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Section: Leadership & Policy
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
Leadership & Policy
Senate Bill Would Cap Consumer Interest Rates at 36%, Closing Loopholes That Enable Triple-Digit APRs
Legislation mirrors Military Lending Act protections, drawing support from more than 170 advocacy groups.
February 12, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Massachusetts Opens Door to Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees Despite Quality Concerns
The regulation permits institutions to submit pilot proposals for degree programs that deviate from traditional requirements, including the standard 120-credit threshold.
February 11, 2026
From the Magazine
Proposed Department of Education “Professional” Degree Rule Change Sparks Controversy
The Department of Education is expected to implement its proposed measures starting July 1.
February 11, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Oklahoma Governor Eliminates Tenure at Regional Universities and Community Colleges
The executive order strips tenure protections from faculty at institutions including the state's six regional universities and its community college system, though it does not apply to the University of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University, the state's flagship research institutions.
February 6, 2026
From the Magazine
NADOHE Names Dr. Emelyn dela Peña as New President and CEO
dela Peña, who holds more than 30 years of experience in higher education, will lead the national organization representing chief diversity officers at a time when diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives face mounting political and legal challenges across the sector.
February 3, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Trump Administration Wasted Up to $38 Million on Idle Civil Rights Staff While Dismissing 90% of Student Discrimination Complaints, GAO Finds
The report, commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), examines the fallout from the administration's attempted dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which enforces federal nondiscrimination laws protecting students on the basis of race, sex, disability, national origin and age.
February 2, 2026
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