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

Fair Share Funding Expands Tuition-Free Access Across Massachusetts

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

ED Sued by 17 States Over New College Data Reporting Requirements

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

ED Continues Push to Break Up Accreditation ‘Monopolies,’ Drawing Pushback from Higher Ed Leaders

Pentagon Cancels Nearly 100 Military Fellowships at Ivy League and Elite Universities

Trump Shifts Key ED Duties to State Dept., HHS

Indiana Lawmakers Push to Expand Control Over College Programs

Kansas GOP Revives Bill Targeting DEI and CRT at Public Universities

Wisconsin Lawmakers Advance Bill Targeting Race-Based College Programs

Oklahoma Opens New Front in National Push to Weaken Faculty Tenure

Trump Demands $1B Settlement from Harvard

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

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

Privacy Concerns Drive Opposition to EEOC Antisemitism Probe at Penn

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

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

CAP Report Warns Political Intrusion Is Eroding Higher Ed Independence

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

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

Colleges Cautioned to Stay the Course Amid New Federal Immigration Guidance

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

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

Patent Proposal Could Undermine University Innovation, Experts Warn

Trump Pressures Universities With New 10-Point Funding Memo

Judge Rebukes Trump for “Chilling” Campus Free Speech

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

ED Ends $350M in Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions

FIRE Survey Finds Majority of Colleges Failing Free Speech Test

College Board Ends Admissions Tool Amid Federal Pressure

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Funding Freeze on Harvard

House Republicans Propose Deep Cuts to ED Funding

DOJ Sues Illinois Over Tuition Policy for Undocumented Students

University of Chicago Announces $100 Million in Budget Cuts Amid Rising Deficit

Trump Stuns Allies With Proposal to Admit 600,000 Chinese Students

Institutional Governance Faces Reckoning During Trump Era

Same Sex Benefits Can Survive Even in Red States

Judge Overturns Trump’s Higher Ed Anti-DEI Directives

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Patent Portfolio in Escalating Dispute

Stanford to Cut 363 Jobs, Citing Federal Policy Changes and Steep Tax Hike on Endowment

DOJ Memo Warns Colleges: Considering Geography, Life Experience May Be Unlawful

AAUP Condemns DOJ Probe of George Mason Faculty Senate

Columbia Suspends, Expels Dozens of Student Protesters Amid Federal Pressure

Public Confidence in Higher Education Rebounds, New Gallup Data Shows

More U.S. Students Apply to UK Universities Amid Political Turmoil at Home

Campus Leaders Defend Universities in Final House Antisemitism Hearing

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Trump to Slash Education Department Workforce

UVA Faculty Votes No Confidence in Board After Ryan’s Resignation

DHS Subpoenas Harvard in Escalating Dispute Over International Students

Florida Pushes Ahead with New Accreditor Amid Concerns of Political Overreach

New Endowment Tax Could Reshape College Finances, Aid, and Access

House Republicans Escalate Ivy League Price-Fixing Probe

Trump Further Threatens Harvard with Total Loss of Federal Funding

The Law School Rush: Political Activism and Economic Outlook Drive Record-Breaking Applications

ABA’s Law School Diversity Requirement Remains on Hold

A Precarious Future: The Fate of International Students in the U.S.

Crowdfunding Research: The New Trend?

From Our Editor

UVA President Resigns as Trump Administration Escalates Fight With Colleges Over DEI Programs

California Higher Ed Leaders Urge Congress to Reject Pell Grant Cuts

Court Sides with Harvard in Clash Over International Student Policy

Texas Passes Sweeping Law to Curb Faculty Senates at Public Universities

Court Rejects Columbia Faculty Unions’ Challenge to Federal Education Cuts

Trump’s NIH Grant Terminations Ruled Unlawful by Federal Judge

Treasury Department Weighs Revoking Tax-Exempt Status from Colleges That Consider Race

Michigan House Passes Controversial Higher Ed Budget with Deep Cuts, Cultural Restrictions

Higher Ed News Roundup: June 11

Values-Driven and Digitally Drained: How Gen Z Is Rewriting the College Search

Trump’s Pell Grant Cuts Could Shut College Doors for Low-Income Students

Harvard Wins Temporary Court Victory Against Trump’s Student Visa Ban

Columbia University’s Accreditation Threatened Over Antisemitism Response

Higher Ed News Roundup: June 4

Funding Cuts to STEM Research Threaten U.S. Innovation and Global Competitiveness

Universities Push Back: Higher Ed Mobilizes Against Trump Administration’s Clampdown

From Our Editor

Academic Freedom Under Fire as States Advance Higher Ed Curriculum Laws

MIT to Close Central DEI Office

Barack Obama to Universities: Stand Firm Against Federal Overreach

ASU to Build McCain National Library to Honor Late Senator’s Commitment to Democracy

Politics Are Affecting Which Colleges Students Consider

Syracuse University to Open Center in D.C. to Promote Civil Discourse and Combat Disinformation

Princeton University Database Tracks Rise in LGBTQ Elected Officials Worldwide

New Survey Shows Americans Still Disagree About College Based on Political Party