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Faculty & Staff

Community Colleges Lean on Adjuncts While California Courts Force a Reckoning

California courts are challenging the long-standing adjunct faculty model, raising urgent questions about unpaid labor, student success, and the true cost of community college instruction.

June 30, 2026

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Supreme Court Clears State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

The decision upholds laws limiting participation in women’s and girls’ sports, drawing praise from supporters and sharp criticism from civil rights advocates.

June 30, 2026

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The Scarlet Letter of Higher Education: How Academic Records Limit Second Chances

For returning students, the hardest part of coming back to college may not be the coursework, but convincing institutions they are more than their past academic records.

June 30, 2026

Dr. Rodney D. Smith

Rodney D. Smith has been appointed senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Texas Southern University.

June 30, 2026

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Forever True Innovation is the Heart of Iowa State’s Legacy

President Emerita Wendy Wintersteen retired from Iowa State University on January 2 as the first woman president, ending a 46-year career that she says is dear to her heart.

June 29, 2026

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How Higher-Education Leaders Can Help Close the Trust Gap

As families question the cost and purpose of college, higher education leaders have an opportunity—and an obligation—to rebuild trust through transparency, accountability, and measurable student outcomes.

June 29, 2026

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New Workforce Pell Grants Will Help Pay for Short-Term Job Training

The new grant option could provide up to thousands of dollars for approved career programs, but states face pressure to ensure only high-quality programs receive funding.

June 29, 2026

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Caroline Attardo Genco

Caroline Attardo Genco has been named the sixteenth president of the University at Buffalo within the State University of New York System.

June 29, 2026

Leadership & Policy

Federal Court Halts Education Department’s Narrow 'Professional Degree' Loan Limits

With just one week left before a July 1 effective date, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has thrown higher education financial aid operations into immediate uncertainty.

June 26, 2026

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Pope Calls Jesuit Universities ‘Powerful Channels’ for Social Change

Pope Leo XIV challenged Jesuit institutions to move beyond classroom lessons on injustice by advancing new models rooted in solidarity, the common good and access to higher education.

June 26, 2026

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The Degree Is Not Dead: Higher Ed Needs Receipts

As public confidence in college shifts, institutions must connect their promises to visible proof of student learning, progress, opportunity, and support.

June 26, 2026

Keiko Price Carter

Keiko Price Carter has been promoted to vice president of student engagement and dean of campus life at Emory University in Atlanta.

June 26, 2026

Watchdog Warns Education Dept. Cuts Axed Legally Required Roles and Studies

1,200+ workers fired, $1.3B in contracts axed, and 40% of the workforce gone. A new watchdog report reveals the massive scale of the Trump administration's 2025 Education Dept. cuts — and details how officials blocked the investigation.

June 25, 2026

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The 43 Million Americans Higher Education Left Behind

As millions of Americans sit on unfinished college credits, new efforts in California and San Diego show that higher education can bring students back — if institutions are willing to reach out.

June 25, 2026

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Liberal Arts 3.0: The Power Shift in How We Think, Build, and Lead

Liberal Arts 3.0 reframes the liberal arts not as a tradition to defend, but as the interdisciplinary infrastructure needed to solve complex problems in higher education, work, technology, and society.

June 25, 2026

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Simone Marstiller

Simone Marstiller has been named the next dean of the Florida A&M University College of Law. Her appointment is effective July 1.

June 25, 2026

Florida to Bar Undocumented Students From Competitive Public Universities

A new Board of Governors measure will restrict undocumented students’ access to selective Florida public universities beginning in the 2027-28 academic year.

June 24, 2026

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Defying Political Headwinds, George Mason Rewards President Gregory Washington with 4-Year Extension

GMU's first Black president leveraged historic institutional growth to outlast federal scrutiny and political headwinds.

June 24, 2026

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