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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
Governors Promote Higher Education as Economic Infrastructure in 2026 State of the State Addresses
A FutureEd analysis of state of the state addresses delivered this year finds that 22 governors mentioned higher education, and 15 explicitly centered their education agendas on workforce development.
March 13, 2026
Institutions
Nguyen: MSIs Recalibrating After Federal Funding Cuts
Mike Hoa Nguyen, an associate professor at the UCLA School of Education, discussed the changing landscape of MSIs at a March 12 event hosted by NYU's Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy.
March 12, 2026
Leadership & Policy
CHEA President Addresses Accreditation and Equity Gaps in Higher Education at Baruch College
Dr. Nasser Paydar, a former assistant secretary for higher education at the U.S. Department of Education, said higher ed leaders should keep a close eye on proposed legislation that would transfer accrediting power to states.
March 12, 2026
From the Magazine
Alliance for Higher Education Aims to Make Higher Education a ‘Fifth Pillar of Democracy’
The newly launched national coalition positions itself as something the higher education sector has long lacked: a big-tent, cross-sector coalition that defends colleges and universities not simply as economic engines, but as foundational pillars of American democracy.
March 11, 2026
Leadership & Policy
SAVE Struck Down as Government Watchdog Group Questions Efficacy of the Federal Student Aid Office
A Government Accountability Office report recommends that the U.S. Department of Education address gaps in student loan servicer oversight.
March 11, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Institute of Education Sciences Has Lost Touch With Classrooms, Internal Report Finds
Internal assessment delivered to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Institute of Education Sciences.
March 4, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Sylvia Hurtado Voted AERA President-Elect
Hurtado is widely regarded as one of the architects of modern campus racial climate research.
March 3, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative Expands Within San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative will enroll 35 incarcerated students in a bachelor of arts in applied and professional humanities program in the fall of 2026.
March 3, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Pioneering Community College Leader Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail Passes Away
Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, a leading community college administrator and a former Champions Award recipient, has passed away. McPhail came out of retirement to serve briefly as president of Saint Augustine's University.
March 2, 2026
Leadership & Policy
U.S. Education Department Moves to Open Accreditation Market to New Competitors
The rule clarifies aspects of the department's accreditor recognition process, including when accreditation activities officially begin — a key factor in satisfying a requirement that agencies conduct two years of accrediting activities before winning federal recognition.
February 27, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Iowa House Passes Bill Threatening Tuition Grant Funding Over DEI Offices
The legislation would strip private colleges of state tuition grant funding if they maintain diversity, equity and inclusion offices.
February 25, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana Governor Asks Feds to Expand Civil Rights Investigation to All State Colleges
Landry said he welcomed the federal government's scrutiny of Louisiana's higher education system and pledged his administration's full cooperation.
February 23, 2026
Leadership & Policy
New Report Calls for Systemic Overhaul to Reconnect Disconnected Youth to Education and Work
The report offers a sweeping analysis of what researchers and practitioners call "opportunity youth" — a population that cuts across race, geography, and circumstance, but shares a common condition: disconnection from the two institutions most likely to launch a young person into a stable adult life.
February 20, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Education Department Urges Colleges to Combat Rising Student Loan Default Rates
The department released updated nonpayment data showing that more than 1,800 institutions have nonpayment rates at or exceeding 25 percent — a figure officials describe as an early warning sign of deeper default risk.
February 18, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Senate Democrats Demand Education Department Restore Funding to Minority-Serving Institutions
The senators sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling on the department to immediately restore both discretionary and mandatory funding to more than 800 federally recognized minority-serving institutions.
February 18, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Kansas Budget Provision Threatens $12M in University Funding Over DEI Curriculum
Since July, Wichita State University employees have been prohibited from including pronouns in email signatures, university web pages have been removed, and several campus organizations have been renamed.
February 18, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Federal Education Department Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Louisiana Higher Education Board
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened a directed investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents, targeting a decade-spanning policy that critics say explicitly excludes white and Asian students from priority enrollment and graduation initiatives.
February 16, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Higher Education at a Crossroads: EAB Report Warns of Upheaval on Four Fronts
Higher education is navigating what may be its most turbulent period in decades.
February 13, 2026
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