Today's political forces threatening academic freedom and institutional autonomy stem from declining trust in higher education, a new analysis contends.
The Canvas incident serves as a reminder that digital risk extends beyond any single platform, vendor or department. It spans an interconnected ecosystem that institutions must govern and oversee.
Trump administration plans to tighten oversight of federal research funding by appointing officials to review new and existing grants, higher ed organizations contend.
Republicans are pushing for more control over the day-to-day work at colleges and universities. Democrats, meanwhile, broadly support higher education, praising it for its role in improving people's lives.
Higher education may benefit from communicating to students more clearly the value and the lack of risk associated with sharing demographic data, a new the report advises.
Findings on faculty salaries are "sobering" as inflation saps paychecks and the gap with administrator pay widens, says the AAUP's "Annual Report On The Economic Status of The Profession."
Christopher L. Augostini takes the helm at Emory University while Tufts Provost Caroline Attardo Genco becomes the first female president at the University at Buffalo.
