Amid the bewildering headwinds higher education faces in 2025, trends percolating from the past year have carved the path for what lies ahead.

Only 27% of faculty believe academic freedom is secure on their campus today, and more are toning down their writing than during the McCarthy era, according to a report from FIRE.

College closures throughout the year, and a peak at what lies to come, dominated readership interest in 2024.

Institutional performance management is not just the way out of a crisis; it’s to avoid financial exigency in the first place.