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What’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?
The federal government has pushed back on the university’s proposal for a federal order that would allow it to continue enrolling foreign students.
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North Carolina’s Guilford College scrambles for cash to keep its accreditation
Amid enrollment declines, the historically Quaker institution has until December to show its accreditor a balanced budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Tennessee and SFFA sue over funding for Hispanic-serving institutions
The U.S. Department of Education’s longtime HSI grant program undercuts equal opportunity and is discriminatory, the state and advocacy group argued.
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Harvard spars with Trump administration over order protecting its international enrollment
The Ivy League institution argued that the federal government may seek to circumvent a pending preliminary injunction through “creative relabeling.”
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Higher education overhaul: How GOP senators’ plan differs from House bill
The two versions agree on consolidating repayment plans and adding accountability for student outcomes, but vary in key ways.
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1 in 3 Americans recommend trade school for high school graduates
A smaller share of surveyed adults would suggest a four-year college or university as the “ideal post high school path,” a recent report found.
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Michigan representative introduces proposal to explicitly ban antisemitism
If passed, the legislation would formally ban educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of ethnicity, in addition to other protected classes.
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Northwestern freezes hiring and cuts budgets to combat ‘increasing strain’ on finances
The highly selective university faces funding threats from the Trump administration along with rising costs and proposed policy changes.
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University of Minnesota eyes steep tuition hikes and budget cuts
The public institution aims to keep its budget balanced amid what its president described as “unprecedented challenges” in higher education.
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Proposed Ohio budget would increase influence of university ‘intellectual diversity’ centers
If passed, the bill would create the Ohio Civics Board and give the centers' current directors oversight of the selection of their successors.
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18 colleges seek to support Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration
In a court filing Friday, the colleges argued that the elimination of Harvard's federal funding "negatively impacts the entire ecosystem."
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Education Department rolls out heightened screening for financial aid applications
The measures come amid widespread reports of scammers using financial aid applications to steal both federal and state money.
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4 ways colleges can prepare for an uncertain future
Federal funding and enrollment have been upended. But college leaders can take steps to ready their institutions for a changing landscape, consultants say.
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Top takeaways from OCR nominee’s Senate confirmation hearing
Kimberly Richey, the acting head of the Office for Civil Rights in the first Trump administration, addressed questions on higher caseloads, Title IX and more.
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Top higher education conferences to attend in 2025
We’re rounding up a list of the remaining events this year to help college leaders and administrators plan the back half of their calendar.
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Trump administration appeals pause on Education Department cuts to SCOTUS
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that the agency’s efforts to reduce its workforce must stop while a lawsuit against it is argued.
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No more in-state tuition for undocumented students in Texas
A federal judge Wednesday signed off on a joint plan from the state and the U.S. Department of Justice to revoke the 24-year-old practice.
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For-profit performing arts college in New York to close
The New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts said it had exhausted “every possible alternative” prior to the decision to wind down.
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More teens lean toward alternative postsecondary options
Just 45% of students in grades 7-12 see a two- or four-year college as their most likely next step, a new survey found.
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University of Idaho abandons plan to acquire University of Phoenix
Faced with opposition from the beginning, the state university and for-profit college ended negotiations.
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Cornish College of the Arts opens under Seattle University banner
A majority of Cornish's original employees and nongraduating students will return to its Washington campus in fall 2025, the university said Tuesday.
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3 takeaways from McMahon’s testimony on Trump’s FY26 budget plan
The education secretary defended the proposed elimination of federal funding for TRIO and Gear Up despite bipartisan pushback from lawmakers.
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Working-age adults with some college but no credential reaches 37.6M, report finds
However, more stopped-out students returned to college in the 2023-24 academic year, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
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‘Finally’: Keystone College completes merger with nonprofit
After a recent closure scare, the institution is continuing operations under the nonprofit Washington Institute for Education and Research.
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Week in review: Trump administration targets Chinese student visas
We’re rounding up last week’s news, from another crackdown on international students to a new lawsuit against the National Science Foundation.
