Monday Musings

This week’s edition explores how new federal guidance on DEI practices and Medicaid work requirements could impact admissions, student health, and campus funding. We break down five major developments and share how institutions can respond to rising compliance demands.

This week’s edition explores growing federal scrutiny, landmark legal battles, and funding threats. From Columbia’s record settlement to the uncertainty around TRIO programs, higher education leaders face new challenges that demand swift, strategic responses.

This week’s edition covers key developments reshaping campus strategy: federal aid layoffs, rising Title VI enforcement, a surge in online-only learners, and growing interest in microcredentials. Higher ed leaders will find actionable insights across compliance, instruction, and student engagement.

This week’s Monday Musings highlights five urgent developments: DOJ scrutiny of colleges, a proposed federal anti-hazing law, funding delays, and fast-tracked OCR dismissals. We explain what each change could mean for your campus.

This week's Monday Musings delves into significant shifts in higher education governance, the formation of a new accrediting body by six state university systems, and the rising prominence of nontraditional students.

This week's edition covers creative wellness programs on campus, a survey showing high schoolers feel unprepared for college, funding strategies for athlete pay, confusion around non-degree options, and new insights on how to bring stop-outs back to school.