The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters this week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

It's worth noting that Artis was provost of the defunct Mountain State University, the troubled institution whose accreditation the HLC pulled. That's not in her bio on Benedict's website. www.wvgazettemail.com/news/educati...

New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of. The property has changed hands, but the students and employees didn’t go with it. And there’s a reversion clause if New College can’t handle the debt. https://bit.ly/456GbOr #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of. www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

Steven Thrasher sued Northwestern University and four top federal officials this week, alleging that Northwestern denied him tenure because, among other things, federal agencies pressured officials to punish his pro-Palestine activism. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

"People online compared his sister to Rosa Parks but Joseph shook his head. Rosa Parks had agency. She chose to make a stand. His sister was just riding the Orange Line." www.notus.org/metro/viral-...

The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Court Upholds Ban on In-State Tuition for Undocumented Texans www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Found the spot most of you all are posting from

Clemson board members just named University of Georgia provost Benjamin C. Ayers as their new president, so they seem to have moved on.

First Michigan State president Kevin Guskiewicz said he was leaving for Clemson. Then he changed his mind. But not all MSU trustees were privy to the new contract he signed, as @ryanequinn.bsky.social found out: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Michigan State Trustee Says He Was Caught Off Guard by President’s New Contract www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

"Netanyahu is particularly unpopular among Jewish adults: about 6 in 10 view him unfavorably, while about one-third see him positively." … "Jewish adults, who overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, have a more positive view of Mamdani than of Netanyahu…" apnews.com/article/isra...

Comments Flood OMB Proposal to Cement Political Control of Grants www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

DA Launches Criminal Investigation of N.M. Highlands University www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Shortly after the court’s ruling, several conservative legal groups indicated they are planning to target state laws that require trans-inclusive policies, even though the justices didn’t address that issue. @ryanequinn.bsky.social has more. www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Banning Trans Athletes www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

"The bags include several products from PragerU, which produces right-wing educational materials, such as a story about a Black South African who must protect a white rugby teammate from a Black mob." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...

Judge Tosses ED’s ‘Professional’ Degree Definition, Likely Aiding Student Borrowers www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Garffeld

Iowa’s Civics Center Has to Teach Thousands. It Currently Has One Professor. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Texas’s Higher Ed Overseer Dismisses Dozens of Complaints Republicans created the ombudsman position to investigate alleged violations of their ban on DEI and their gutting of faculty governance bodies. https://bit.ly/4es5m3y #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

RFK Jr. Asks Journal Editor Why Vaccine Article Was Removed www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter

“I’ve never seen such intrusion” into curriculum, said John Thelin, an emeritus professor of higher ed at the University of Kentucky. He said he’s also surprised at how effective the intrusion has been. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Republican lawmakers in some red states are drastically reshaping the Gen Ed curriculum for college students, whether by requiring certain civics courses or banning courses related to social justice. @ryanequinn.bsky.social @insidehighered.com took a deep dive. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

How GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General Education www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Kentucky State Projects Enrollment Plunge After New Law www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

AAUP Investigating Academic Freedom, Shared Governance Across Texas Colleges www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

The University of North Carolina system and Washington University both have ten percent or more of their endowment value in SpaceX equity thanks to early investments. My advice: cash in on some of the gains to rebalance the portfolio.

Following Law, Louisiana Colleges Post Ten Commandments in Classrooms www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

University of Iowa civics center that must offer, starting fall 2028, all US history & govt courses for the new gen ed requirement has only one faculty member: www.chronicle.com/article/a-fl...

Iowa Undergrads Will Have to Take History Courses Picked by Civics Centers www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

To Fund Pell, House Appropriators Suggest Ending Subsidized Loans www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

She followed up!

$50M TRIO Grants? ED Gives States a Leg Up in College Access Program www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Cornell Graduate Banned After President Hit Him With Car https://bit.ly/4viG6Cj

Worst PR cold pitch of the day... so far

Florida Lawmakers Aim to Give Statewide Boards Power to Amend Gen Ed www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order to put “senior appointees” in charge of deciding who gets funded. The proposal also ends an effort to cap indirect cost rates. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Judge Overturns West Point Restriction on Civilian Faculty Speech www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.

NIH Is Funding More Grants Up Front, a Risk to Research and University Budgets www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Portland State Moves Toward Layoffs, Despite Faculty Calls for Pause www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

AAAS Calls for Confirmation Hearing for NSF Director www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...