Date & Time: Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> Join us for a 30-minute University Business Ed Talk featuring higher education finance industry thought leaders as they discuss how AI is helping institutions strengthen cost control, improve financial visibility, and streamline spend management.
Claiming many colleges and universities have "drifted" from their core principles, the Trump administration now expects higher ed leaders to pledge reforms by the end of 2026.
The process has been disrupted by the pandemic, shifting testing policies, the Supreme Court, federal investigations … the list goes on. But there is good news.
Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers—work increasingly done by AI agents—and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining.
Half of all institutions that have announced closures this year are affiliated with Christian or Catholic denominations, according to this University Business tracker.