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Campus Pulse · Week 43 · Oct 19 – Oct 25, 2026
Published mid-week: active students, news and events cover the week through Oct 23. Deadlines cover the full week.
1,302 campuses.
One week of college.
This week's sample: 2,343 college students at 1,302 campuses who used DormWay. Each light is a campus in the sample. Here is what those students had due, what their campuses were covering, and what the sky looked like outside.
- students in this week's sample
- 2,343students in this week's sample
- sampled calendars with coursework due
- 4,056sampled calendars with coursework due
- deadlines in the sample
- 34,268deadlines in the sample
- campus events listed
- 1,210campus events listed
Inside the classroom
What was due this week
From a sample of 4,056 college students' calendars. Counts only, and nothing is shown unless at least 25 students at 5 or more campuses share it.
41% of sampled students had an exam, test or midterm.
In the sample, that is 1,651 students, and 555 of them sat a midterm.
What was due
Share of sampled students with at least one
Exams by day
Students with an exam that day, on each campus's own clock
Most-tested subjects
Exams that carry a course code
Coming up next week
The next wave is already on the calendar.
1,429sampled students already have an exam scheduled
330of them have a midterm
On campus this week
What 967 campus newsrooms covered
Campuses with at least one story on each topic. Open a topic to read the stories at their source.
AI on campus45 campuses
The Department of Statistics is collaborating with the Malang Regency Communications and Information Office to implement AI-based smart governance solutions.
The Barry Miller College of Business officially launched a $50 million AI-focused initiative aimed at workforce development and entrepreneurship training.
Nearly 100 undergraduates are now pursuing Bentley's 'Artificial Intelligence for Innovation' major, up from a handful when it launched in 2024.
Scholarships & research grants23 campuses
UIN Alauddin students under the GenBI scholarship program provided education on financial management and digital wisdom to high school students.
The University of Da Nang organized its 15th annual ceremony to honor 9 valedictorians and award 60 'Support Students' scholarships to high-achieving and disadvantaged students.
Michigan State University was recognized as a finalist for its significant contributions to community engagement and scholarship.
Sahar Kamil received a major federal scholarship to study how proteins on cells control breast cancer.
Football & homecoming21 campuses
Cyclone Fanatic staff members provide their predictions and analysis for the upcoming football game between Iowa State and the No. 25 Arizona Wildcats.
The university is providing sensory bags for fans with neurodivergent needs to enhance inclusivity at MSU football games.
The UConn Huskies football team secured a 35-16 victory over the UMass Minutemen at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, marking their fourth straight win over their New England rival.
UCR announced that its 2026 Homecoming concert will be free and open to all, featuring a legendary hip-hop DJ as the headliner.
Budgets, funding & cuts20 campuses
Teacher and non-teaching unions have announced a new strike for a week to demand better funding and salaries, continuing the national conflict over university budgets.
The University of Notre Dame announced a successful conclusion to its fiscal year for research funding, highlighting a series of landmark awards and projects.
University leadership outlined a plan to reduce a projected fiscal deficit through nonacademic cuts, including layoffs and consolidation of research centers, following an initial $19 million shortfall projection.
Universitas HKBP Nommensen (UHN) prepares a Rp30 billion budget for the 2026-2028 period to renovate campus infrastructure and facilities.
Rankings19 campuses
UPH has been recognized in the 1,801–2,000 global band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, placing it among the top five private universities in Indonesia.
Mississippi State University received high marks for its undergraduate research programs, internships, and campus environment in the 2026 Niche college rankings.
The Gamecocks prepare to face their fourth-straight ranked opponent at Williams-Brice Stadium for a nationally televised matchup on ESPN.
According to the 2026 U.S. News rankings, Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1 achieved the second rank among Algerian universities.
Health & wellbeing18 campuses
SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. highlighted exhibitions at campus art galleries, including Cayuga Community College's exhibitions supporting veterans and mental health.
University of Southampton experts are developing 'killer cells' with pre-installed memories to destroy respiratory viruses like flu and RSV immediately upon infection.
Northeastern health experts, including Samuel Scarpino, discuss the G155E mutation in the H1N1 flu strain that is driving a spike in cases, noting that current vaccines still offer meaningful protection.
A Tufts-led team received a $4 million NIH grant to advance development of a Lyme disease vaccine and new therapies for early infection.
Elections & voting17 campuses
Universitas Brawijaya held a coordination meeting for the 2026 Student Election (Pemira) to align the timeline and preparations between university and faculty levels.
Associate professor Rami Zeedan provides insights on the upcoming election and its implications.
Students participated in early voting for the midterm election at a Campus Voting Hub established in the Duderstadt Center Gallery.
Prof. Dr. dr. Grace Debbie Kandou, M.Kes., former Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, has officially declared her readiness to run in the upcoming election for the Rector of Sam Ratulangi University.
Protests & strikes11 campuses
Teacher and non-teaching unions have announced a new strike for a week to demand better funding and salaries, continuing the national conflict over university budgets.
Following a demonstration evaluating two years of the Prabowo-Gibran administration, the UI Student Executive Board (BEM UI) sparked public attention with a provocative social media call to 'Frenchify Indonesia,' comparing student activism in France to local demands for education rights and lower costs.
Staff at Victoria University of Wellington joined a nationwide half-day strike to protest low wages, understaffing, and the prevalence of fixed-term contracts as official inflation rates outpace pay offers.
Protesters marched through Thessaloniki and other Greek cities demanding increased funding for public education and measures to address the rising cost of living and student housing.
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