February 2026

October 2025

Compact Grant Strike

Faculty need to send a clear message about what's at stake, and to follow through.

Oct 4, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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A Rotten Compact

The Trump Administrations Proposed Compact opens the door for federal control of higher education.

Oct 2, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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September 2025

Trump's H-1B Rule Could Devastate Higher Ed

American colleges and universities are talent magnets and international workers are vital for fulfilling the mission.

Sep 20, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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August 2025

Four things to understand about Trump's deals with Brown and Columbia.

And what they mean for the rest of higher ed.

Aug 14, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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Data whiplash

How the Trump administration is leading on established data policy to pursue its new higher ed goals.

Aug 8, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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July 2025

Governance by vibes and deals.

End of the rules-based order for US higher ed?

Jul 30, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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The case for resistance

Why Larry Summers is right, but I still disagree with his conclusions

Jul 25, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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Efforts to re-segregate the elite professions.

How outside groups and federal policy work to advance a white-nationalist agenda through higher education.

Jul 18, 2025 • Brendan Cantwell

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July 2024

Higher Ed Policy Goals for a Second Trump Presidency

The specific ways people in Trumps orbit plan to remake US higher education.

Jul 11, 2024 • Brendan Cantwell