behave more like venture capitalists than traditional institutional stewards in order to fill the gap that public disinvestment has left behind.

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Colorado Lawmakers Propose Cutting State Aid and Work-Study for Private Colleges

Leaders of private colleges are speaking out against the bill, saying it will negatively affect Colorado’s neediest students.

Colorado Christian University, a private, nonprofit institution serving over 17,000 students, would be one of the universities impacted by the proposal.

Bowie State University to Cut 79 Positions

The positions will be cut through vacancies, reorganization and layoffs. The cuts come as the public, suburban HBCU — which serves just over 5,000 undergraduates — faces an estimated fiscal 2027 shortfall of about $18 million.

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Higher Education Professionals Urged to 'Retool' Amid Wave of Institutional Closures and DEI Rollbacks

A panel of senior higher education leaders gathered virtually on Friday to address what one moderator called a "critical transition" facing the field, as college closures, political pressures on diversity initiatives, and shifting institutional priorities displace thousands of administrators across the country.

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