ALT Man in orange coat lunges toward man holding camera

ALT A photo illustration of an email over an image of former Bard University President Leon Botstein.

ALT Band members in red jackets on a football field, most with their backs to viewer but one, a person of color, with a white tuba facing forward

ALT Title card for "A Different World" on Netflix shows six young Black folks sitting on a brick wall with the Hillman College logo on it.

ALT A photo of a person’s hands on an open laptop open to a job search board.

ALT Resident Scholar logo, a black background with a concentric swirl in the middle made up of dots in different shades of oranges and reds and browns.

ALT A group of women basketball players extend their hands to the center of their huddle.

ALT Students walking on stairs between lessons in college building and sad schoolgirl sitting alone on staircase.

ALT A photo of TCU Chancellor Daniel Pullin making a Horned Frogs hand sign. His pocket square is TCU purple.

ALT Promo image for Pluralsight’s ad webinar, with alternate text that reads, “The 2.5-Year Expiration Date: Is Your Curriculum Already Out of Date?” Includes Pluralsight’s logo and a "Register Now" button. Webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 4 p.m. E.T.

ALT Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaking and gesturing at a microphone.

ALT A color-blocked image of Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in orange next to the Arizona State University campus in gray.

ALT Marvin Krislov crosses his arms for a portrait in his office, wearing a dark suit and red tie.

ALT A young visitor gets a close-up look at a Tylosaur fossil at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, a part of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan.

ALT Photo of many ripped and tattered "I voted today" stickers.

ALT A photo illustration of a person holding a cellphone recording a college campus.

ALT A photo of an overhead projector.

ALT University of Minnesota police cut down a sign reading "ICE OFF CAMPUS" after detaining students who chained themselves to the door of Morrill Hall on Feb. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis In white text the kicker Faculty, the headline Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation, and the dek Leaders at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center say they want to put immigration enforcement policy debates into context and share accurate information with anyone who wants to learn more. Photo source: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

ALT Rutgers University sign In black text the kicker Faculty, the headline Rutgers Unions Win Academic Freedom for All Unit Members, and the dek Traditionally limited to full-time faculty, academic freedom protections will now extend to librarians, postdocs and clinicians at Rutgers. But without accompanying job security, adjuncts could still be vulnerable. Photo sourceL Hal Goodtree/Getty Images

ALT Berea College health-care students standing around a hospital bed with a dummy in it Berea College students in a nursing class. In white text the kicker Institutions, the headline 5 Things to Know About Work Colleges, and the dek Inside Higher Ed’s recent two-part series on work colleges revealed what a select group of institutions can teach the rest of the sector. Photo source: Josh Moody/Inside Higher Ed

ALT U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. In white text the kicker Government, the headline Rule Limiting PSLF Beneficiaries Dead for Now, and the dek Advocates argued the policy would have weaponized a debt-relief program for public servants against organizations the Trump administration disagreed with. Photo source: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

ALT The quote, “We always believed that we had a strong case and that the rule was illegal from the outset... my sense is that the longer the Trump administration looked at it, the more they realized they weren’t going to get a different result on appeal.” from Dan Zibel, chief counsel of Student Defense, a legal advocacy group