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An illustration of various icons associated with sustainability; the largest icon features the abbreviation for carbon dioxide with an arrow pointing downward.

On Climate Action, a View From Behind the Pack

The fight to decarbonize a public campus in a red state is a fight worth having, Michael Johnston and Kevin Kircher write.

President Donald Trump along with text from the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education that the administration released.

What to Know About Trump’s Compact for Higher Ed

Nine universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have rejected the deal.

A member of the Nobel committee holding up the prize as he announces the winners.

UC Nobel Prize Haul Sets Record, System Says

Five faculty members and researchers affiliated with the University of California system won a Nobel Prize this year, setting what...
Cover of the book More Essential Than Ever with a headshot of one of the authors, Davis Jenkins, a light-skinned man with gray hair and glasses

The Next Phase of the Guided Pathways Movement

A new book charts a fresh way forward for the reform effort that’s rapidly spread among community colleges over the last decade to boost completion rates.

UVA quad

UVA, Dartmouth Latest to Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

US President Donald Trump walks down a hallway in the White House.

As Compact Deadline Nears, White House Meets With University Leaders

The meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal, including a joint statement from 36 higher ed groups.

A building with a clock tower on the campus of Morgan State University

MacKenzie Scott Gives Morgan State Its Largest Gift Ever

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has gifted Morgan State University $63 million in unrestricted funds, the largest gift in the university’s history...
Campus shots of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California.

Penn, U of Southern California Reject Trump Compact

The universities follow the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University in rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal that would require sweeping changes.