By Elaine S. Povich. Governors in nearly a half-dozen states want to cut state spending on colleges and universities to help close budget shortfalls, often sparking vehement opposition among state lawmakers of both parties.
Republican governors in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana and Wisconsin and Connecticut’s Democratic governor have proposed higher education cuts for the coming fiscal year. More...

By Madeline Will, The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Indiana state government’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has stoked national controversy and outrage since Governor Mike Pence signed it into law. Meanwhile, for university leaders in the state, it has become a public-relations nightmare. Read more...

By Alexandra Atiya. University of Toronto teaching assistants found solidarity in unusual ways—like a missed-connections network to help set people up with picket-line crushes.
The month-long strike by graduate students at the University of Toronto may be officially over, but many questions are left to be answered. Will binding arbitration leave grad students in a better position? Will teaching assistants get their minimum annual funding bumped up to $17,500. More...

By Andrew Shain. A new report suggests increasing the number of college graduates in South Carolina by boosting financial aid for lower- and middle-class students, offering rebates for graduates in high-demand fields and raising state funding to schools that hold down tuition. Read more...