States are advancing new mandates that would increase oversight of public universities, targeting admissions, curriculum, tenure and accreditation. The measures could significantly change how campuses operate.
Republican Rep. Walt Brooks has reversed his earlier stance on gun laws, backing a bill to ban open carry on Utah's public college campuses. The proposal would also bar guns from dorm rooms and allow only concealed carry if approved.
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.
Despite its increasing role in the economy (and in students' lives), many colleges and universities stop at plagiarism while developing their AI policies.