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UT Austin plans massive overhaul to core curriculum
A task force called for making the university's general education more narrow and focused on topics such as Western civilization and broad U.S. history.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 14, 2026 -
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Columbia faces discrimination lawsuit from Palestinian employees and students
Plaintiffs allege the Ivy League institution instead "actively participated in and amplified" racial and political targeting of its campus members.
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Physical security measures, renovation backlogs, sustainability and financing all come into play when the spotlight turns to college and university campuses.
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Q&AHow Sonoma State saved academic programs slated for closure
After wide-ranging academic cuts, the public institution’s leaders worked with faculty to make some previously doomed programs more efficient and viable.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 10, 2026 -
Minnesota State Mankato to undergo layoffs, hike tuition amid $22M shortfall
Despite strong enrollment, the public university said it’s facing a large budget hole due to stagnant state funding.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Aug. 10, 2026 -
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AAUP sues Texas A&M System over teaching limits on race and gender
The American Association of University Professors and four faculty members allege that those restrictions violate free speech rights.
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Illinois Institute of Technology lays off 160 faculty and staff members
As it undergoes a major restructuring, the private institution cited challenges in international student enrollment and research cutbacks.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 4, 2026 -
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The fine art of talking about college budgets
Better financial communication can bolster transparency, experts said at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ conference.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 24, 2026 -
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Trump officials plan to shift more research funding to individual scientists
In a wide-ranging memo, they also directed federal agencies to experiment with models other than peer-review for assessing research proposals.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 23, 2026 -
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90% of students use AI in the classroom, Instructure poll finds
A new survey from the ed tech provider also found that two-thirds of instructors and students are concerned about artificial intelligence’s accuracy.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 21, 2026 -
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Q&AWhat do no-confidence votes mean for college presidents?
Former university presidents Michael Nietzel and Charles Ambrose discuss faculty votes against college leaders and what to do in the face of one.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 20, 2026 -
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.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 16, 2026 -
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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.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 10, 2026 -
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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.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 8, 2026 -
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Column // College Closure FilesBehind Northland’s closure — and the bid to keep its mission alive
The college transformed in the 1970s into an ecologically minded liberal arts institution. Now former faculty want to sustain that ethos in a smaller version.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 6, 2026 -
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Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees
While some say such degrees could increase college affordability, two groups blasted them as “stripped-down curriculum that prioritizes speed.”
By Ben Unglesbee • June 29, 2026 -
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The New School AAUP slams faculty layoffs
The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 10, 2026 -
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Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas struck down
A federal judge ruled that the fee amounted to an unlawful tax on the visa program for highly skilled workers.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 8, 2026 -
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Kent State, Colorado State and other universities turn to budget cuts
Institutions from Maryland to Oregon announced plans last month to trim spending, and sometimes eliminate jobs, as they navigate or stave off deficits.
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University of Maryland lays off 84 employees amid budget pressures
The public institution is facing federal and state funding cuts in addition to higher energy costs and slowing endowment returns.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 5, 2026 -
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Texas Tech instruction rules spurred widespread course changes
Nearly half of polled professors said they changed class materials on their own in response to memos limiting teaching about race, sex and gender.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 3, 2026 -
Western Michigan University launches buyout program to ease budget
The public institution is offering early retirements to tenured faculty, as long as enough sign up to save at least $5 million.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 29, 2026 -
West Point speech policies paused for civilian faculty by federal judge
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel called one of the military college's rules a "broad and standardless intrusion" on civilian faculty's constitutional rights.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 29, 2026 -
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UT System makes it easier to shutter programs, fire faculty
Under rules passed by the system’s board, university presidents can axe programs without faculty input and cut professors with limited appeal avenues.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 21, 2026 -
Baldwin Wallace University winds down 16 degree programs, 19 minors
The Ohio private nonprofit’s president said he wants to invest the savings in areas with high student and workforce demand.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 20, 2026 -
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DOL rescinds Biden-era overtime rule, formalizing return to 2019 salary threshold
The salary threshold is only part of the exemption test, one attorney reminded HR leads.
By Caroline Colvin • May 19, 2026
