The University of Nebraska at Kearney investigated several complaints in May, including one from Gov. Jim Pillen calling a training module about empowering transgender students evidence of a 鈥渨oke disease鈥 degrading higher ed.
By Emma Whitford
3 June
Online program management companies鈥攎any now in the hands of private equity firms鈥攁re attempting to rebound after years of reputational damage and financial troubles.
By Kathryn Palmer
1 June
The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump鈥檚 order to put 鈥渟enior appointees鈥 in charge of deciding who gets funded. The proposal also ends an effort to cap indirect cost rates.
By Ryan Quinn
29 May
Clemson poached Michigan State鈥檚 Kevin Guskiewicz, who noted board dysfunction in his parting message. His exit comes shortly after he was offered a $1 million raise to stay.
By Josh Moody
27 May
After the University of Florida named Stuart Bell as a finalist for the presidency, critics took aim at his past work on DEI. Similar controversy upended UF鈥檚 last presidential search.
Leopoldo L贸pez reflects on how academic writing helped him while in prison, the impact of political interference on his country鈥檚 universities and what it will take to rebuild civil society
Representatives for religious colleges and beauty schools argued the metric could have devastating consequences for their institutions. Others say accountability is necessary.
Academy of Management to move event in future years as regular attendees stay at home owing to visa fears and opposition to president鈥檚 research policies
The faculty of arts and sciences also voted to use average percentile rank to determine which students are eligible for internal awards and honors.
By Emma Whitford
20 May
In the weeks following the May 1 announcement that Bard president Leon Botstein would end his tenure in June, three trustees resigned and an alum has asked the New York attorney general to investigate the board.
