Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis

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UConn expands budget-tightening measures to close $83.5M deficit

The flagship plans to adjust contracts and restrict hiring as it grapples with rising costs, declines in federal research funding and other challenges.

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EEOC opens antisemitism probe into NEA, Brandeis Center says

The center's complaint alleges the teachers union didn’t specify Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust, among other things. 

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George Mason president’s contract extended after Trump administration spat

The public university praised Gregory Washington, who came under fire last year from the federal government over his support for diversity initiatives.

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Meeting the modern student where they are: How Strayer is advancing creative and technology innovation

From screen scoring to cybersecurity, Strayer University rewrites the rules of higher education.

logo.png  By SS  Jun 23, 2026