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The heightened cash monitoring status slapped on the university Friday is typically reserved for institutions in serious financial turmoil. This time, experts say, it’s being used as an intimidation tactic.

Decline in perceptions of both the UK and US as welcoming destinations, but UK remains most attractive 

Mark Welsh resigned Thursday after state lawmakers accused the university of pushing “leftist DEI and transgender indoctrination” on his watch.

Republican Greg Abbott called online for Texas State to expel a student. He says it did, raising further alarm from higher ed observers about the conservative crackdown on people denigrating the slain activist.

Berkeley academic claims higher education is being used as a weapon to bolster geopolitical rivalries, rather than a force for cooperation

Universities are making exceptions to institutional neutrality policies to issue statements on Charlie Kirk’s death as some take aggressive action against some faculty remarks.

The disruptions in TRIO funding have caused some programs to lay off or furlough staff. The Education Department says it will issue grant awards by Sept. 30.

Shooting of high-profile political campaigner on campus could be used as a tool for further attacks on US institutions, say experts

Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll.

Kirk was a driving force behind the modern conservative movement on college campuses. Utah’s governor called his death “a political assassination.”

Colleges credit popular health sciences programs, increased dual enrollment, stepped-up retention efforts, new graduate programs and more for their record enrollments this fall.