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Students
Black Student Enrollment Plummets Across South as Federal Pell Grant Funding Drops $10 Billion
The report documents a sharp decline in Black student enrollment across public institutions in the region, with researchers linking the enrollment losses directly to inconsistent federal funding and state budget cuts.
October 26, 2025
Pell Grant
Institutions
Deadly Shooting at Lincoln University Homecoming Marks Latest Violence at HBCU Celebrations
One killed, six wounded in Pennsylvania as campus festivities turn tragic.
October 26, 2025
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
On the Move
Dennis A. Mitchell
Dennis A. Mitchell has been appointed Dean of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and Senior Vice President of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
October 24, 2025
Dr. Dennis A. Mitchell
Faculty & Staff
Community College of Philadelphia Names Dr. Alycia Marshall as Seventh President Following Board Action
Marshall brings extensive higher education experience to the presidency.
October 24, 2025
Dr. Alycia Marshall
Institutions
Thousands of Qualified Community College Students Failing to Transfer to CSU, New Report Finds
The findings come as California races to meet an ambitious goal of 40 percent baccalaureate completion among working-age residents by 2030, a target that depends heavily on improving transfer rates from community colleges.
October 24, 2025
Cal State La Front Entrance Sign
Institutions
MSU Eliminates 99 Positions Amid $85 Million Budget Reduction Plan
MSU is targeting a 6% spending reduction this fiscal year, totaling $50 million, with plans to cut an additional $35 millionā€”or 3%ā€”in the following fiscal year.
October 24, 2025
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On the Move
Will Harris
William Harris has been appointed dean of academic affairs for the College of Arts and Sciences at Presbyterian College.
October 23, 2025
Dr. Will Harris
Sports
NCAA Approves Policy Shift Allowing Student-Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports
The policy shift represents a watershed moment for the NCAA as sports gambling has become increasingly integrated into mainstream American culture.
October 23, 2025
Ncaa Sports Betting Policy Division Ii Division Iii Student Athlete Betting Professional Sports Gambling Ncaa Rule Change College Athletics Sports Betting Ncaa
Community Colleges
16 Community Colleges Selected for Five-Year Initiative to Scale Shortened Academic Terms
The initiative will support colleges that have already begun implementing compressed termsā€”such as eight-week semesters or quartersā€”to accelerate their progress and build institutional capacity for sustaining these models.
October 23, 2025
Dr. Karen A. Stout
Faculty & Staff
"Excellence Lives Here"
Dr. RoSusan D. Bartee charts bold vision for Prairie View A&M's College of Education.
October 23, 2025
Dr. RoSusan D. Bartee
Institutions
UVA Settles with Justice Department, Avoids Fine in DEI Investigation
The settlement requires the Charlottesville campus to comply with White House anti-discrimination guidelines but does not include financial penalties.
October 23, 2025
University of Virginia
Demographics
Health Training Programs Show Wide Gaps in Returns for California
The report reveals stark demographic patterns in program enrollment.
October 22, 2025
Healthcare
On the Move
RICHEĢ BARNES
RICHEĢ BARNES has been named director of the African American Studies program at the University of Florida.
October 22, 2025
RICHEĢ BARNES
Leadership & Policy
NADOHE's Paulette Granberry Russell to Step Down After Leading Organization Through Tumultuous Era
Paulette Russell, who has led NADOHE since 2020, will transition to president emeritus effective January 1, 2026.
October 22, 2025
Paulette Granberry Russell
Opinion
Selling Out Students for Federal Dollars: How Trumpā€™s Compact Corrupts Higher Education
Put simply, the compact is forcing college to sell out their students and institutional integrity for an unenforceable, unpredictable future promise of federal research dollars.
October 22, 2025
Reid Setzer
Faculty & Staff
USF Trustees Select UNF President as Next Leader
Dr. Moez Limayem previously served as Lynn Pippenger Dean of USF's Muma College of Business for a decade before assuming the UNF presidency in 2021.
October 21, 2025
Dr. Moez Limayem
On the Move
Denise Oā€™Shea
Denise Oā€™Shea has been appointed Dean of University Libraries at Montclair State University.
October 21, 2025
Denise O’Shea
Institutions
UIC Eliminates Race, Gender Considerations in Financial Aid and Faculty
Minority-serving institution's policy shift sparks debate over institutional autonomy amid federal pressure.
October 21, 2025
Uic
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