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    University of Denver to consolidate academic structures, cut departments

    Despite budget pressures, officials framed the moves as an effort to eliminate silos and improve the student experience.

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    House appropriators move to label graduate nursing as professional degree

    The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that would enable students in those programs to access higher federal borrowing limits. 

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    DOJ opens investigation into CUNY student success program

    The probe is one of dozens of civil rights investigations the federal agency has publicized over the last week.

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    The New School AAUP slams faculty layoffs

    The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.

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    Here’s a list of the biggest donations to colleges in 2026 so far

    Drexel University landed a $112.6 million from a trustee and his family to expand the university’s engineering and computer science college.

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    Hampshire College secures loan agreement to hold final fall semester

    Jennifer Chrisler, president of the struggling college, shared the update after previously warning that the institution might have to close earlier than planned.

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    Coalition asks judge to halt Trump’s anti-DEI contractor order

    The group, led by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, filed a lawsuit over the executive order in April.

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    Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas struck down

    A federal judge ruled that the fee amounted to an unlawful tax on the visa program for highly skilled workers. 

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    University of Iowa cannot change endowed scholarship for Black students, state high court rules

    The institution sought to change the scholarship's eligibility to first-generation students, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admission.

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    Hilton CEO shares ambitious outlook for Undergraduate hotel expansion

    Chris Nassetta and other Hilton leaders reveal how the new college town-focused brand was born following the 2024 acquisition of Graduate.

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    Deep Dive

    The state of international enrollment in 6 charts

    We're examining major trends impacting foreign enrollment, including early data on the Trump administration's tighter visa policies.

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    Why has youth unemployment risen so dramatically? It may not be AI.

    Artificial intelligence can’t explain the disparity in hiring between generations, an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.

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    University of Maryland lays off 84 employees amid budget pressures

    The public institution is facing federal and state funding cuts in addition to higher energy costs and slowing endowment returns.

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    Nebraska law offering in-state tuition to undocumented students struck down

    The federal judge’s ruling marks the fourth time a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit has ended such policies under the Trump administration.

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    Spring enrollment ticks up 1% — but graduate headcounts take a hit

    The increase in students wasn’t felt evenly across the higher education sector, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 

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    DOJ opens 15 civil rights probes into medical school admissions

    The agency last month accused two highly selective medical schools of unlawfully giving Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage.

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    Kent State, Colorado State and other universities turn to budget cuts

    Institutions from Maryland to Oregon announced plans last month to trim spending, and sometimes eliminate jobs, as they navigate or stave off deficits.

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    Arizona State faces DOJ investigation over DEI practices

    The agency said the probe stemmed from "recent viral videos indicating ASU denied equal treatment to students" but provided few other details.

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    University of Alabama nabs court win in lawsuit over student magazines

    A federal judge rejected the plaintiffs’ request to reinstate the shuttered publications while the legal battle over their closure continues.

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    ‘Don’t budget off your hopes’: UNT president on institutional planning in a shifting world

    College leaders must "confront the brutal facts" of their finances if they want to build resilience, warns University of North Texas President Harrison Keller.

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    Texas Tech instruction rules spurred widespread course changes

    Nearly half of polled professors said they changed class materials on their own in response to memos limiting teaching about race, sex and gender.

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    Hampshire College may close earlier than planned

    The private Massachusetts institution’s revenue projections are coming up short, meaning it might not be able to teach its final term planned for the fall.

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    Hilton officially launches Undergraduate, furthering its push into college markets

    Following months of speculation, Hilton has unveiled the new upper midscale brand, a flexible, scalable complement to its Graduate offering.

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    Leadership Ledger

    Clemson, Northwestern and other universities welcome new presidents

    Last month brought several high-profile leadership changes across the higher education sector, with some presidents departing amid institutional tension.

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    Tuition discount rate reaches 57% for private nonprofits, NACUBO says

    Price cuts are getting even deeper for first-year undergraduates, while net tuition revenue has fallen, according to the organization.