SS Higher Education Trends

Colleges tighten budgets amid NIH funding uncertainty

From hiring freezes to spending cuts, research universities are trying to manage their finances amid a fluid and harrowing situation.

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How can college leaders navigate mergers and closures in 2025?

A consolidation expert urges officials to face the facts, explore their strategic options and be willing to accept external help. 

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Kentucky lawmakers seek to weaken tenure, restrict DEI

A pair of wide-ranging proposals revived versions of previous bills that failed to gain enough traction in the 2024 legislative session.

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12 Trump moves in 4 weeks: What college leaders need to know

The new administration has implemented several policies that have sparked outcry from university researchers and student advocates. 

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