INSIGHT Staff, Author at Insight Into Academia

Cornell Report Calls for Renewed Purpose in Higher Ed Amid AI, Funding and Trust Crises

Judge Voids Education Department Directive That Cut Teacher-Training Grants

New Report Finds Black College Graduates Report Less Workplace Respect Than Non-Graduates

Judge Halts DHS Rule That Would Have Capped International Student Visas

AFT, AAUP Demand Answers From Education Secretary Over “Compact 2.0” Push

New FIRE Rankings Find Campus Free Speech Climate Still Grim, Despite Modest Gains

ABA Drops Diversity Standard, But Its Accreditation Power Still Hangs in the Balance

Florida Bars Undocumented Students from All Public Higher Education

Trump Threatens Tax-Exempt Status From Schools With Race-Conscious Programs

DOJ Accuses GW Medical School of Racial Discrimination in Admissions

University of Arizona Partners with Taiwan University on Semiconductor Hub

Texas Becomes Latest State to Explore Three-Year Degrees

SEC, Big Ten Move to Block Pro Athletes From College Comeback

Trump Administration Escalates Fight With ABA, Targets Law School Oversight

Higher Ed Groups Sue DHS to Stop Visa Rule They Say Could Cost Economy Billions

Education Department Formally Proposes Overhaul of College Accreditation Rules

Borrowers Face New Setbacks as Trump Administration Reshapes Student Loan Landscape

September 2026

University of Iowa Well-Being Texting Program Boosts Employee Resilience

New Jersey’s 24/7 Mental Health Services For College Students

Majority of College Students Now Work Full-Time, Ellucian Report Finds

Higher Ed Groups Urge Colleges to Reject “Divide and Conquer” Approach in McMahon Letter

Heritage Foundation Unveils Model Bill to Push Conservative Higher Ed Agenda Into State Law

University of Michigan to Drop Letter Grades for Freshmen Starting Fall 2027

Report: US Colleges Are Building More Capacity Than They Need

Senate Spending Bill Would Delay OMB’s Federal Grants Overhaul, Amid Bipartisan Pushback

McMahon Letter Asks Colleges to Publicly Commit to Reform Agenda, Softening Approach From Rejected Compact

Advocates, Students Warn SB 37 Is Censoring Texas Campuses Ahead of Senate Hearing

Community College Groups Support Bill to Overhaul Federal Student Data

Higher Ed Groups Rally Behind Harvard as Funding Fight Reaches Appeals Court

New Survey: Students, Parents Want AI Guardrails, Not a Ban

DOJ Says UC San Diego’s Medical School Broke Federal Law on Race in Admissions

Just 12% of Americans Call Four-Year Colleges Affordable, New Survey Finds

UC Faculty Push to Restore Standardized Testing as Academic Senate Recalibrates Its Review

Enrollment Boom at Mega-Universities Isn’t About Size, New Research Finds

Confidence in U.S. Higher Education Slides After Brief Rebound

Education Department Unveils Sweeping Regulatory Push, Targeting DEI, Title VI and Title IX Rules

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s Classroom Censorship Law for Colleges

July/August 2026

Davidson College Eliminates Tuition for Families Earning Up to $175K

Judge Blocks Education Department’s Narrow Definition of Professional Degrees

Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

Virginia and Ohio Join Push to Reinvent the Bachelor’s Degree

Florida Moves to Bar Undocumented Students From Public Universities

AAUP, AFT Call Education Department Restructuring a ‘Catastrophic Attack’ on Students

Duke-Led Alliance Launches First Cohort to Connect Higher Education Innovators Worldwide

Courts Deliver Setbacks to Trump Immigration Crackdown, Leaving International Students and Scholars in Limbo

Minnesota Launches State Grad Loan to Fill Gap Left by Federal Cuts

Special Ed, Civil Rights Offices Headed Out of ED in Latest Restructuring Move

New Report Quantifies Private Higher Ed’s Outsized Role in North Carolina’s Economy

Colorado Lawmakers Sign Four Bills Targeting College Costs, Access

Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Donor’s Intent for Black Chemistry Scholarship

Federal Student Aid Rolls Out Real-Time FAFSA Processing

Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Political Oversight of Federal Science Grants

Florida Budget Quietly Expands State Control Over University Curricula

UCLA Pushes Back as DOJ Files Second Antisemitism Suit Over Handling of Campus Protests

Swarthmore College Promises Free Tuition for Most American Families

Ohio State Makes AI Fluency a Graduation Requirement for Undergraduates

Seattle Colleges Receives National Recognition for Longstanding Equity Initiatives

June 2026

Cornell Prison Education Program Lands $1.5M Grant to Build National Research Network

NAACP Urges Black Athletes to Boycott Southern Colleges Over Voting Rights Disputes

25 States Sue Trump Administration Over Student Loan Caps, Citing Threat to Healthcare Workforce

Title IX’s Employee Protections Face Supreme Court Test

Federal Rule Expands Pell Grant Eligibility to Short-Term Workforce Programs

Global Higher Ed Enrollment Hits Record High, UNESCO Says, Though Gaps Remain

A Year Less Tuition, A Year Less Time: CSU Moves Toward Shorter Bachelor’s Degrees

Nebraska Groups Fight to Save In-State Tuition for Immigrant Students

DOJ Appeals Minnesota Tuition Ruling

ED Targets Smith College Over Trans Student Admissions

College Preference Among Parents Drops 16 Points in Six Years, Survey Finds

McMahon Faces Bipartisan Resistance Over $76.5 Billion Education Budget

Federal Judge Expands Block on ED’s Race Data Collection

All 22 National Science Board Members Terminated Without Explanation

Higher Ed Groups Challenge Trump’s Anti-DEI Contractor Order in Federal Court

ED Proposes Cutting Federal Aid to Low-Earning College Programs

Yale Report Calls for Sweeping Reforms to Rebuild Public Trust in Higher Education

Nonprofit Partnership Unveils Plan for Low-Cost, AI-Centered Undergraduate Degree

New CASE Report: Giving to Colleges Rises, But Fewer Donors Are Carrying the Load

AAUP, AFT Unveil Election-Year Blueprint to Counter Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda

Court Halts Controversial Effort to Track Race in College Admissions

ED Terminates Title IX Agreements Shielding Transgender Students

Trump’s FY2027 Budget Would Gut Higher Education Funding

Federal Ruling Compels UPenn to Turn Over Information on Jewish Community Members

Court Throws Out DOJ Suit, Protecting In-State Tuition for Undocumented Minnesota Students

Critics Warn Kentucky’s New Faculty Bill Opens Door to Political Interference

Civic Engagement and Community Service Award

University of Cincinnati Launches Bearcats Affordability Grant to Cover Tuition for Low-Income Students

UGA Grows AI Access, Literacy, and Research

Harvard Faces Another DOJ Lawsuit and Two New Civil Rights Probes

State Funding Pressures Mount for Public Universities Across the Nation

ED Transfers $180B in Defaulted Student Loans to Treasury Dept.

Student Loan Borrowers Face Mounting Hurdles as Oversight Gaps Widen

Pell Grants Are Expanding. So Is the Funding Gap.

Pritzker Signs Order to Set New Postsecondary Attainment Goals for Illinois

ED Sued by 17 States Over New College Data Reporting Requirements

So You Just Became a Dean

Loan Cap Proposal Draws Broad Opposition From Health Care, Graduate Education Groups

Net Prices Are Falling. The College Affordability Debate Hasn’t Caught Up.

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