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Leadership & Policy
In Late-Stage About-Face, Kevin Guskiewicz Rejects Clemson to Stay at Michigan State
The presidential whiplash underscores greater governance tensions complicating searches across the country.
July 9, 2026
On the Move
André Denham, Ph.D.
André Denham was appointed dean of the University of Alabama Graduate School.
July 9, 2026
Institutions
Court Delivers Blow to DeSantis’ Higher Ed Agenda in Stop W.O.K.E. Act Ruling
A federal appeals court ruled that Florida went too far in limiting how public university professors discuss race, gender and oppression in class.
July 8, 2026
Views
Disbanding Faculty Senates Does Not Negate the Speech Rights of Public University Professors
New efforts to silence faculty governance are colliding with a legal reality: public university employees still have protected speech rights outside their official duties.
July 8, 2026
Opinion
The Conversations We Keep Avoiding
As America struggles to remember how to talk across difference, one campus program is teaching students to practice disagreement like a civic skill.
July 8, 2026
Students
Race- and Gender-Based Scholarships Shrink After Supreme Court Ruling
Scholarship providers are revising eligibility rules amid legal pressure following the high court’s ban on race-conscious college admissions.
July 7, 2026
Students
New Student Loan Repayment Plans Spark Debate Over Borrower Costs
The new income-based repayment plan offers interest waivers and principal matching, but borrower advocates argue it could increase costs and defaults for low-income borrowers.
July 7, 2026
Students
Feds' New $65K Lifetime Parent PLUS Loan Cap Could Create a New Junior Year Retention Crisis
While expensive flagships brace for a senior-year retention crisis under the new federal parent loan limits, inherently affordable sectors like public HBCUs and community colleges are uniquely positioned to thrive without relying on uncapped student debt.
July 7, 2026
On the Move
Jennifer Schroeder, Ph.D.
Jennifer Schroeder, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies at Georgia Southern University.
July 7, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Female Presidents Make Their Mark, but Underrepresentation Persists
From HBCUs to public research universities to private colleges, female presidents are reshaping campus leadership while confronting persistent underrepresentation.
July 6, 2026
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I Lied About Where I Lived to Get a Good Education. That Is Not a Success Story. That Is a Policy Failure.
This personal essay traces one student’s journey through unequal school systems and asks what higher education owes the students who have already fought so hard just to reach the starting line.
July 6, 2026
Students
Wilberforce Faces Wrongful Death Suit After Student Dies Following Alleged Hazing
The parents of 18-year-old Savanna Jones allege Wilberforce University failed to enforce its own anti-hazing and alcohol policies before a dorm-room drinking initiation turned fatal.
July 6, 2026
On the Move
Tammy Webster
Tammy Webster has been named dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Allied Health Professions.
July 6, 2026
On the Move
Dr. Rosemarie Allen
Dr. Rosemarie Allen has been named dean of the School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
July 6, 2026
Views
The AI divide is the new literacy test and HBCUs are leading the solution
From Howard to Virginia State, HBCUs are leaning into AI education to close equity gaps and prepare a diverse pipeline of tech-ready leaders.
July 6, 2026
Views
“Intellectual diversity” is Code for a “Conservative Quota”
What sounds like a call for open debate, may really be a political strategy to force conservative ideology into higher education under the banner of fairness.
July 2, 2026
Institutions
The Three-Year Degree Debate
As colleges experiment with faster, cheaper bachelor’s degrees, critics warn that reduced-credit programs may leave working-class students with a diminished version of higher education.
July 2, 2026
Students
More Seniors Complete FAFSA as Aid Access Improves
FAFSA completions for the class of 2026 are up 9.6 percent over last year, signaling progress after recent efforts to simplify the form and broaden access to federal grants.
July 2, 2026
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