December Current Campus Context

In this month’s Current Campus Context, Heather Shea is joined by correspondents Dr. Felecia Commodore and Dr. Brendan Cantwell to make sense of four major forces reshaping higher education right now: sharp declines in international enrollment and heightened immigration enforcement; a proposed federal redefinition of “professional degree” that could limit graduate student borrowing and access to high-need fields; deepening budget cuts and staff reductions affecting student-facing roles; and major shifts in college athletics as NIL changes and recent legal cases raise new questions about equity, compliance, and institutional accountability. Together, they explore what these developments mean for student affairs educators, how institutions are responding in real time, and what to watch as the semester comes to a close.

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