The Treasury Department and IRS proposed a joint rule on Sept. 3 that, if approved, would strip tax-exempt status from private schools that have policies promoting race-based preferences. Lafayette Co...

This summer, five AASCU leadership development programs convened participants for immersive learning experiences focused on developing the next generation of campus leaders: the Emerging Leaders Progr...

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How are private colleges and universities changing? This week the Future Trends Forum is pleased to host Marjorie Hass, President, The Council of Independent Colleges, to discuss the challenges faci...

Trustees should understand that the principle of academic freedom is the underlying foundation of higher education.

Learning to Look for “Shared Humanity”

Over the last several months, international students at US campuses have found themselves caught up in political havoc. The Trump administration has announced enhanced scrutiny of student visa applica...

Trump’s new policies will hit college budgets hard. Top schools could get away with increasing their prices, but everyone else will have to cut their way to solvency.

On August 1–3, 2024, 20 presidents of CIC member institutions and their board chairs gathered in Washington, DC, for CIC’s first Convening of Pioneering Presidents and Board Chairs. This meeting broug...

A Dear Colleague letter seeking to prohibit race-conscious DEI initiatives should push campus leaders to rethink their core programs, Marjorie Hass writes.

Private-college presidents at a conference last week said they’d been asked about Harvard’s responses to the Israel-Hamas war and other political topics in recent months.