University of Virginia president Jim Ryan’s abrupt resignation in the midst of federal pressure on the school to end its DEI initiatives set off a firestorm of controversy, with Virginia Democratic lawmakers now pledging that they will find ways to prevent further politicization of higher education.
The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents and UH President Wendy Hensel have joined more than 110 colleges and universities and more than 180 higher education leaders across the country in signing a national letter urging the protection of institutional governance of institutes of higher education from political interference.
More than 200 college and university presidents, board chairs, sector association leaders, and heads of accrediting agencies have called on higher education leadership to uphold the independence of governing boards and institutional autonomy.
On the 100th day of President Trump’s second term in the White House – a period that has brought sweeping changes to the U.S. education landscape – college and university leaders and policy experts convened at U.S. News’ “Leadership of Tomorrow: Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education” forum in Washington, D.C. to discuss concerns about the value of a college degree.
Concerns about the Trump administration’s plans for higher ed loom large in a new report by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, outlining the top public policy issues facing higher ed governing boards.
Concerns about the Trump administration’s plans for higher ed loom large in a new report by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, outlining the top public policy issues facing higher ed governing boards.
Years before the current maelstrom in Washington, a group of university leaders, business leaders, government and military leaders was working to position U.S. higher education in a new light.
Concerns about the Trump administration’s plans for higher ed loom large in a new report by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, outlining the top public policy issues facing higher ed governing boards.
Higher education institutions in New England are tapping debt markets to pay for facilities, bolster their bottom lines, and store up for challenges to come
The Trump administration’s ongoing assault on American higher education has all but guaranteed one thing: college students and their parents will now get less—fewer faculty, research opportunities, student services and amenities—for the same (or higher) price.
Years before the current maelstrom in Washington, a group of university leaders, business leaders, government and military leaders was working to position U.S. higher education in a new light.
ASU President Michael Crow’s notion of universities as public service institutions — places that serve society in practical and meaningful ways to solve pressing issues of importance to the country — is well established.
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