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Baby Boomers Turning 80: The Flip Side of the 2026 Enrollment Cliff (#medugrift)

Higher Education Inquirer

While COVID eliminated hundreds of thousands of older Americans from the dependency rolls, higher education experts have not expressed the profound effect that the Baby Boomers reaching their 80s will have on state budgets. In 2026, the year we expect an enrollment cliff, the first Boomers will turn 80.

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Update on the Work of the Future Conventions Task Force

ACPA

The previous guidelines have been in place since 2014 and needed to be updated, given the seemingly ever-evolving global and national landscapes and contexts affecting higher education and our members. Sincerely, Kelvin Rutledge, Ph.D. 2023-24 ACPA President Chris Moody, Ed.D.

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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

Insight Into Diversity

Serving as the heart of knowledge and scholarship in higher education, academic libraries are uniquely positioned to advance and support digital and data-driven storytelling and archival efforts, especially as they relate to marginalized communities. In addition to its inherent cross-disciplinary nature, the study of the U.S.-Mexico

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Big universities are flooded with applicants, forced to turn more away

University Business

So much so, they’re remaining test-optional until 2026, at the least, and they believe that strategy is paying off. “ We as humans want to predict what’s going to happen with our kids, but each year that’s becoming more and more challenging.”

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In an effort to address the needs of Black and Latinx men in higher education, male resource centers have been looking to increase belonging, persistence, and graduation rates. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing higher education attend a community college, but degree attainment lags. Dr. Roderick L.

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A president proposes steep job cuts to save his institution

Inside Higher Ed

million by the 2026–27 academic year, according to current forecasts. The vision includes developing solar power on campus, establishing a living complex for senior citizens, creating a university business district and opening a training center for Workday, an expansive software platform for human resources and other business needs.

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New funding models explored as UK HEIs “running out of road”

The PIE News

Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain.

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