University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management

As companies demand clearer outcomes and learners seek tangible career gains, executive education providers are being asked to demonstrate measurable impact like never before.

Today, top executive education programs are no longer judged solely by prestige or academic reputation. Instead, they must deliver transformational impact, global agility and razor-sharp relevance.

International students have been put on center stage in the fight between the US government and universities in the country. Take a look back at efforts to cut funding, ban foreign students and all the other twists and turns higher education in the US has had to steer through.