Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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California community college settles with professor who sued over DEI policy
Bakersfield College agreed to not require Daymon Johnson to use diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles in his teaching or scholarship.
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Jul 10, 2026
Behind Northland’s closure — and the bid to keep its mission alive
The college transformed in the 1970s into an ecologically minded liberal arts institution. Now former faculty want to sustain that ethos in a smaller version.
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Jul 8, 2026
Week in review: Cuts at Johns Hopkins, PennWest and St. Louis University
We’re rounding up recent stories, from two states teaming up to create three-year bachelor’s degrees to policy and leadership developments out of Florida.
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Jul 8, 2026
Spelman College, Notre Dame of Maryland get new presidents
June brought leadership turnover to several colleges and turmoil to New Mexico Highlands University following the contentious firing of its president.
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Jul 8, 2026