In response to potential U.S. visa challenges, students at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government who are unable to return to the United States will have the option to continue their studies through a visiting student program at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

Five leaders on this list are arriving as presidents of new institutions, while three have been promoted after having served in an interim position.

Students who enrolled in higher education in fall 2023 are persisting at the highest rates since 2020, even besting pre-pandemic levels in some cases.

Early projections indicate that tuition discounts for first-time undergraduates during the 2024-25 academic year rose to 56.3%, according to this NACUBO survey.