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    Education Department: Over 1,900 colleges have overdue data submissions

    Institutions have until Jan. 15 to submit two rounds of data required by the Biden-era gainful employment and financial value transparency rules.

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    Columbia faces discrimination lawsuit from Palestinian employees and students

    Plaintiffs allege the Ivy League institution instead "actively participated in and amplified" racial and political targeting of its campus members.

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    Week in review: Trump lawsuit against Harvard dismissed

    We’re rounding up recent stories, from senators raising alarm about student visa appointment availability to a higher education antitrust case proceeding.

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    What do college students think of their institutional leaders?

    Students at top-ranked colleges were less likely than others to say campus leaders mostly act in their interests, per a Gallup and Lumina Foundation poll.

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    Unions sue Education Department over ‘professional’ degree rule

    Under a new rule, the designation allows students to take out $200,000 in federal student loans versus $100,000 for other graduate programs.

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    Antitrust lawsuit against 32 colleges with early decision can proceed, judge rules

    However, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley dismissed the claims against Common App and other noncollege defendants.

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    College costs for families up 10% from last year, poll finds

    Tuition, fees, housing and other costs averaged $34,019 in the 2025-26 academic year, per a new Sallie Mae and Ipsos report.

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    Haverford settles with group accusing college of fostering antisemitism

    Under the settlement terms, the private college will bar discrimination against Zionist, Jewish and Israeli students and employees.

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    Most 4-year graduates work in same state as their alma mater, report finds

    States looking to grow their college-educated workforce should focus on "homegrown talent” over wooing outside workers, according to the analysis.

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    Deep Dive

    Elite colleges are returning to the SAT and ACT. Will others follow?

    Top-ranked colleges and the Trump administration are embracing the exams, but that doesn’t mean test-optional policies are falling out of favor everywhere. 

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    The Heritage Foundation releases sweeping model bill to overhaul higher ed

    The conservative think tank framed the proposal as a way for state lawmakers to “codify the principles” of the Trump administration’s higher ed compact.

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    How Sonoma State saved academic programs slated for closure

    After wide-ranging academic cuts, the public institution’s leaders worked with faculty to make some previously doomed programs more efficient and viable.

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    Minnesota State Mankato to undergo layoffs, hike tuition amid $22M shortfall

    Despite strong enrollment, the public university said it’s facing a large budget hole due to stagnant state funding.

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    Leadership Ledger

    Clemson, UF, UVU and other colleges get new leaders

    We’re rounding up July’s leadership transitions, including two public colleges that faced unexpected hurdles when installing new presidents.

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    Alum launches as college-town hospitality concept, debuting in Alabama

    The move intends to bring luxury condo-hotels and year-round programming near campuses as hospitality players move in on college markets.

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    Week in review: The conservative vision for higher ed

    We’re rounding up recent stories, from a request from U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to cuts at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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    Fitch: New visa limits could hurt international enrollment and revenue

    Financial pressure will be greatest on institutions with weaker student demand and greater reliance on tuition and fee revenue, analysts wrote.

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    AAUP sues Texas A&M System over teaching limits on race and gender

    The American Association of University Professors and four faculty members allege that those restrictions violate free speech rights. 

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    Column // Merger Watch

    Culture eats strategy for breakfast — but not always for college mergers

    While cultural discordance needs careful consideration, it doesn't trump strong strategy, argues an expert on college consolidation. 

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    McMahon calls on college leaders to commit to policy reforms by end of year

    Her "Call to Action" repeats many themes from the 2025 proposed higher ed compact, such as viewpoint diversity and campus protest rules.

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    Illinois Institute of Technology lays off 160 faculty and staff members

    As it undergoes a major restructuring, the private institution cited challenges in international student enrollment and research cutbacks.

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    Brown University president to step down in 2027

    Christina Paxson has led Brown through tumultuous moments, including the coronavirus pandemic and federal funding freezes and disruptions. 

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    Bipartisan group of senators introduces bill to ban legacy admissions

    Similar proposals have kicked around for years in Congress, but they’ve yet to become law despite sharpened public scrutiny of the practice. 

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    $23M awarded to Massachusetts colleges, state facilities for clean energy projects

    The state grants will cover up to 45% of the cost for large-scale projects, such as implementing energy efficiency measures.

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    University of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania to shutter

    The Christian institution is suspending education activities indefinitely after its board determined it “could not continue academic operations responsibly.”