Higher-Education Leadership: Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez laid out her next steps in the State of the University address, framing “Dynamic Strategy” priorities as she begins her fourth year. Student Rights & Campus Climate: King’s College London lifted the suspension of pro-Palestine activist Usama Ghanem, letting him return to finish his degree after a dispute tied to campus activism. Academic Freedom & Labor Pressure: Nigeria’s ASUU threatened a nationwide shutdown of public universities if federal and state governments don’t fully implement the December 2025 agreement, including withheld salary issues. Policy & Access: The Lahore High Court barred Punjab medical colleges from expelling Afghan students while petitions are heard, questioning visa and due-process claims. AI in Research: Oxford University Press updated AI disclosure guidance after a survey found a major gap between AI use and what researchers report. Global South Focus: Northwestern University in Qatar announced communications scholar Cheryll Soriano to headline its NU-Q Lecture on platform work in the Global South. Campus Innovation: Chandigarh University CSE students won second place at IIT Hyderabad’s CyberShield Hackathon for an AI-powered tool to detect fraudulent apps.