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What 3 credit ratings agencies forecast for higher ed in 2026
Fitch Ratings, S&P Global and Moody's Ratings all predicted a tough year ahead, pointing to deteriorating financial conditions and heightened uncertainty.
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Cancellation of mental health grants ruled unlawful
A federal judge required the Education Department to reinstate the grants in 16 states and barred the agency from issuing new priorities for the programs.
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DOJ: Education Department’s race-based grants are unconstitutional
A legal memo said many of the agency’s grants for minority-serving institutions and students from underrepresented backgrounds are unlawful.
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UNC to require faculty to publicly post syllabi in 2026-27
The 16-campus system has faced conservative-led public records requests this year focused on diversity- and race-related instruction.
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Pomona College considers acquiring Claremont Graduate University
The pair initiated confidential talks in late spring and entered exclusive talks in December to negotiate a definite agreement over the coming months.
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Trump administration appeals ruling in Harvard University case
The federal government seeks to overturn a decision against its previous roughly $2.2 billion freeze on Harvard University's research funding.
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Community colleges are training the next generation of manufacturing workers
Clark State College and Columbus State Community College are among those working with local manufacturers to address regional training needs.
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Christian Brothers University to cut 16 faculty jobs
The Catholic institution recently came off accreditor probation after a long restructuring process and past struggles with enrollment.
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What do college-bound students think of DEI efforts?
The majority of those polled said they either strongly or somewhat want to attend a college that “supports students of all races and ethnicities.”
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Coursera to acquire Udemy to create $2.5B MOOC giant
The companies pointed to their complementary offerings and demand for AI skills training.
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Trump expands travel bans and restrictions to 39 countries
Individuals in Nigeria — one of the countries sending the most foreign students to the U.S. — will not be able to receive student visas beginning Jan. 1.
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Week in review: Trump expands travel ban
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Coursera’s plans to acquire Udemy to more cuts at two Catholic colleges.
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Lawmakers say advanced nursing should count as a ‘professional degree’
A group of lawmakers is pushing back on proposed regulatory language that would limit federal student loans for graduate nursing programs to $100,000.
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DePaul University cuts nearly 8% of staff
The Catholic institution is trying to plug an unplanned budget shortfall after a sharp decline of international students and other financial woes.
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Alabama faculty and students file appeal to block anti-DEI law
They contend the 2024 statute violates their First Amendment rights and is impermissibly vague about what speech it prohibits.
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State AGs launch third lawsuit seeking to stop Trump’s H-1B fee
The plaintiffs allege that public colleges, schools and healthcare systems all could be harmed by a $100,000 fee on new visas.
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Deep DiveInside Texas A&M University’s partnership with Google for AI training
The initiative gives students free access to AI tools like a research assistant, but colleges should ensure they don’t become shortcuts, an expert said.
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Education Department recognizes Grand Canyon University as a nonprofit
The move ends a six-year spat over the institution’s deep financial and operational ties to Grand Canyon Education, a for-profit services provider.
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Open doors, few cameras at Brown building where shooting occurred
Although students had to scan badges to access classrooms, hall traffic was unusually heavy because many were taking or preparing for exams.
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Harvard v. TrumpWhat’s at stake as the Trump administration targets Harvard’s patents?
Legal experts are watching whether the federal government will take the unprecedented step of seizing patents from federally funded research.
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DeSantis wants to give USF’s Sarasota campus to New College of Florida
The Florida governor's budget proposal would expand the liberal arts college, which he has sought to make a conservative blueprint for higher education.
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Federal judge denies request for 18-month delay in landmark borrower defense settlement
The U.S. Department of Education wanted more time to decide cases for borrowers promised decisions or automatic relief by the end of January.
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Willamette University and Pacific University seek to merge
The two private nonprofits in Oregon said Thursday that they intend to create "the University of the Northwest," with one state official voicing support.
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College costs grew 3.6% in fiscal 2025, HEPI shows
Faculty salaries rose 4.3%, the highest recorded rate since the Higher Education Price Index began tracking inflation in the category in 1998.
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Guilford College comes off accreditor probation after budget cuts
The college was hunting for cash to balance its budget just six months ago. But donations and cost cuts saved it from accreditation loss.
