The fundamental expectation of a state's chief legal officer is to serve as its staunchest defender, a principle that was dramatically upended in Virginia when its own Attorney General joined federal forces to dismantle a law he was sworn to uphold. This unprecedented move plunged the Commonwealth
With federal research funding constantly under a microscope, we sat down with Camille Faivre, a leading expert in higher education management, to dissect the recent, high-stakes legal battle over the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) attempt to cap indirect research costs. This interview
The discovery of hundreds of millions of dollars in mismanaged payments and a complete collapse of asset tracking at a major public university has pushed Texas Southern University to a perilous crossroads with state lawmakers. A comprehensive state audit of the university’s financial and accounting
The financial reports out of Duke University tell a story of remarkable success, detailing a preemptive cost-cutting campaign that yielded nearly $300 million in savings and a projected budget surplus, yet this narrative of fiscal prudence obscures a more complex and unsettling question about the
Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal crossroads, poised to embark on a sweeping transformation of its education system, an initiative designed to liberate its youth from the shackles of a rigid, exam-oriented framework that has long been criticized for stifling creativity and well-being. The ‘Transforming
With the national student debt crisis looming larger than ever and public frustration with tuition prices reaching a boiling point, Washington lawmakers are turning their full attention to the complex and contentious world of higher education policy. After a turbulent 2025 marked by legislative
