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UF digs at DEI as another presidential search draws scrutiny

Alcino Donadel | May 26, 2026

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

Feds take a big step in overhauling accreditation

Matt Zalaznick | May 22, 2026

At the heart of the overhaul is a fundamental question: what should accreditation actually measure?

Why leaders accelerate decline when they focus on survival

May 22, 2026

When survival becomes the strategy, it quietly changes how leaders lead. Efficiency replaces direction, caution replaces conviction, and, over time, organizations don’t stabilize. They stall.

Here are states’ 3 highest priorities in developing AI policy

Alcino Donadel | May 21, 2026

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

Harvard limits number of students who get A grades

May 21, 2026

The move caps years of debate over whether having top grades from the nation’s oldest university accurately reflected truly exceptional work.

The Education Department is hiring—while it’s being dismantled

NPR | May 21, 2026

President Donald Trump's plans to close the U.S. Department of Education have run headlong into an awkward reality: The agency does important work that still needs doing.

Value of college must be judged by more than career earnings

UB Custom Publishing | May 20, 2026

Post-secondary education is an investment that should leave students financially better off. However, reducing a college education to early-career earnings data is economically misguided.

University of Florida picks Stuart Bell as sole finalist in its presidential search

Tampa Bay Times | May 20, 2026

After a bruising two-year stretch defined by political controversy, leadership instability and a botched presidential hire, the University of Florida has zeroed in on a veteran red-state academic leader as its next president: longtime University of Alabama President Stuart Bell.

States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees

NPR | May 20, 2026

A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia are challenging a Trump administration rule that limits access to federal student loans for borrowers earning a graduate degree in several popular, healthcare-related fields.