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Media contact: Brendan O'Callahgan, vice president, communications
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Inside Higher Ed
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March 23, 2026
Alliance President and CEO Mike Gavin in Inside Higher Ed: Weaponization of Student Aid Is the Next Frontier

THE ALLIANCE NEWS
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April 13, 2026
New Alliance for Higher Education Fellowship Program, Fellows, Seek to Advance Higher Education as Fifth Pillar of Democracy

Inside Higher Ed
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April 13, 2026
New Accreditation Rules Could Open ‘Can of Worms’ in Higher Ed, Experts Say

The Alliance News
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April 22, 2026
The fifth pillar of democracy: Is it time for a ‘NATO for higher education’?

PEN America
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February 10, 2026
36 Organizational Partners, Call on Texas A&M to Rescind Censorship Policies

The Chronicle of Higher Education
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February 18, 2026
Hitting Pause on the ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter

The Chronicle of Higher Education
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February 12, 2026
Daily Briefing: A response to Project 2025?

The Alliance News
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February 18, 2026
Letter to Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in Opposition of Executive Order 2026-07

The Alliance News
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February 9, 2026
“The goal is to change institutional behavior.” Experts dissect the unlawful Dept. of Ed Feb. 2025 Dear Colleague Letter

The Alliance News
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March 6, 2026
American higher education shines on Winter Olympics’ global stage

The Alliance News
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March 12, 2026
EDU Ledger Features the Alliance’s Mission to Protect the "Fifth Pillar of Democracy"

The Alliance News
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March 16, 2026
Higher education experts outline impending threat: the weaponization of accreditation, federal student aid

The Alliance News
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March 19, 2026
Alliance President grades ED letter to Middle States asserting illegal DEI, finds lack of legal foundation

The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
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January 30, 2026
Principled Leadership to Advance Public Trust in Higher Education

The Alliance News
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April 20, 2026
‘Authority Over Expertise’: Scholars Spotlight Political Takeover of General Education in Alliance Webinar

The EDU Ledger
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February 10, 2026
Censorship and Governance: The Modern Assault on Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed
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January 28, 2026