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Leadership & Policy
Skeletal Staff, Dropping Quality: The Struggle to Rebuild the 'Nation’s Report Card' Agency After DOGE Cuts
While a new report commissioned by the Trump administration suggests narrowing the focus of the gutted Institute of Education Sciences, former leadership warns the agency cannot be rebuilt under a proposed 67% budget cut.
June 4, 2026
Dr. Peggy Carr's six-year term, intended to shield the National Center for Education Statistics commissioner from partisanship, abruptly ended following DOGE recommendations.
Best Practices
Colleges Keep Fixing Their Messaging. They're Avoiding the Real Problem.
Colleges try large scale rebranding to avoid fallout on hard discussions.
June 4, 2026
Ashley Northington is the vice chair of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s HBCU Success Advisory Board and a former divisional executive at the American Mathematical Society.
Awards/Honors
Winnie Chiang - 3rd Runner Up
June 4, 2026
Winnie Chiang
On the Move
Dr. Bishane Whitmore
Dr. Bishane Whitmore has been named the president of the Community College of Denver.
June 3, 2026
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Opinion
Speaking Out for Discovery and Workforce Education
From cancer treatments to food safety, the vital university research conducted at colleges and universities around the country relies on federal support — making looming funding cuts a direct threat to American innovation and health.
June 3, 2026
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Students
What It Really Means to Put Students First in Higher Education
From flexible online programs to universal transfer pathways, higher ed innovators are pulling back the curtain on the policy overhauls required to move beyond the rhetoric and serve students well.
June 3, 2026
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Leadership & Policy
Historian Warns Trump Policies Risk 'Timed Destruction' of Independent Higher Education
Speaking at the Education Writers Association's annual meeting, UCLA professor Eddie Cole warned that shifts in federal accreditation and grant criteria could leave universities vulnerable to unprecedented political interference.
June 3, 2026
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On the Move
Dr. Nicole Reaves
Dr. Nicole Reaves has been named the eighth president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. She will be the first woman to hold the role.
June 2, 2026
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Leadership & Policy
Financial Strain Prompts Princeton to Reverse Fossil Fuel Divestment Policy
As universities face economic pressures, PRINCO’s president argues that total divestment didn't meaningfully advance net-zero goals—and that major energy companies are necessary for the clean-energy transition.
June 2, 2026
Experts say divestment is often more complicated than many people imagine. The Princeton case shows that the desire to sever financial ties to controversial sectors can conflict with institutional interests.
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Michael A. Baston Shares Vision for Community College Success
Following his recognition as an EDU Ledger Champion, the Cuyahoga Community College president reflects on the unique obstacles facing today’s non-traditional and first-generation students.
June 2, 2026
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Views
What Happens When States Decide Which Knowledge Matters
When states decide what knowledge matters, students lose choices, communities lose voices, and public higher education loses its purpose.
June 2, 2026
Institutions
University of Utah Cuts Positions Amid Budget Restructuring
Facing legislatively required budget cuts, the University of Utah is eliminating 10 "student success coach" positions as part of a broader overhaul of its academic advising.
June 1, 2026
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Institutions
Johns Hopkins Legacy Debated in New Study Amid National Reckoning Over Slavery
New research challenges the widely reported claim that Johns Hopkins owned slaves, pointing to alternative explanations for 19th-century census data.
June 1, 2026
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On the Move
Halim Dhanidina
Halim Dhanidina has been named dean of Western State College of Law at Westcliff University.
June 1, 2026
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Institutions
Why a Massive Endowment Doesn't Mean a University Is Rich
As elite institutions announce layoffs, hiring freezes, and program cuts, a closer look at the difference between what institutions own and what they can actually spend reveals a more complicated financial picture than headline numbers suggest.
June 1, 2026
As elite institutions announce layoffs, hiring freezes, and program cuts, a closer look at the difference between what institutions own and what they can actually spend reveals a more complicated financial picture than headline numbers suggest.
HBCUs
North Carolina A&T Chancellor James Martin II Discusses Higher Ed’s Pivotal Moment
As the Black Alumni Collective National Conference meets to discuss urgent advocacy, Dr. James Martin II, chancellor of North Carolina A&T University, shares why the “relationship economy” and the ROI of HBCUs are critical to the national agenda.
May 31, 2026
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Faculty & Staff
Hundreds of Professors Sign Letter Calling for University of California to Reinstate SAT/ACT Math Requirement
Math and science professors have signed an online letter that calls for the University of California system to reinstate the SAT/ACT math requirement in order to reverse a “widening divergence” in math preparation.
May 29, 2026
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Views
Michelle R. Johnston
Michelle R. Johnston has been named the next president of the University of Montevallo.
May 29, 2026
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