Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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The latest in college layoffs: Full Sail, IIT and Johns Hopkins
Workforce cuts continued into the summer as institutions prepped for a new academic year in leaner times.
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Sep 12, 2026
University of Utah could cut up to 15% of staff ahead of future enrollment drops
The public institution said it is facing “some of the most significant challenges in its 176-year history.”
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Sep 12, 2026
How Dartmouth’s push for more dialogue improved campus debate and its reputation
Efforts by the Ivy League institution to foster open conversations have helped raise its score with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
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Sep 12, 2026
Humanities degrees hit their lowest numbers in decades
Last year, colleges awarded fewer bachelor's degrees in the humanities than any time since 1991, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences found.
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Sep 10, 2026