Labor Department to take on day-to-day management of CTE programs

Career and technical education is among the workforce development programs to be jointly administered with the U.S. Department of Education.

By Roger Riddell • July 16, 2025

How Trump is deploying multiple agencies to set education policy

​​Rule changes for U.S. Department of Energy grants to colleges are primed to alter policies. Other federal agencies could be next.

By Naaz Modan • July 14, 2025

Supreme Court green-lights Education Department layoffs

The decision is a significant victory for the Trump administration as it seeks to close the department to the greatest extent possible.

By Naaz Modan • Updated July 14, 2025

Moody’s: Trump’s tough international student policies could hit some colleges hard

Visa processing slowdowns and travel bans could mean lost revenue, tighter margins and financial stress.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 11, 2025

House panel pushes colleges to cut ties with Chinese scholarship program

Seven institutions, including the University of Notre Dame and Dartmouth College, have until July 22 to comply with an extensive document request. 

By Laura Spitalniak • July 10, 2025

George Washington University hints at layoffs amid federal policy upheaval

The private nonprofit is facing an “unsustainable compounding deficit” and uncertainty about research funding, top officials said in a community message.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 9, 2025

‘Strong evidence’ Harvard doesn’t meet accreditation standards, feds say

The Trump administration on Wednesday directed the Ivy League institution's accreditor to review the university’s compliance and report back on the findings.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 9, 2025

Will the next Supreme Court term close the transgender athletic debate?

A pair of cases could establish precedent on whether transgender student athletes can compete on teams aligned with their gender identity.

By Naaz Modan • July 9, 2025

Florida university system’s board to vote on creation of accrediting agency

The Commission for Public Higher Education’s business plan reveals officials are aiming for the new agency to accredit colleges by June 2026.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 9, 2025

Boston University to lay off 120 staffers amid budget challenges

The private institution faces federal funding uncertainty along with operational headaches such as rising costs.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 8, 2025

‘One big mistake’: Higher ed sounds warning over GOP budget law

From higher endowment taxes to student loan limits, colleges and students will face a dramatically new landscape with the passage of a new spending law.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 7, 2025

Trump’s OCR steps up pace for dismissing complaints

With newly limited staffing, the federal office charged with protecting students’ civil rights has increased its case dismissals — to the alarm of former employees.

By Naaz Modan • July 7, 2025

15 Florida colleges keep access to grant funding after House bid fails

A proposal from the Florida House would have restricted private colleges' eligibility for the popular Effective Access to Student Education program.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 7, 2025

Indiana public colleges to shed or consolidate over 400 degree programs

The dramatic restructuring comes in response to a statute that aims to end programs that produce low numbers of graduates over a three-year period. 

By Natalie Schwartz • July 2, 2025

What’s inside the Senate megabill for higher education?

The chamber narrowly passed its version of the sweeping domestic policy package, which would reshape federal student lending. 

By Natalie Schwartz • July 1, 2025

The Senate’s higher ed measures are a good start. Here’s what could improve them.

The reconciliation bill could do more to hold college programs accountable for how much they charge, argues an official at Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy. 

By Kelly McManus • July 1, 2025

HHS accuses Harvard of violating antidiscrimination law after antisemitism probe

The latest salvo from the Trump administration threatens "the loss of all federal financial resources.”

By Ben Unglesbee • July 1, 2025

Brown University preps for ‘significant cost-cutting’ amid federal funding disruption

The Ivy League institution's top officials signaled possible staff reductions along with scaled back capital spending and other measures.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 30, 2025

Stanford University expects layoffs in coming year

The private nonprofit is cutting $140 million from its budget as it grapples with “significant budget consequences” from federal policy shifts.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 27, 2025

DOJ sues Minnesota over in-state tuition for undocumented students

The move follows similar lawsuits against Kentucky and Texas as the Trump administration targets laws that states have had on their books for years.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 26, 2025

Key higher ed provisions in reconciliation bill violate Senate rules, official finds

Expanding Pell Grants to short-term programs and consolidating student loan programs were among the proposals flagged by the chamber’s parliamentarian.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 26, 2025

6 public university systems unveil plans to launch new accrediting agency

In his announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed the current system as an "accreditation cartel" and decried diversity standards at accreditors.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 26, 2025

Federal judge orders OCR to reinstate laid-off employees — for now

The reduction in force left the office "incapable of addressing the vast majority" of complaints, the ruling said.

By Naaz Modan • June 26, 2025

University of Connecticut eyes workforce cuts to manage funding shortfalls

Faced with cuts to state and federal funding, leaders are clamping down on hiring and reviewing temporary positions, along with other austerity measures.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 24, 2025

Judge strikes down National Science Foundation’s 15% funding cap for research overhead

With the new ruling, efforts to cap research overhead reimbursement have now been blocked at four federal agencies. 

By Natalie Schwartz • June 24, 2025