What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 12, 2026
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Los Angeles Times
Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
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WFSB
Overtime, hiring spouses, and lack of discipline for sexual misconduct; CSCU audit finds 22 issues
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Cardinal News
Appalachian School of Law considers merger with Kentucky’s University of Pikeville
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The Detroit News
University of Michigan endowment to get $2 billion richer thanks to early AI investment
May 11, 2026
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MassLive.com
Enrollment woes led to layoffs at a Central Mass. university. Now enrollment is climbing
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NBC News
More than a dozen former NFL players join sex abuse lawsuits against Ohio State University
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Bloomberg Law
ERISA Litigation Should Cue Higher Ed to Evaluate 403(b) Plans
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Axios Cleveland
Cleveland State Poetry Center faces uncertain future amid cuts
May 08, 2026
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Washington Monthly
The Higher Education Accreditation Wars Are Heating Up
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Inside Higher Ed
How a Professor Turned His Firing Into a Nationwide Fight for Academic Freedom
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Hyde Park Herald
University of Chicago eyes further deficit cuts, staff raises
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Associated Press
Rutgers University withdraws invite to a graduation speaker over his criticism of Israel
May 07, 2026
May 06, 2026
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The Texas Tribune
UNT approves buyouts for professors, faculty as it tackles budget shortfalls
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Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico Highlands University regents place president on leave
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South Carolina Daily Gazette
SC colleges pushed to trim expenses, degree programs in preparation for ‘enrollment cliff’
May 05, 2026
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NJ.com
N.J. university rolls out staff buyouts amid lower enrollment, proposed aid cut
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Capital Press
USDA reinstates largest ag grant in U of Idaho’s history after yearlong pause
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Capital B
An HBCU Canceled Its MAGA Commencement Speaker, Now Republicans Want to Defund It
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Lumina Foundation
I thought I understood college admissions until I went through it with my own kid.
May 04, 2026
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Politico
DOJ sues New Jersey over pro-immigrant college tuition laws
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Washington Monthly
Confusing Financial Aid Offers Can Leave Families Deeper in Debt. Student Groups Say a New Legislative Fix Doesn’t Go Far Enough
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ProPublica
Why We Are Suing the Department of Education
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Street Sense Media
As universities expanded into downtown D.C., one took the “extremely unique” step of funding homeless outreach
