HigherEdRisk is a journal that provides objective knowledge of the risks threatening higher education through news, trends, and insights.

Our fall issue is out now!

HIGHEREDRISK SPOTLIGHT

A 2026 AI Risk Lens for Higher Ed Boards

2026 Higher Ed Top Risks and Challenges

Tracey Swift 1/7/26 Tracey Swift 1/7/26

2026 Higher Ed Top Risks and Challenges

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Is AI destroying higher ed?

Tracey Swift 12/18/25 Tracey Swift 12/18/25

Is AI destroying higher ed?

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2025 Annual Risk Retrospective

Tracey Swift 12/3/25 Tracey Swift 12/3/25

2025 Annual Risk Retrospective

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Timely Insights to Enhance your ERM Strategy

Tracey Swift 9/23/25 Tracey Swift 9/23/25

Timely Insights to Enhance your ERM Strategy

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And it's back-to-school time!

Tracey Swift 9/9/25 Tracey Swift 9/9/25

And it's back-to-school time!

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HigherEdRisk's Risk Intelligence Roundup

Tracey Swift 8/19/25 Tracey Swift 8/19/25

HigherEdRisk's Risk Intelligence Roundup

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The Crumbling Foundations of Deferred Maintenance

Tracey Swift 8/6/25 Tracey Swift 8/6/25

The Crumbling Foundations of Deferred Maintenance

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Transforming College Sports

Tracey Swift 7/28/25 Tracey Swift 7/28/25

Transforming College Sports

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Higher Ed Risks Under New Legislation

Tracey Swift 7/8/25 Tracey Swift 7/8/25

Higher Ed Risks Under New Legislation

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State Funding: Financial Risks Facing Higher Education

Tracey Swift 5/16/25 Tracey Swift 5/16/25

State Funding: Financial Risks Facing Higher Education

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Risk Insights: Unpacking the Lumina Foundation-Gallup Higher Education Study

Tracey Swift 5/7/25 Tracey Swift 5/7/25

Risk Insights: Unpacking the Lumina Foundation-Gallup Higher Education Study

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Rising College Mergers and Rural America

Tracey Swift 4/17/25 Tracey Swift 4/17/25

Rising College Mergers and Rural America

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Endowment Tax Reform: Risk Implications for Higher Education

Tracey Swift 3/27/25 Tracey Swift 3/27/25

Endowment Tax Reform: Risk Implications for Higher Education

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AI Litigation: Higher Education's New Risk Frontier

Tracey Swift 3/11/25 Tracey Swift 3/11/25

AI Litigation: Higher Education's New Risk Frontier

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Social Inflation Strikes Again!

Tracey Swift 2/10/25 Tracey Swift 2/10/25

Social Inflation Strikes Again!

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Navigating Regulatory Risk in Higher Education

Tracey Swift 1/23/25 Tracey Swift 1/23/25

Navigating Regulatory Risk in Higher Education

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Freshman Enrollment Did NOT Decline 5% Last Fall

Tracey Swift 1/16/25 Tracey Swift 1/16/25

Freshman Enrollment Did NOT Decline 5% Last Fall

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Top Risks & Challenges Facing Academia in 2025

Tracey Swift 1/3/25 Tracey Swift 1/3/25

Top Risks & Challenges Facing Academia in 2025

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HigherEdRisk's Higher Education Risk Landscape 2024 Annual Retrospective

Tracey Swift 12/12/24 Tracey Swift 12/12/24

HigherEdRisk's Higher Education Risk Landscape 2024 Annual Retrospective

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AI Poses Unexpected Risks to HigherEd

Tracey Swift 12/3/24 Tracey Swift 12/3/24

AI Poses Unexpected Risks to HigherEd

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