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Like much of America, higher education is consumed with uncertainty over Tuesday’s presidential election.

Only at the nation’s richest university can a billion-plus-dollar fundraising haul equal disappointment.

More than a year after the school’s current president announced his retirement, Madison College is starting over in a search for its next leader. Three finalists were scheduled to attend forums this week and next week in Madison, where employees, students and community members could provide input.

Brandeis University stands apart in the higher education world with its combination of an intimate, liberal arts feel and powerhouse research operation that produces scientific breakthroughs and wins Nobel Prizes.

Florida Atlantic University has been searching for a president since January 2023. The initial search, which began in June 2023, ended in suspension and was declared illegal. A new search has now begun. Here are significant moments in both searches.

After fighting for nearly a decade about who should oversee Nevada’s higher education institutions, state lawmakers are hoping voters will give them the power to overhaul the current system, which includes an elected board of regents, when they head to the polls in November.

Higher education professionals, from academics and advisers to presidents and provosts, are facing major sectorwide challenges. Financial aid administrators, for instance, are still grappling with the botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Top college leaders, meanwhile, are dealing with enrollment challenges and student protests. Below, we’re rounding up some of the top higher education conferences in 2025.