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Campaign signs are seen at an American Federation of Teachers bus tour stop with Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Kaptur is being challenged by Republican candidate Derek Merrin, for Ohio's 9th Congressional District seat.
Campaign signs are seen at an American Federation of Teachers bus tour stop with Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Kaptur is being challenged by Republican candidate Derek Merrin, for Ohio's 9th Congressional District seat.

Congressional Control, State Bonds, Trans Sports Bans: Higher Ed in the Midterms

November 2, 2026

Universities’ stakes in Tuesday’s elections range from state-level ballot measures on buildings, research funding and transgender athlete participation up to the national question of who will control Congress.

Chairman Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) speaks at a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill.
Chairman Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) speaks at a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill.
A portrait of FIRE plaintiff Michael Balow standing in front of the Hannah Administration Building on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan.
A portrait of FIRE plaintiff Michael Balow standing in front of the Hannah Administration Building on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan.
A measuring tape with money over a background of a doctor, a teacher, engineers and a computer science professor.
A measuring tape with money over a background of a doctor, a teacher, engineers and a computer science professor.

Which Undergrad Credentials Offer Earnings Premiums? New Tool Breaks It Down.

October 28, 2026

The HEA Group has released an online tool comparing certificate and degree completers’ earnings with high school graduates’ pay, by state. It’s another outgrowth of the coming federal earnings test.

Man in orange coat lunges toward man holding camera
Man in orange coat lunges toward man holding camera
A photo illustration of a person holding a cellphone recording a college campus.
A photo illustration of a person holding a cellphone recording a college campus.

A Conservative Group Used to Target the Media. Now It Hunts DEI.

October 26, 2026

Accuracy in Media deploys billboard trucks and undercover recordings to accuse students and staff of supporting Hamas or running illegal DEI programs. Its current leader says the organization’s tactics remain true to its original mission. Some disagree.

A sign for the University of Utah entrance is in the foreground and in the background behind a field lined with trees is a campus building.
A sign for the University of Utah entrance is in the foreground and in the background behind a field lined with trees is a campus building.

Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections

October 22, 2026

A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it.

A campus shot of the University of Iowa next to a headshot of Carson Holloway, the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom.
A campus shot of the University of Iowa next to a headshot of Carson Holloway, the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom.

Opponent of NYT v. Sullivan Decision Set to Lead Iowa Intellectual Freedom Center

October 20, 2026

The Iowa Board of Regents offered the job to the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Carson Holloway, who has served as a visiting fellow at multiple conservative groups.