Introduction Millions of borrowers are watching a single court deadline decide whether timely relief arrives or years of waiting stretch longer still, as the Education Department asks a federal judge for 18 more months to resolve a wave of borrower defense claims born from the Sweet v. McMahon
A week that spliced policy engineering with campus politics told a single story: U.S. higher education reshaped itself in real time as oversight migrated, money surged, demand zigged, and governance met the courtroom, and the ripple effects reached budgets, pipelines, and norms in one sweep. The
From diploma dividend to early-career drag: why this moment matters and what this roundup probes Graduation used to be a launchpad that practically guaranteed momentum, yet today the runway looks crowded and the lift takes longer to arrive for many new degree holders. A chorus of voices—from labor
Ethan, thanks for having me. I’ve spent the post-pandemic years helping presidents and boards redesign programs, budgets, and digital delivery under mounting financial and demographic strain. The big themes we’ll unpack today are unmistakable: closures cluster where tuition dependence is high and
Across lecture halls and learning management systems, the stark choice facing colleges has not been whether artificial intelligence belongs in classrooms but whether campuses will recognize it as a tool that widens access rather than a shortcut that hollows out learning. The frictionless support
A Court-Ordered Reset In The Campus Antisemitism Enforcement Fight Across campuses gripped by protest, policy, and politics, one federal ruling jolted compliance playbooks nationwide by halting a sweeping funding cutoff and forcing agencies back inside the guardrails Congress built into Title VI
