Higher education's leaders are managing through a period when it's genuinely hard to tell a passing disruption from a permanent one, and the cost of guessing wrong compounds with every budget cycle. By drawing on our second annual analysis of the higher ed landscape, we'll provide college and university leaders with the evidence to tell the difference.

During this Next Office Hour, we'll walk through the 2026 report's findings with a panel of experts and discuss what they mean for the decisions you're making right now. With insights from our live chat, we'll explore:

• Which enrollment softness is a demographic dip to wait out, and which is a demand shift to build for.

• What the new rules on graduate earnings and student loans mean for your programs, and which ones are actually at risk.

• How Washington is rewriting the deal that funded university research for 70 years, and who is most exposed.

• Where AI should clear busywork, where students should still struggle, and who on campus owns that call.

• How the governance structure of higher ed is shifting, and which decisions should now belong to trustees, presidents, and faculty.

Can’t make it live?  Register to receive the recording after the event.