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    Week in review: 3 Texas university systems move to slash core curriculum options

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Antioch University’s fight against a "hostile takeover" to an IRS plan to punish diversity work.

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    High schoolers say school counselors emphasize college pathways, not CTE

    Among survyed middle-income high school students, 66% said educators heavily emphasized four-year college when talking about future pathways.

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    Private colleges could lose tax-exempt status under new IRS proposal

    If enacted, diversity work deemed illegal by President Donald Trump would disqualify colleges from federal tax exemption.

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    Bipartisan House bill aims to stop outsourcing of some Education Department offices

    The bill seeks to keep all special education, postsecondary, Native American, and elementary and secondary education activities within the agency.

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    Full Sail University cuts 180 jobs

    The for-profit arts and media college's student population fell by 13.1% from 2025 to 2026, according to a spokesperson.

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    East Carolina University eyes another $8.5M in budget cuts

    The public institution is working on a multiyear plan to shave $25 million in expenses while reinvesting some of those savings back into the university.

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    Leadership Ledger

    Brown, UT-Arlington presidents announce departures

    August saw a property proposal dispute culminate in an Arkansas college firing its leader. Plus, a long-serving president revised his exit timeline.

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    ‘Hostile takeover’: Antioch University faces down university coalition it co-founded

    The Ohio institution helped launch the Coalition for the Common Good, which it says is now trying to dissolve its board, seize its funds and fire its president.

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    Not enough students know about work-based learning opportunities

    Proving the effectiveness of paths such as apprenticeships can help students know their options, writes an Urban Institute senior fellow. 

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    Ohio State University settles DOJ allegations for $2.1M

    The agency alleges the public institution, which did not admit wrongdoing, failed to disclose ties between its faculty and the Chinese government.

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    Judge rules Trump policies deporting foreign students based on speech unconstitutional

    “In the United States, freedom of speech belongs to the people,” U.S. District Judge Noël Wise said in her decision. “It is not the government’s to take.”

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    Houston City College wants more funding to manage $80M maintenance backlog

    The public institution’s facilities are in good shape, but it has a long to-do list of pending projects, and aging infrastructure has prompted unexpected repairs.

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    Tennessee’s free community college program ‘pays for itself,’ working paper finds

    The Tennessee Promise program — the first of its kind in the country — successfully boosted college enrollment and attainment, analysis showed.

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    Tracker

    The colleges facing DOJ accusations of racial discrimination in admissions

    George Washington University is the most recent college that has been caught in the U.S. Department of Justice’s crosshairs. 

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    DOJ sues 4 more states over tuition laws for undocumented students

    Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington are among 21 states that have faced lawsuits from the Trump administration over such policies.

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    Week in review: Trump administration targets ABA’s accrediting arm

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from developments in high-profile court cases in higher education to artificial intelligence policies on campuses.

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    Harvard v. Trump

    What’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?

    The U.S. Department of Justice appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit alleging civil rights violations at the Ivy League institution.

    Updated Aug. 28, 2026
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    AI can complete ‘almost’ all written assignments for MIT undergrads, report says

    To adapt, faculty must be able to quickly update their curriculum without “multi-committee, year-long review processes,” a university committee said.

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    20 Michigan colleges join new direct admissions program

    Through MI College Match, students will be able to get automatic acceptance offers by uploading their transcripts to a free online portal.

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    Texas governor pushes for 3-year degree pathways

    Greg Abbott directed the state’s higher education board to convene a working group to provide recommendations on accelerated programs by year’s end.

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    Anna Maria bankruptcy sale of property faces objection from neighbor

    The Roy family says the now-shuttered college promised to gift them a 2.4-acre parcel. The institution is disputing their property claim.

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    Labor Department issues rules axing affirmative action requirements for contractors

    The documents follow up on one of President Donald Trump’s first orders that sought to alter the federal government’s antidiscrimination enforcement work.

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    Broward College board, president reach $430K separation agreement

    Under the settlement, Torey Alston resigned immediately and will withdraw his lawsuit against the board. The board did not admit wrongdoing.

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    Cornell, MIT and others can appeal class action status in antitrust case

    Former students accused the colleges of colluding to fix tuition prices and lower financial aid offers.

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    Some colleges begin accepting tuition payments via Venmo

    The peer-to-peer payment method and its PayPal parent have forged new ties with higher education institutions, the company said last week.