First-time President Brooke Barnett looks to propel Florida's oldest college into a new age for higher education while maintaining a timeless focus on a quality liberal arts education.
Your college might be on President Donald Trump's watch list. New federal data shows that 30% of borrowers from for-profit schools are behind on their student loan payments—more than double the rate at public and private institutions. If those numbers don't improve by next year, some schools could lose access to federal aid.
State lawmakers in 2025 have pitched dozens of bills to "extend a web of control" over colleges and universities, according to a prominent watchdog group.
Colleges most vulnerable to international enrollment drops tend to be small, private institutions with a specialized focus, or affiliated with a Christian church.
New Hampshire's community college system offers high school students college credit through a growing dual-enrollment program now reaching over 11,000 students. A new law, House Bill 90, will expand access by allowing K12 schools to hire college faculty for up to 20 hours a week.
Notre Dame de Namur's 96.5-acre sale mirrors a strategic pivot among small private colleges that have downsized, specialized and digitized in recent years.
The order requires major athletic departments to preserve scholarships for women's and Olympic sports, while aiming to curb the explosive growth of name, image and likeness deals—known as NIL—that have dramatically transformed athlete compensation in recent years.
Recovering revenue and retaining students through pre-collections will determine which institutions can weather the uncertainty facing higher education today.
Promoting conservative voices on campus can help viewpoint diversity flourish. Some leaders believe it begins with teaching students how to engage with one another.
