Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

What a (hot) week in Palm Springs, California! As I think back on our time together, I can’t help but be inspired and hopeful about our collective commitment, vision, and dedication to the future of community colleges across our nation. This conference provided a valuable opportunity for us as leaders, administrators, and partners to come together and reaffirm our shared mission of expanding access to quality education and workforce development.

Australia and New Zealand— Higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand secured a record¹ AU$1.2 billion in new funds committedᵃ in 2025, including the largest-ever gift to a university outside of the Go8ᵇ and the largest gifts-in-kind donation recorded by the survey.

CASE President and CEO Sue Cunningham’s Statement on the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service’s proposed regulations to revoke the tax-exempt status of private schools, colleges, and universities with race-based scholarships, admissions, policies, and other programs. Revoking an institution's tax-exempt status is an extraordinary action that should occur only through established legal and regulatory procedures.

From the Nominator The University at Buffalo’s admitted-student mailer was created to elevate the acceptance experience for undergraduate students, while supporting the university’s primary yield objective: tuition deposit. Distributed to approximately 40,000 admitted students, the piece reinforces belonging, pride, and clear next steps.

A team member is not meeting expectations. What can you do? Try improving performance through a coaching leadership style. Here is how you can develop that management skill. ·       Don’t change your personality. Coaching is not the same as cheerleading. There is no need to develop a cheery attitude if that doesn’t come naturally to you. ·       Avoid shaming language. Describe what you are seeing and what you would like to see instead.

At CASE, we inspire, challenge, and equip nearly 100,000 advancement professionals across the globe to champion the success of educational institutions and the millions who benefit from them. With philanthropic support we can do more.

CASE has named the recipients of its 2026 Circle of Excellence Award winners, honoring outstanding work in educational advancement from institutions around the world. Recognized as the premier accolades for educational advancement, the Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate colleges, universities, and schools whose advancement teams demonstrate exceptional ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Happy employees are more likely to stay longer and work harder. Here are a few tips from the faculty at the London Business School on how to keep team members satisfied. Design roles that encourage workers to build new skills. Happiness comes from experiencing progress. Invest in learning and give employees meaningful challenges. Focus on purpose. Humans care a lot about how their actions affect others. Create immersion experiences and other ways that employees can see how their work is helping others.

CASE has submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education on proposed revisions to Section 117 foreign gift and contract disclosure requirements. While supporting transparency and continued improvements to the reporting system, CASE raises significant concerns about a key proposal: requiring institutions to disclose foreign donor names and addresses. CASE urges the Department to limit reporting requirements to those explicitly required by statute.

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is pleased to announce that Lea Sublett and Professor Lily Kong have been named the recipients of the 2026 CASE Asia-Pacific Individual Achievement Awards. Lea Sublett has been awarded the CASE Asia-Pacific Distinguished Service Award, and Professor Lily Kong has received the CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award.