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Quick Takes

ED Details Higher Ed Staff to Labor Department

Some staff at the Education Department will next week start working at the Labor Department, which is set to take...
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Quick Takes

Following Texas, Florida Drops ABA Oversight of Lawyers

Florida is now the second state to drop its requirement that lawyers in the state hold a degree from a...
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Governance State Oversight

He Axed Tenured Faculty. He Could Now Help Republicans Cut Budgets Statewide

Kansas’s House speaker is planning to pay a former fraternity brother—and former Emporia State president—$50,000 for five months of consulting. His leadership of his own university was much criticized.

Protester with sign saying “Free Mahmoud Khalil” alongside a picture of Khalil.
Quick Takes

Appeals Court Reverses Order to Release Khalil

An appeals court has reversed the decision to release from custody Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist...
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Student Success The College Experience

Capstone Course Helps Students Launch Ventures

The University of Dayton’s Flyer Nest course helps students develop scalable business ideas, secure funding and connect with mentors.

A collage of elements that impacted college presidents in 2025.
Governance Executive Leadership

A Bad Year for College Presidents

In 2025, higher ed leaders struggled to navigate a flurry of federal policy changes and pressures from state lawmakers, which pushed some leaders out. Most stayed silent.

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Faculty

Amid Criticism From Lawmakers, U of Arkansas Rescinds Dean Offer

Several Republican state lawmakers pushed back against Emily Suski’s hire because she signed an amicus brief in support of transgender athletes.

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Faculty Curriculum

Report: State Lawmakers Enacted a Record 21 Censorship Bills in 2025

The legislatures in all 15 states that passed higher education censorship bills are Republican-controlled. Measures range from curricular control to curtailing faculty governance.