In the week ahead, some colleges can begin building reduced-credit programs and maybe even expect more high school students to enroll right after graduation.
Every Ivy League University, save Yale, ranked in the bottom 200 of FIRE's rankings. Plus, more universities claim a lack of diverse enrollment post-affirmative action.
The things college leaders need to know about the week head include a round of bragging rights and a longer college football season with revenue sharing.
Meanwhile, the president of New College of Florida fights back against the conservative school's decision to dump books en masse, and nearly 2,000 Cornell University are striking as fall classes begin.
The current Minnesota governor is no stranger to America's education system, having worked hands-on in classrooms and passed progressive policy measures in K12 and higher ed.
Also in this week's TGIF Time-saver news roundup, female leaders are making progress in higher business offices and a newcomer enters the edtech arena.
Higher education leaders are clamping down on campus community members' outspoken—and private—comments regarding the war in Gaza and heightened antisemitism, administering more aggressive measures and pushing policy in the process.
College and university leaders feeling the pressure from skeptical policymakers and the public can take a deep breath thanks to this research that pushes back against today's higher ed headlines.
