The enrollment signal is forcing leaders to separate a temporary demand correction from a deeper shift in how students price risk across applied fields.
AI Spending, Workforce Shake-Up, and Falling CS Enrollment
The Quad Weekly: Washington's governance agenda, new NSF proposals, boards funding AI infrastructure, CS enrollment decline, and WF education closer to Labor.
Campus Technology and Research Spending Take Center Stage
The Ecosystem Weekly: South Dakota advances an AI modernization plan, NSF launches new life sciences funding, CS enrollment cools, and McMahon's voluntary pledge keeps planning in focus.
Why Nonbinding Reform Appeals Can Still Move Higher Ed Buying
A nonbinding federal appeal can still alter procurement when board approved public claims require traceable proof across academic, research, finance, and communications records
Canvas Raises the Stakes as FAFSA Returns to Normal
The Ecosystem Weekly: Aid processing stabilizes while NSF launches regional AI hubs, Instructure lowers LMS switching costs, and the Education Department asks colleges to publish governance commitments.
McMahon's Governance Push Meets NSF's $100M AI Bet
The Quad Weekly: A federal call for public institutional commitments, new regional AI infrastructure, a normalized FAFSA cycle, enterprise LMS expansion, and NC’s statewide apprenticeship strategy.
