Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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Michigan State faculty vote no confidence in board after leadership turmoil
The vote, which overwhelmingly passed, followed complaints of trustee infighting and President Kevin Guskiewicz rolling back his decision to leave.
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Jul 18, 2026
Faith in higher ed slips: 38% of adults report high confidence
Democrats drove a modest decline from last year, according to the latest poll from Lumina Foundation and Gallup.
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Jul 16, 2026
The economy is shutting young adults out of career-entry jobs, analysis finds
Artificial intelligence matters, but in a “narrow, early and age-specific way,” researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said.
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Jul 16, 2026
Penn State, Temple and Pitt get boost from new performance-based funding
A new $10 million pool of performance-based funds adds money to long-stagnant appropriations but falls short of higher education leaders’ hopes.
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Jul 16, 2026