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    Trump administration illegally axed NIH grants, government watchdog says

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office can file a lawsuit in an attempt to restore the grants, though the agency has not yet opted to do so.

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    University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget

    The state’s flagship could eliminate academic programs and offer voluntary separation packages to make the cuts, its chancellor said.

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    Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants

    The Trump administration has asked the high court to pause the June ruling against the National Institutes of Health’s mass award cancellations. 

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    ‘You are college-ready’: Direct admissions comes to Alabama

    Nearly 40 public and private institutions are participating, and many will include merit-based scholarships with their fall 2026 acceptance offers.

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    College gives lower-income students less of a boost than it once did. Why?

    Low-income students have become less likely to enroll at research universities and pursue high-return fields than their higher-income peers, a study found.

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    Massachusetts governor pitches $400M to support research funding

    The money would back projects and jobs at colleges, hospitals and research institutions amid vast federal funding threats. 

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    Employers’ emphasis on skilled trades lost on Gen Z: Harris poll

    Young workers don’t realize that going into the trades can offer good pay more quickly than pursuing a college-based career, the report says.

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    Justice Department threatens federal funding for colleges over DEI policies

    The agency released guidance targeting a sweeping set of practices at colleges and other institutions, from race-based scholarships to diversity statements. 

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    A sportswear brand vs. an Ivy League school: Columbia sues Columbia

    Columbia Sportswear says the university violated a contract between the two regarding the use of the name Columbia on shirts, sweatshirts and hats.

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    150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.

    A sharp drop in foreign enrollment could cost colleges $7 billion in revenue and 60,000 jobs, according to NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

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    NACUBO '25

    ‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: How Trump has upended higher ed finance in 2025

    Experts at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ annual conference broke down the wave of policy changes the sector is facing.

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    Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure

    The private institution is laying off staff and axing vacant roles in a time that is “among most difficult in our institution’s 174-year history,” senior leaders said.

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    UCLA violated civil rights law, Justice Department alleges

    The DOJ’s findings stem from how university leaders responded to a pro-Palestinian protest encampment in the spring 2024 term.

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    Federal officials open probes into Duke University’s law journal, medical school

    The investigations into the North Carolina college come less than a week after the Trump administration struck a controversial deal with Columbia University. 

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    ‘Who’s going to want these jobs?’: How the role of college president is changing

    Public policy professor James Finkelstein spoke with Higher Ed Dive about the increased political and private sector influence on higher education’s top role.

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    Deep Dive

    More Catholic colleges are merging amid demographic pressures. What does it really take?

    Mergers can help struggling colleges stay afloat, but uniting different cultures and operations is rarely straightforward, experts say.

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    NACUBO '25

    How Cal State is betting on shared services amid funding cuts

    Campuses are increasingly collaborating on backend services to save costs and become nimbler in a tough financial environment.

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    1 in 2 graduates say their college major didn’t prepare them for today’s market

    Respondents report feeling unprepared in numerous ways, especially in finding a job after graduation and navigating student debt and personal finances.

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    22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds

    The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said. 

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    ‘A dangerous precedent’: Critics slam Columbia’s agreement with Trump administration

    While some stakeholders praised the deal, others warned it could spur federal officials to pursue more attacks on other colleges. 

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    Union seeks delay in Education Department layoffs

    AFGE Local 252 seeks to delay employees' Aug. 1 termination date, which they say is too soon under their bargaining agreement.

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    Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds

    Despite media attention and Trump’s attacks on universities, most professors neither discuss hot topics in class nor engage in activism around them.

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    Ransomware attacks in education jump 23% year over year

    The first six months in 2025 saw 130 confirmed and unconfirmed ransomware attacks against colleges and schools, according to a report from Comparitech.

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    Tennessee launches direct admissions pilot with student aid component

    The initiative aims to ease the path to higher education by providing financial aid information along with automatic acceptance to participating colleges.

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    ‘Inadequate and deeply troubling’: George Mason AAUP votes no confidence in board

    The group blasted the governing body, alleging it failed to defend the university and its president amid successive investigations by the Trump administration.