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.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 10, 2025

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.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 10, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence

As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere

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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."

By Laura Spitalniak • June 9, 2025

Week in Review: Deep program cuts proposed at the Education Department

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from possible reductions to Pell Grants and other programs to the continued consolidation of colleges.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 9, 2025

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.

By Naaz Modan • June 7, 2025

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.

By Kara Arundel • Updated June 6, 2025

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.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 5, 2025

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.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 4, 2025

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.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 4, 2025

‘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. 

By Ben Unglesbee • June 3, 2025

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.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 3, 2025

Illinois lawmakers pass bill to establish direct admissions program

Participating public universities will set GPA standards each year for first-time and transfer students to gain automatic entry. 

By Natalie Schwartz • June 3, 2025

FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution. 

By Ben Unglesbee • June 2, 2025

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.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 2, 2025

Lawmakers and judge push back on Education Department’s gutting, citing inefficiency

The agency appealed the May 22 court order temporarily blocking its dramatic downsizing efforts the same day U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued it.

By Naaz Modan • May 30, 2025

Eastern Michigan University to cut ties with Chinese colleges amid lawmaker push

The institution is the latest to dissolve its partnerships after Republican legislators raised concerns about national security and research theft. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 30, 2025

16 states sue National Science Foundation over wide-reaching research cuts

The lawsuit takes aim at the agency’s cap on indirect research costs and its mass termination of grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

By Ben Unglesbee • May 30, 2025

Trump administration to ‘aggressively revoke’ Chinese student visas

Two federal agencies will also increase scrutiny of new visa applications from China and Hong Kong, per Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 29, 2025

How accreditors are navigating a new, anxious environment under Trump

Officials from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation unpacked the current higher ed landscape, including attacks on diversity initiatives.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 29, 2025

Trump administration moves to end Harvard University’s remaining federal contracts

Since mid-April, the federal government has cut off roughly $2.8 billion in multi-year grants and contracts to the Ivy League institution.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 28, 2025

What’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?

The university slashed Ph.D. spots for the next two years by more than half, while a staff union lambasted mass layoffs at its engineering school.

By Laura Spitalniak • Updated Oct. 22, 2025

Legal defense fund will seek to fill gap left by OCR reduction

Set to launch in the fall, the fund backed by National Center for Youth Law aims to defend students’ rights in court and track civil rights data.

By Naaz Modan • May 27, 2025

How will Trump’s tariff policies impact college students?

Higher prices on essential items like computers, food and transportation could harm low-income students and jeopardize their academic track, experts say. 

By Danielle McLean • May 27, 2025

Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students

Thousands of foreign students attending Harvard must now "transfer or lose their legal status," according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 22, 2025

‘A shell of itself’: Federal judge pauses efforts to wind down Education Department

Higher education advocates praised the ruling, while the agency promised to immediately challenge the preliminary injunction.

By Kara Arundel • May 22, 2025