PRIDE NEWS: The fencing placed around Dupont Circle yesterday by the National Park Service is coming down this morning, a few hours before the WorldPride Parade is scheduled to start. Its placement, for public safety reasons, drew widespread criticisms from many locals.

ICYMI | Last month, Peter Hans, president of the @unc_system, casually dropped a bombshell announcement that the system and others were in talks to launch a new accreditor. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45OqMUt

Texas presidents could end up appointing half of a faculty senate's members under SB 37 “Shared governance structures may not be used to obstruct, delay, or undermine necessary institutional reforms or serve as a mechanism for advancing ideological or political agendas,” it says

As expected, Senate HELP Republicans say no to risk-sharing and yes to a plan that looks a lot like gainful employment. More in Jessica Blake's short story on the draft legislation that dropped tonight insidehighered.com/news/quick-tak…

The state of Tennessee and the group Students for Fair Admissions sued the federal government, arguing Hispanic-serving institutions—as currently defined—are unconstitutional. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…

How Universities Would Overhaul Research Funding Two new models are geared toward creating a more transparent and accountable system to track costs indirectly related to research. bit.ly/441cGwE

Academic Freedom Was Already Limited at U.S. Service Academies. Then Came Trump. insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

Half the presidents of Florida’s 12 public universities now have political connection to DeSantis or the GOP. More from Josh Moody: insidehighered.com/news/governanc…

Federal Cuts Put Institutional Aid at Risk As colleges face mounting financial challenges, institutional aid budgets could take a significant hit, passing costs to students and undermining promising access initiatives. bit.ly/44uebES

Roth: “Your complaints at the Heterodox conferences for almost 10 years now—about being too woke, about not having enough jobs for white people, about too many women in the academy—have found resonance with an authoritarian push to control our spaces." insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

Here are the initial details on the Commission for Public Higher Education, the new accreditor announced by Ron DeSantis today in a partnership with five other university systems. insidehighered.com/news/governanc…

From: "NIH is not, in any way, limiting access to scientific publications" To: “All contracts w/Springer Nature are terminated or no longer active. Precious taxpayer dollars should be not be [sic] used on unused subscriptions to junk science” In 1 day insidehighered.com/news/quick-tak…

NEW and BREAKING: UVA's president has resigned in face of demands by Trump admin/DOJ that he step down. Hundreds of millions of dollars in fed funding for school were on the line. Major Trump victory in Trump v. Higher Ed w/Michael C. Bender nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/…

Why UVA President’s Resignation Could Be a ‘Watershed Moment’ Ousting James Ryan is a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s war against higher ed and sends a chilling message to other university leaders, experts say. bit.ly/3Gry46l

Indiana Public Universities to ‘Voluntarily’ End 19% of Degrees insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

Well, the bill is one step away from becoming law. It includes the most significant changes to higher ed policy in decades. We got some tables for you in this story, breaking down the bill insidehighered.com/news/governmen…