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The Alliance News
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August 3, 2026
Experts Warn Political Interference in Accreditation Threatens Professional Expertise and Democratic Governance
The Alliance News
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August 12, 2026
Academic Freedom Is Winning in Court. Institutional Behavior Should Follow.
September 9, 2026
State and federal policy decisions are restricting educational opportunity in higher education
THE ALLIANCE NEWS
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August 10, 2026
Higher Education Advocates Call for Unity in Response to the Department of Education’s Disingenuous “National Call to Action”
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
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 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 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 20, 2026
‘Authority Over Expertise’: Scholars Spotlight Political Takeover of General Education in Alliance Webinar
The Alliance News
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April 22, 2026
The fifth pillar of democracy: Is it time for a ‘NATO for higher education’?
Inside Higher Ed
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April 30, 2026
Podcast: Key findings from Inside Higher Ed’s 2026 survey of college and university presidents
Inside Higher Ed
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April 30, 2026
Inside Higher Ed's editor-in-chief explores 'NATO for universities' in column
Student Affairs Now
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May 6, 2026
President Mike Gavin and VP Liliana M. Garces join Student Affairs Now Podcast
CollegeWatch
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May 12, 2026
Q and A with Alliance President Mike Gavin: Seeking Strength in Numbers
US News
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May 6, 2026
Commentary: When Targeting DEI Means Restricting Research and Academics
THE RANT
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May 12, 2026
THE RANT podcast with Eloy Ortiz Oakley: Accreditation Under Fire with Mike Gavin
May 18, 2026
AIM Committee Negotiated Rulemaking: Faculty and Association Statements on Academic Freedom and Intellectual Diversity
The Alliance News
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May 22, 2026
Alliance President and CEO Statement: Conclusion of AIM Committee and Dept of Ed Negotiated Rulemaking Meetings
Inside Higher Ed
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June 3, 2026
Commentary: How Colleges Extend the Reach of Anti-DEI Laws
College Civic Learning
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May 11, 2026
Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition Webinar and Guide for Generative Curriculum Planning
Inside Higher Ed
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April 14, 2026
Under Pressure: What’s Keeping Presidents Up at Night in 2026
Inside Higher Ed
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April 9, 2026
Alliance President and CEO Mike Gavin's Advice for Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed
The Alliance News
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March 30, 2026
System for Award Management Proposed Rule Public Comment and Sign-on Letter
The Alliance News
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July 13, 2026
Public Comment Regarding OMB's Rule Proposal to Require Political Approval of Federal Awards
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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July 20, 2026
Alliance Fellow Dominique Baker: Reducing the Concentration of Power
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