Staying Focused During a Year of Higher Ed Disarray


It is hard to imagine how the future could present more challenges than 2025 did for campus communities across the United States.  After  cutting through the daily fog of political conflict, both in general and over higher education, those working in student affairs and student life were left sorting through the ashes of a crippled U.S. Department of Education and the trickle-down strains on finances, institutional structures, and student support services.

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  • Steve Chaplin

    Steve Chaplin is managing editor of ACUI’s The Bulletin and manager of the ACUI College Union and Student Activities (CUSA) Evaluation Program. A former newspaper writer, editor, and manager, he has volunteered as a student mentor as a member of the National Association of Science Writers, and received awards for his writing and reporting from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, the Kentucky Education Association, and the Kentucky Press Association.

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