HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 17, 2026
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The Washington Post reports on the Education Department’s plans to relocate the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice, while also moving the Office of Special​ Education and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of Health and Human Services . . .Higher Ed Dive covers the results of a new survey on what recent grads are looking for on the job market after they’ve graduated. . .Inside Higher Ed explains Minnesota’s new graduate student loan option following the federal government’s elimination of certain loan programs. . .Associated Press outlines the exemptions for federal funding recently granted to Indiana by the Education Department. . .

Education Dept. Plans to Move Special Ed and Civil Rights Out of the Agency​
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026​

Higher Ed Dive | June 17, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 17, 2026

Associated Press | June 16, 2026

June 16, 2026

The Chicago Tribune explores programs that colleges are implementing to help students foster dialogue and engage with viewpoints different from their own. . .Inside Higher Ed reports on a federal court blocking the USCIS pause on processing nonimmigrant benefits for individuals from specific countries, including international students’ Option Practical Training applications. . .General education requirements are changing in states across the country as legislators shape what students must learn before they graduate, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into how higher ed institutions can respond to the Trump administration’s attacks on the admissions process. . .

Programs Across Chicago’s Higher Education Scene Help Students Bridge Ideological, Political Differences
Chicago Tribune (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026​

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026

The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 15, 2026

June 15, 2026

The Washington Post covers colleges and universities' efforts to make it easier for students to transfer their academic credits. . .​The Boston Globe's editorial piece highlights how new rules for accreditors could hinder higher ed institutions. . .The Las Vegas Review Journal spotlights the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and explains why it's a promise worth keeping. . . The ​Philadelphia Inquirer shares that University of Pennsylvania President J. Larry Jameson will be leaving his post next summer. . .Higher Ed Dive covers a new report revealing that the cybercrime group behind the recent Canvas breach also exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability to compromise dozens of higher education institutions. . .The Daily Record reports on a lawsuit filed by a coalition of states on the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiatives. . .

Colleges Are Finally Making it Easier to Transfer Academic Credits​​​
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 15, 2026​

The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 14, 2026

Las Vegas Review-Journal | June 13, 2026

The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | June 12, 2026

Colleges Hit in Cyberattack by Group Behind Canvas Breach, Google Says

Higher Ed Dive | June 12, 2026

MD, States Sue Trump Administration Over Anti-DEI Terms in Federal Contracts

The Daily Record | June 11, 2026​

June 12, 2026

Higher Ed Dive covers a bill passed by the House that would require the Department of Education to review federal financial aid applications for identity fraud. . .Inside Higher Ed dives into legislative efforts to increase loan caps for graduate students. . .The Wall Street Journal reports on alternative-enrollment programs that include students in campus life and provide pathways to transfer. . .

Bill to Mandate FAFSA Anti-Fraud System Passes House​
Higher Ed Dive | June 12, 2026​

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 12, 2026

Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools

The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

June 11, 2026

The Washington Post covers the recent expansion of Pell Grants to support students participating in certain nondegree job training programs. . .Inside Higher Ed dives into new data highlighting a higher rate of being waitlisted during the admissions process. . .Students have complex feelings about AI, but many are using it for coursework, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .​

Most Americans Don’t Know This Free College Money Is on the Way
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026​

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

Why Students Aren’t All In on AI—And What They Want From Colleges

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

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