Leadership & Governance
Our news, opinion, and advice stories on leadership and governance for higher education leaders answer questions, like:
- How is the college presidency changing?
- Why are college leaders under fire?
- Who are the people, and forces, shaping college leadership?
Leadership
The statement marks college presidents’ largest collective rebuke of the White House’s actions to date.
Dismantling of DEI
We’ve documented actions taken on college campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Breaking
It’s the first time a university has brought a legal challenge after being singled out by President Trump.
'A moral dilemma'
With five weeks left in the semester, administrators reopened registration for hundreds of students. Chaos and bitter feelings ensued.
Advice
How to execute the three phases of a presidential transition with as much finesse as possible.
Pressure Campaign Continues
Harvard University received a letter on Thursday demanding a host of records on its overseas contracts. The roots of that fight stem from President Trump’s first term.
A New Era
The overhaul of New College of Florida stoked fear on the left and excitement on the right. Two years in, what’s really changed?
'Unmoored From the Law'
President Alan M. Garber said on Monday that he would not comply with demands from Trump’s antisemitism task force, which quickly responded by pausing dozens of grants and contracts.
Law & Policy
The arrangement would put a federal judge in charge of overseeing the university’s commitments to fight antisemitism. In doing so, it could lock in Trump’s preferred policies for the longer haul.
'A Wake-up Call'
Edward Seidel is in hot water following an overwhelming faculty vote of no confidence in his leadership and a closed Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday morning in which he was the topic of conversation.
