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    More than ‘symbolic’: What do no-confidence votes mean in a tense higher ed world?

    Former university presidents Michael Nietzel and Charles Ambrose discuss faculty votes against college leaders and what to do in the face of one.

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    Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule

    Critics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students.

    Updated July 17, 2026
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    Michigan State faculty vote no confidence in board after leadership turmoil

    The vote, which overwhelmingly passed, followed complaints of trustee infighting and President Kevin Guskiewicz rolling back his decision to leave.

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    House panel OKs permanent moves for some Education Department functions

    Republican supporters say the higher education and K-12 changes would spur efficiencies. Democratic lawmakers say they would undermine public education.

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    S&P: Despite enrollment gains, margins have worsened at colleges

    The credit ratings agency found increases in median headcounts across colleges it rates, but also weakening operating margins in fiscal 2025.

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    Week in review: Trump administration finalizes its 4-year student visa cap

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Republican efforts to downsize the U.S. Department of Education to Nebraska and Texas universities’ funding cuts.

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    Washington governor eyes FAFSA requirement for high school students

    Since taking office last year, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson has prioritized increasing the state’s completion rate of the federal aid form.

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    Leaders say studying abroad improved their skills, survey finds

    Most respondents reported that their international education strengthened their strategic thinking skills and positively affected their careers.

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    Penn State, Temple and Pitt get boost from new performance-based funding

    A new $10 million pool of performance-based funds adds money to long-stagnant appropriations but falls short of higher education leaders’ hopes.

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    University of California committee suspends standardized test review

    The system’s academic senate is “revising its timeline” to comprehensively examine the role of college entrance exams, according to its chair.

    Updated July 17, 2026
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    The economy is shutting young adults out of career-entry jobs, analysis finds

    Artificial intelligence matters, but in a “narrow, early and age-specific way,” researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said.

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    Faith in higher ed slips: 38% of adults report high confidence

    Democrats drove a modest decline from last year, according to the latest poll from Lumina Foundation and Gallup.

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    University of Nebraska System braces for unexpected $36M state funding cut

    “There are limits to what can be achieved through continued reductions,” the system’s president said as ever-deepening austerity measures loom.

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    What does the Supreme Court’s transgender athlete ruling mean for higher ed?

    The landmark decision has big implications for transgender students — and the Title IX and litigation landscape for colleges.

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    Transferring may not pay off for some students, study suggests

    Students just above admissions cutoffs could see lower earnings after moving colleges than those who were rejected, a working paper found.

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    10 bills introduced to codify outsourcing of federal education programs

    Supporters say the Republican-led proposals would help “right-size” the U.S. Department of Education, while opponents predict inefficiencies.

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    Temple University lays off 40 employees as it tackles deficit

    The public Philadelphia institution is reducing its workforce for the second year in a row but has seen promising enrollment gains of late.

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    California community college settles with professor who sued over DEI policy

    Bakersfield College agreed to not require Daymon Johnson to use diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles in his teaching or scholarship.

    Updated July 10, 2026
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    AAUP sues over Texas Tech classroom instruction limits

    The national faculty group, alongside a local affiliate, asked a judge to block the directives and rule them unconstitutional.

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    Faculty groups question DOJ’s Yale admissions claims, balk at potential deal

    “Yale has the resources, stature, and responsibility to stand firm,” the American Association of University Professors and other groups said. 

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    Another wave of Education Department regulations is coming

    The Trump administration unveiled its timeline for a host of regulatory changes, including those related to accreditation, diversity initiatives and Title VI. 

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    Florida’s Stop WOKE act struck down for colleges on appeal

    Tuesday’s ruling called the state’s attempt to limit classroom discussion "a breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse."

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    Florida loses appeal over college accreditation

    A panel of three federal judges rejected Florida’s argument that the system unconstitutionally delegates “unchecked authority” to private agencies.

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    Moody’s downgrades Brown University’s outlook to negative

    The credit ratings agency primarily cited the Ivy League institution’s “already thin operating performance” that could continue for several years. 

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    Spelman College, Notre Dame of Maryland get new presidents

    June brought leadership turnover to several colleges and turmoil to New Mexico Highlands University following the contentious firing of its president.