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Latest News
Auditors Find 'Ghost Students' in Utah Siphoned $834,000 in 2025-26 School Year
Auditors spent over 15,000 hours investigating the unlawful activity, leading the Officer of the Commission of Higher Education to recommend designating a task force to help identify fraudulent loans, grants, and scholarship applications.
June 18, 2026
On the Move
Mitchell Walker III
Mitchell L.R. Walker II is the new dean and Southern Company Chair of the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
June 18, 2026
Institutions
Arizona Legislature Makes Massive Budget Cuts to Adult Education Programs
The move comes as institutions prepare for unprecedented federal support for workforce development programs.
June 17, 2026
HBCUs
Morris Brown, Alabama State Sign MOU to Create Master's Pathways For MBC Grads
The new agreement gives eligible Morris Brown graduates a streamlined route into Alabama State master’s programs in the College of Education, expanding opportunities as both HBCUs work to grow enrollment and strengthen the Black educator pipeline.
June 17, 2026
On the Move
Ian Martin, MD
Ian Martin, MD, has been named the next dean and provost of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
June 17, 2026
Leadership & Policy
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?
June 16, 2026
Latest News
Civil Rights and Disability Offices Relocated from U.S. Department of Education in Broader Federal Restructuring Effort
In the Trump administration's latest step towards dismantling ED, the departments of Health and Human Services and Justice are set to absorb disability and civil rights portfolios.
June 16, 2026
Institutions
Justice Department Widens Scrutiny of Medical School Admissions
A new round of federal investigations into medical school admissions is putting colleges at the center of a broader fight over race, merit, and the future of the health care workforce.
June 16, 2026
Opinion
Will Universities Pledge Allegiance or Draw a Line?
Universities clearly know how to fight when they decide to, but how institutions frame the fight determines whether resistance can take hold.
June 16, 2026
On the Move
Rhonda McEwen
Rhonda McEwen has been named the next president and vice chancellor of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.
June 16, 2026
Latest News
How Fear and Politics Are Straining a Historic Immigrant Pipeline at Community Colleges
As a hostile political environment drives immigrant students into the shadows, institutions like Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts are fighting to keep open the fragile pathways to the American middle class.
June 15, 2026
Opinion
What Have You Done For Us Lately? A Case Study in Public Impact.
When an op-ed on reparations reached classrooms and influenced national medical policy, it underscored a growing reality for higher education: the most consequential scholarship may be the work that changes communities, not just academic résumés.
June 15, 2026
Institutions
Haverford Rejects Push to Remove Lutnick Name From Library Over Epstein Ties
The dispute over library name reflects a broader reckoning across higher education over powerful donors, institutional values and the long shadow of Jeffrey Epstein.
June 15, 2026
On the Move
Terry Lindsay, Ed.D.
Terry Lindsay, Ed.D., has been named the next president of Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa. He is expected to assume the office on July 6.
June 15, 2026
Institutions
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.
June 12, 2026
Leadership & Policy
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.
June 12, 2026
Campus Climate
Fisk University Facing Backlash Over Data Center Proposal
Nashville community members, Fisk alumni, and current students are protesting the university’s plan to build a local data center, saying it could jeopardize the well-being of Nashville's surrounding Black communities.
June 12, 2026
On the Move
Tracey Gregory
Tracey Gregory has been named dean of the School of Education & Psychology at Alcorn State University.
June 12, 2026
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