Academic & Research Enterprise

How Much Research Capacity Can Universities Afford to Cut?

Jul 15, 2026

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7 min read

How Much Research Capacity Can Universities Afford to Cut?

Ph.D. admissions are falling across leading research institutions, forcing university leaders to decide which laboratories, teaching systems, and talent pipelines they can still afford to preserve.

Your BNED contract has more leverage in it than you think

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Your BNED contract has more leverage in it than you think

Switching costs, commission terms, and a regulatory change that could hit participation rates directly.

The Intelligence Council

The Same Metric Is Coming From Three Directions

Mar 18, 2026

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5 min read

The Same Metric Is Coming From Three Directions

Program evaluation is being redefined by earnings. State and federal agendas may look fragmented, but they are aligning around labor market outcomes.

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Section 117 Is Not a Disclosure Problem

How a public transparency portal turned foreign funding disclosures into a system for identifying institutional outliers and triggering research security scrutiny.