Public-private partnerships and investment deals are expanding quickly across Power Four programs, often with limited board visibility.

Policymakers are merging or aligning agencies to tie academic programs more directly to labor demand, reshaping how colleges operate.

President Frank Shushok is reengineering how students move between high school, college and work—with on-ramps, off-ramps and fewer dead ends.

New surveys show graduates are unprepared to use AI professionally and fear entry-level jobs will be replaced. Employers are confirming their anxieties.

The flagship publicly denounced DEI as “discriminatory” as criticism mounts over Stuart Bell's selection as sole presidential candidate.

A growing patchwork of mandates and frameworks is standardizing how institutions deploy AI—and who remains in charge.

Public universities move to cut costs with layoffs, paused hiring and program changes as deficits tied to enrollment and funding trouble deepen.

The class of 2026 has set a FAFSA completion record weeks ahead of schedule, marking a decisive recovery from the simplified form's initial rollout.