INSIGHT Staff, Author at Insight Into Academia

March 2026

Kansas GOP Revives Bill Targeting DEI and CRT at Public Universities

Court Order Blocking UCLA Settlement Stands After DOJ Withdrawal

Pell Grant Faces Growing Multibillion-Dollar Shortfall

Trailblazers: Lighting the Way Forward

UTC Hosts Fourth Annual Inventanooga Competition for Student Innovators

AACSB Navigates DEI Pressures in New Global Accreditation Framework

Wisconsin Lawmakers Advance Bill Targeting Race-Based College Programs

Massachusetts Opens Door to Three-Year Bachelor’s Degrees

Kentucky Bill Seeks to Make Faculty Firing Easier

Pentagon to End Academic Partnerships With Harvard

Oklahoma Opens New Front in National Push to Weaken Faculty Tenure

New ED Guidance Puts Widely Used Student Voting Study in Jeopardy

New Data Show Shifting Enrollment Patterns After End of Race-Conscious Admissions

Trump Demands $1B Settlement from Harvard

What Proposed Graduate Loan Caps Could Mean for Access and Affordability

Yale Pledges Tuition-Free Education for Families Earning Up to $200K

Texas Orders Freeze of H-1B Visa Petitions at Public Universities, Agencies

Accreditation Overhaul Moves Forward, Sparking Debate Over Academic Autonomy

ED Backs Down in Legal Fight over Campus DEI Guidance

DEI, Governance, and the Question of VMI’s Public Funding

Jewish Faculty, Students Back Penn in EEOC Case

Congress Pushes Back on Trump’s Science Cuts, Offering Stability for University Research

Virginia’s New Leadership Moves to Reshape Higher Education Governance After Turbulent Year

Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, Westchester Community College

Postdoctoral Fellow in Lung Cancer, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Assistant Professor, International Human Rights Law & Public International Law, Seton Hall University

Medical Director, Morgan State University

Assistant Director of Student Organizations and Club Sports, Middlebury College

Assistant Professor, Forest Health and Ecology, Louisiana Tech University

Assistant/Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Kean University

Director Of Nursing, El Camino College

Campus Fiscal Manager, Colorado Mountain College

ASL Interpreter and Coordinator, The College of New Jersey

Privacy Concerns Drive Opposition to EEOC Antisemitism Probe at Penn

Vanderbilt’s Coast-to-Coast Growth Continues With New San Francisco Campus

Texas Ends ABA Accreditation Requirement for Law Schools

Building a Holistic Model for International Student Success & Retention

Colleges Weigh Opportunities and Risks as FIPSE Program Is Reshaped

UNL Chancellor Resigns Following Months of Campus Tension Over Budget Cuts

UVA Health Expands Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program to Combat Food Insecurity

Ole Miss Launches Sports Pharmacy Education Program

Microsoft Helps Colleges Harness AI and Data to Drive Student Success

January/February 2026

NIH Agreement Opens Path for Review of Frozen Research Grants

States Sue Trump Over $100K H-1B Visa Fee, Citing Risks to Higher Education

Can Talent Marketplaces Deliver? ED Launches $15 Million National Challenge

MacKenzie Scott Expands No-Strings Giving to HBCUs and Community-Based Organizations

Settlement Could End SAVE Plan, Forcing Millions Into New Repayment Options

FAFSA Now Flags Colleges With Below-Average Graduate Earnings

Workforce Pell Signals Sweeping Changes Ahead of 2026 Rollout

University of Alabama Cites Anti-DEI Memo in Suspension of Student Magazines

Political Climate Drives Major Shifts in DEI Work, New CDO Report Shows

CAP Report Warns Political Intrusion Is Eroding Higher Ed Independence

FAFSA Delays Are Disrupting Admissions Timelines—Here’s What Campus Leaders Need to Know

What Campus Leaders Need to Know About the Federal Plan to Restructure the U.S. Department of Education

International Students Added $43 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2024–25, But New Data Shows a Sharp Downturn Ahead

U.S. Colleges Report 17% Drop in New International Students — What It Means for Higher Ed

How Shifting International Student Enrollment Trends Are Reshaping U.S. Higher Education

New Report Maps the Uneven Geography of College Affordability

Enrollment Rebounds in 2025, Per Preliminary Data

Lumina Targets 75% College Attainment by 2040 Through State Collaboration

Columbia Taps Endowment to Stabilize Research Funding

ED Outlines New Funding Priorities

Cornell Agrees to Pay the Trump Admin $60M to Unfreeze Research Funding

Miami University, Cleveland Clinic Deepen Ties With New Facility and Programs

Achieving the Dream Launches National Effort to Expand Shortened College Terms

November/December 2025

Texas Voters Approve $850 Million Endowment for Technical College System

Vanderbilt Announces 2026 Launch of NYC Campus

Princeton President’s New Book on Free Speech Sparks Data Dispute with FIRE

Community Colleges are Crucial Partners in Economic Development Strategy, Study Says

Colleges Cautioned to Stay the Course Amid New Federal Immigration Guidance

MacKenzie Scott Channels $300 Million to HBCUs and Equity-Focused Nonprofits

Google Backs Community Colleges in New AI Workforce Push

Seven of Nine Universities Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

Northwestern Students Lose Court Battle Over Mandatory Bias Training

4 Universities Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

Newsom Vetoes CA Bill Allowing Admissions Preference for Slave Descendants

Public Trust in Higher Education Declines Amid Political Pressure and Rising Costs

Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Overhaul to Expand Dual Enrollment Access

MIT Rejects Trump’s Higher Ed Funding Compact

2026 Global Rankings Reveal Decline for U.S. Universities, Rise for Asia

The Viewfinder® National Campus Climate Data Center: A New Era for Understanding Campus Culture

ACE Launches Interactive Tool Showcasing Higher Education’s Economic Power

H-1B Visa Fee Hike Faces Broad Legal Challenge in Federal Court

Patent Proposal Could Undermine University Innovation, Experts Warn

October 2025

Trump Pressures Universities With New 10-Point Funding Memo

Judge Rebukes Trump for “Chilling” Campus Free Speech

HHS Threatens Harvard’s Federal Research Funding

NASA, Astronomical Society Bring Top Researchers to Community College Classrooms

New Jersey’s Community Colleges Unite to Tackle Student Hunger

Universities Push Forward with AI Integration

Philanthropic Gifts Boost Conservation at ASU, Mental Health Care at CU

UChicago Pauses Dozens of Graduate Programs Amid Budget Cuts

UC Faculty, Students, and Unions Sue to Restore Federal Funding

Students Increasingly Choose Colleges Based on Political Identity, Study Finds

Faculty Firings Over Charlie Kirk Comments Spark Free Speech Concerns