4 ways colleges can prepare for an uncertain future
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 9, 2025
Federal funding and enrollment have been upended. But college leaders can take steps to ready their institutions for a changing landscape, consultants say.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 9, 2025
Federal funding and enrollment have been upended. But college leaders can take steps to ready their institutions for a changing landscape, consultants say.
Wonkhe
JUNE 9, 2025
The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 12, 2025
Senate Higher Ed Bill Walks Back Some House Proposals jessica.blake@… Thu, 06/12/2025 - 03:00 AM Senate Republicans did not cut Pell Grants and replaced a controversial risk-sharing plan proposed by the House. Higher ed advocates are relieved but wary.
The PIE News
JUNE 13, 2025
While rapidly changing policies make for a dynamic landscape, underlying demand from international students remains strong. Universities are having to do so much to stay relevant and competitive in this fast-paced, changeable environment, and internal resources are being stretched to their limits. But, focusing on what they can control, reviewing and optimising critical processes, and investing in robust, integrated systems is one way universities can secure their future success in this evolving
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Ghost student fraud costs higher education $5 billion annually as fraudsters use stolen identities to exploit financial aid. California estimates 20% of community college applications—over 460,000—are fake bots taking spots from real students. These "ghost students" never attend classes but access federal loans and aid before vanishing. Remote learning creates perfect conditions for criminals to exploit systems.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 10, 2025
The public institution aims to keep its budget balanced amid what its president described as “unprecedented challenges” in higher education.
Wonkhe
JUNE 10, 2025
There's new TRAC data, and DK spots evidence that universities may be finding ways to cut costs
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HEPI
JUNE 10, 2025
By Dr Andrew Woon, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at Queen Mary, University of London. In recent years, universities around the world have been moving away from traditional exams in an effort to improve assessment practices, address equity concerns and adapt to the evolving educational landscape. Top institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge are also shifting towards more inclusive forms of assessment to reduce awarding gaps.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 9, 2025
We’re rounding up last week’s news, from possible reductions to Pell Grants and other programs to the continued consolidation of colleges.
Wonkhe
JUNE 12, 2025
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 13, 2025
Tennessee Lawsuit Puts HSIs’ Fate on the Line Sara Weissman Fri, 06/13/2025 - 03:00 AM The state and the group Students for Fair Admissions sued the federal government, arguing Hispanic-serving institutions—as currently defined—are unconstitutional.
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2025
Dr. Hope Barnes When I, Hope Barnes, started teaching at the age of 22 in Baltimore, Maryland, I was excited and eager to shape and mold the minds of the future. Without much context for this new city and community, it was a culture shock. Being African American in a predominantly African American community was not the issue. This community in South Baltimore wasn’t the safest place to work or live.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 10, 2025
If passed, the bill would create the Ohio Civics Board and give the centers' current directors oversight of the selection of their successors.
Wonkhe
JUNE 12, 2025
Academics are encouraged to be innovative in their pedagogy but Emma Thirkell and Kamilya Suleymenova argue that insufficient attention is paid to academic identity
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 9, 2025
In Texas, University Presidents May Soon Control Faculty Senates Ryan Quinn Mon, 06/09/2025 - 03:00 AM A bill awaiting Gov. Abbott’s signature would require college administrators to set procedures for faculty governing bodies and appoint their leaders, part of an effort to address “liberal faculty control over universities.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
The PIE News
JUNE 13, 2025
The UK has taken the top spot for student demand in Keystone Education Group’s 2025 student recruitment report, while the growing diversification of study destinations beyond the ‘big four’ continues to define the global mobility landscape. The report , due to be published on June 18, captures the sector at a moment of “transformation”, said Keystone CEO Fredrik Högemark, as financial pressure fuels rising interest in non-traditional study destinations particularly in Europe and Asia.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education’s longtime HSI grant program undercuts equal opportunity and is discriminatory, the state and advocacy group argued.
Wonkhe
JUNE 12, 2025
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag tells a story of university education outside of the state’s maw This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag tells a story of university education outside of the state’s maw
HEPI
JUNE 8, 2025
Nick Hillman, HEPI’s Director, tries to make sense of the Government’s new plans on R&D spending up to 2029/30. Perhaps the Speaker of the House of Commons will be unhappy the Government have pre-briefed the media on what this week’s Spending Review will mean for research spending. But what should the higher education and wider research community make of it?
The PIE News
JUNE 13, 2025
Restrictive immigration policy in Australia has boosted numbers coming to UK. 75% of the market is searching for undergraduate options with affordable fees. Medium-of-instruction (MOI) English language waivers are common, and often linked to TNE college partnerships. Nepal has been a key recruitment market for both Australia and the UK for many years – but as the number of students applying to the UK rises, many more universities are starting to explore the market.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 13, 2025
A smaller share of surveyed adults would suggest a four-year college or university as the “ideal post high school path,” a recent report found.
Wonkhe
JUNE 12, 2025
Student numbers over the decade are up 15.5 per cent, but their term time hours in employment are up 79.6 per cent.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
Dr. Walter Bumphus A fter nearly 15 years at the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Dr. Walter Bumphus is preparing to close this significant chapter of his illustrious career in higher education. As president and CEO of AACC since January 2011, Bumphus has been a transformative figure in advocating for community colleges nationwide, continuing a journey that began decades earlier.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2025
By Sarah Huddleston These liberal-arts institutions rely on their endowments to fund much of their operations and financial aid.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 12, 2025
If passed, the legislation would formally ban educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of ethnicity, in addition to other protected classes.
Wonkhe
JUNE 12, 2025
This week on the podcast we examine the government's spending review and what it means for higher education. This week on the podcast we examine the government's spending review and what it means for higher education.
The PIE News
JUNE 10, 2025
Analysis of search data and student survey responses by the Keystone Education Group has revealed continuing “robust” interest in the UK, despite concerns that the government’s immigration white paper would hamper attractiveness. “We’re still seeing substantial year-on-year growth in the UK’s ‘share of search,’ reflecting the relative appeal of the UK in a turbulent international study environment,” Mark Bennett, Keystone vice president of research & insight, told The PIE News.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2025
How Santa Ono's botched appointment became an allegory for a perilous political moment. By Jack Stripling and David Jesse The former University of Michigan leader's failed move to Florida has taken on unmistakable political significance for higher education.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
N early two decades after its founding, LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education Dr. Jim Berg has transformed from a small network of college presidents into a comprehensive professional development organization supporting leaders at all levels of higher education. As the association navigates an increasingly challenging political landscape, its mission to cultivate inclusive leadership has never been more vital.
Wonkhe
JUNE 11, 2025
Academics at the beginning of their career face competing demands, and it’s often teaching that gets overlooked.
ACRLog
JUNE 11, 2025
This week I was on a panel at the Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) virtual conference. Along with my fellow panelists Andrea Baer and Emily Zerrenner, I joined moderator Sarah Appedu to discuss the cognitive dissonance that we recognize between the widespread exhortations to adopt GenAI tools in libraries and the harms that we see in the usage of these tools.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 12, 2025
Could Uncertainty in Higher Ed Be a Catalyst for Change? kathryn.palmer… Thu, 06/12/2025 - 03:00 AM At Digital Universities US, online and digital education practitioners wondered if the headwinds facing higher ed will urge colleges and universities to address long-standing fractures.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2025
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named 26 senior-level higher education professionals to participate in its 2025-2026 Millennium Leadership Initiative, as the premier leadership development program continues its mission to diversify college and university presidencies. The cohort begins programming June 11-14 in Washington, D.C., marking the 26th iteration of the initiative that has produced 166 college and university presidents and chancellors since its 1999 launc
Wonkhe
JUNE 9, 2025
In an era where funding models are crumbling, Aleks Subic argues that universities must become commercially astute architects of economic transformation or risk obsolescence
Academe Blog
JUNE 13, 2025
BY ROBERT M. KAPLAN Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stunned the scientific community by proposing that researchers stop submitting articles to high-impact academic journals and instead publish in government-run outlets. The backlash was swift. Within a day, The Washington Post received more than four thousand comments—most of them scathing. But buried beneath the outrage lies a long-simmering truth: Frustration with commercial academic publishing has been growing for years.
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