Executive order 2026-07 ends new lifetime tenure at Oklahoma's regional universities, moving new hires to renewable contracts tied to performance and workforce needs while protecting current tenured faculty.
Students—including young cohorts—are favoring affordable programs that lead directly to career opportunities, and community colleges are answering the call.
The Nevada Board of Regents voted eight to five to approve a 12% tuition increase for universities and upper-division courses at community colleges over the next three years.
An Indiana Senate bill includes language that could require public colleges to cut degree programs if graduates earn less than peers with only a high school diploma. The measure now moves to the House.
