The public trusts community colleges more than the Ivy League. That gap tells leaders exactly where confidence is won, and why most trust strategies miss it.

How higher ed can (finally) beat the "ivory tower" allegations

The public trusts community colleges more than the Ivy League. That gap tells leaders exactly where confidence is won, and why most trust strategies miss it.

Public trust in higher education is declining, and the implications for colleges, universities, accreditors, and policymakers are profound. In this episode of Accre…

With the release of its report, Trust Agenda: A framework for advancing public trust in higher education, the American Association of Colleges and Uni...

3 recent reports seek to explain the growing lack of belief in higher education and how to reverse it.

With the release of its report, Trust Agenda: A framework for advancing public trust in higher education, the American Association of Colleges and Uni...

BHCC Featured as National Model in New AAC&U Report on Public Trust in Higher Education

After a year of intense political pressure, higher education heads are speaking openly about rising concerns.

Eroding trust in higher education exposed colleges and universities to an intense wave of political pressure on academic freedom.

Will Ford CEO’s child weld or go to college? DOJ picks up civil-rights work. Southern Oregon plans deeper cuts. And more.

A new report, released Tuesday, argues colleges can take accountability for low public confidence without conceding to political criticism.

If we want the public to trust science and university research, it’s time to get mad – and to act.

Meg Little Reilly on the convergences that begin when we stop arguing on our computers and step into our communities

Addressing high tuition, food insecurity and child care needs are important first steps

Eleven experts unpack a crisis we all knew was coming.

"The Trust Agenda" Launches on June 16th

One man’s inspiring defense of the democratic purposes of higher education.

Where we are and what we're doing

One man’s inspiring defense of the democratic purposes of higher education.

Just because a criticism of a college fits a national narrative doesn’t mean it actually reflects what the local public thinks.

Overall, it’s pretty good, and a thought-provoking complement to APT’s forthcoming report.

Unfortunately, 100 years of data show that those whom such fellowships might represent the greatest departure from their everyday experience—that is, those not at elite institutions—are least likely t...

Presidents give poor marks to higher ed on rebuilding public trust, yet may be overrelying on institutional messaging in their own efforts. Experts help fill in the trust puzzle.

The fourth webinar in the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom Series with Jeremy C. Young, Holly Case, Eric Mlyn and Frederick M. Lawrence

March 2026 APT Updates

Higher ed touts itself as the pathway to a solid first job. Economic and tech disruptions are revealing the limits of that story.

To regain public trust, colleges and universities should rethink their relationships with rural America

To regain public trust, colleges and universities should rethink their relationships with rural America

Advancing Public Trust in Higher Education. Click to read APT Words, a Substack publication.

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