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    Harvard v. Trump

    Education Department gives Harvard 20 days to turn over admissions data

    The agency also put the university under increased federal oversight, arguing its finances are at risk due to the Trump administration’s own attacks.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Week in review: US needs 4M+ college grads by 2032

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from a proposed merger between two North Carolina universities to a state flagship’s plan to save $7.7 million.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Emerging Technology

    As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    Kean U to receive $10M in state funding to support merger

    The public institution will have to repay the money if its planned acquisition of New Jersey City University falls through, per the state’s fiscal 2026 budget.

    By • Sept. 19, 2025
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    UC employees, unions sue Trump administration over ‘financial coercion’

    The government is seeking $1 billion and expansive access to University of California records, among other things, to settle antisemitism allegations.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    University of Illinois Chicago tackles deferred maintenance at no upfront cost

    The institution is capturing energy savings from mechanical system upgrades, making it possible to do upgrades faster, a facility engineer said.

    By Joe Burns • Updated Sept. 24, 2025
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    US faces shortfall of 5.3M college-educated workers by 2032

    Nursing, teaching and engineering would experience the largest gaps, per a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Energy Department withdraws controversial Title IX athletics rule

    The department's efforts, which could have been a trial run for other agencies to set education policy, were stymied by public opposition.

    By Naaz Modan • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Several HBCUs lock down following campus threats

    Historically Black colleges and universities across multiple states shut down campus activities and canceled classes amid safety concerns. 

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Texas A&M fires professor after viral video, raising free speech concerns

    The termination came the day after a state lawmaker shared the clip and accused the professor of perpetuating "DEI and LGBTQ indoctrination.”

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Week in review: University of Chicago to cut $100M from its budget

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from a major legal loss for the Trump administration to a First Amendment battle brewing in Texas.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Harvard v. Trump

    Federal judge strikes down Trump administration’s $2.2B funding freeze at Harvard

    Comments from President Donald Trump showed his concerns about the university were "untethered from antisemitism," the judge wrote.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Week in review: UCLA and other colleges move to cut costs

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from a judicial blow to the Trump administration’s plans to a tally of the student visas revoked so far this year.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Kettering University fast-tracks semiconductor talent with nation’s first accelerated degree

    Kettering University is launching the nation’s first accelerated semiconductor degree, blending its 50/50 Co-op model with a three-year path to meet industry demand.

    Aug. 25, 2025
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    Week in review: Details emerge on plans to collect new admissions data

    We're rounding up last week's stories, from the Trump administration's plans to gather new applicant info to another antitrust lawsuit against top colleges.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Education Department details plans to collect applicant data by race, sex

    The proposed change to IPEDS reporting, in line with a recent Trump administration memo, could add over 740,000 hours to higher ed’s workload.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Week in review: Cuts hit Stanford, University of Utah and others

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from more program and budget reductions to sweeping new directives from the Trump administration.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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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.

    By • Aug. 5, 2025
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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.

    By • Aug. 5, 2025
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    Week in review: Trump administration policies hit colleges’ pocketbooks

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the federal government’s new probes and deals to the impact of policy shifts on the higher education sector.

    By • Aug. 4, 2025
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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.

    By Robert Freedman • Aug. 4, 2025
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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.

    By Laurel Deppen • Aug. 1, 2025
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    Q&A

    ‘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.

    By • July 30, 2025
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    Week in Review: Trump’s attacks on universities roil higher ed

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Columbia’s settlement with the federal government to another state’s foray into direct admissions.

    By • July 28, 2025
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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.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • July 25, 2025
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    Week in review: What does the public think of higher education?

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from shifting views on college to the high court green-lighting mass firings at the U.S. Department of Education.

    By • July 21, 2025