HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

March 30, 2026

The Chronicle of Higher Education explores an executive order signed by President Trump last week to force all federal-funding recipients, including higher education institutions, to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. . .Iran is calling U.S. universities in the Middle East "legitimate targets," reports Inside Higher Ed. . .The Houston Chronicle looks at which Texas public universities offer free tuition to low- and middle-income students. . .

In New Order, Trump Says Colleges Must Attest They Won’t Promote DEI to Receive Federal Funding
The Chronicle of Higher Education | March 27, 2026

Iran Targets U.S. Universities in the Middle East
Inside Higher Ed | March 30, 2026

See Which Texas Universities Offer Free Tuition to Low, Middle-Income Students

Houston Chronicle (sub. req.) | March 29, 2026

March 27, 2026

The Trump administration is giving student loan borrowers enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan an ultimatum: switch to another federal plan or automatically be placed in the most expensive one, according to The Washington Post. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the stand taken by the president of the Higher Learning Commission against the Education Department. . .

Biden’s Save Student Loan Plan is Dead. Borrowers Will Have to Quickly Pivot.
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | March 27, 2026

The Education Dept. Told Higher Ed to ‘Buckle Up.’ The Nation’s Largest Accreditor Fired Back.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub.req.) | March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Inside Higher Ed explores how federal funding cuts are impacting area studies centers. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at how the Cal State system and San Jose State University are pushing back against the Trump administration. . .The California state Senate is working on a bill seeking to modernize the state’s student financial aid system by indexing “access awards” to inflation—ensuring that the money college students receive for non-tuition expenses doesn't lose its punch as the economy shifts. . .

Area Studies, Once Vital, Wither Without Funding
Inside Higher Ed | March 26, 2026

The Trump Feud You Haven’t Heard About
The Chronicle of Higher Education | March 25, 2026

California Lawmakers Move to Modernize Cal Grant Aid

Imperial Valley Press | March 26, 2026

March 25, 2026

Inside Higher Ed looks at an Association of American Medical Colleges analysis finding that near the halfway point of the federal fiscal year the National Institutes of Health has only obligated around 15 percent of the estimated $38 billion it has to distribute in grants and contracts to universities and other research institutions. . .A federal judge has again moved the deadline, but only for some institutions, for the Department of Education's race and sex admissions data requirement, reports Higher Ed Dive. . .The Wall Street Journal explores the broken U.S. college dreams of African students whose student visas were canceled by the Trump administration. . .

Halfway Through the Fiscal Year, NIH Has Only Obligated 15% of Research Funding
Inside Higher Ed | March 25, 2026

Federal Judge Again Bumps Deadline for New Race and Sex Admissions Data
Higher Ed Dive | March 24, 2026

He Had a Full Ride at Duke—Until America Cut Him Off

The Wall Street Journal | March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Inside Higher Ed looks at how the Trump administration is using interagency agreements to siphon off various Education Department programs to other agencies...Separate stories by The Chronicle of Higher Education and Wisconsin Public Radio look at how higher education institutions and academics are handling AI in the classroom and educating the public about the technology...

Breaking Down ED’s Interagency Agreements
Inside Higher Ed | March 24, 2026

AI Broke College Assessment. One University Believes It’s Got a Fix.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | March 23, 2026

AI is Growing. Universities of Wisconsin Wants to Help You Understand It.

Wisconsin Public Radio | March 24, 2026

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Trump’s ‘Compact’ Is Bad for Colleges – And Bad for America
U.S. News | Oct. 20, 2025
Americans Need to Work Together to Fix Education. We’ve Both Done It Before on Opposite Sides
Fox News | July 9, 2025
Here’s Why We Cannot Permit America’s Partnership With Higher Education to Weaken or Dissolve
The Hechinger Report | March 18, 2025
The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty
Inside Higher Ed | July 2, 2024
Protect, Teach, Enforce
Inside Higher Ed | June 25, 2024
AI Can Transform the Classroom Just Like the Calculator
Scientific American | April 17, 2024
There’s a Temporary Fix to the FAFSA Mess — All Colleges Must Extend Decision Deadlines
The Hechinger Report | March 26, 2024
Answering the Call
Inside Higher Ed | March 19, 2024
Every FAFSA Delay Puts College Further Out of Reach
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 8, 2024
Don’t Dash Opportunity for America’s College Students
The Hill | Aug. 16, 2023
‘Fire the Accreditors’ Is a Bad—and Illegal—Idea
Inside Higher Ed | June 28, 2023
This Is How To Keep Academic Freedom Alive in America
Newsweek | March 23, 2023
Why U.S. News May Have to Rethink How It Creates College Rankings
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Sept. 14, 2022
Canceling Student Loan Debt Is Just the Start
The Hill | July 1, 2022
Want to Reduce Hunger Among College Students? Stop Taxing Their Pell Grants
The Hill | Feb. 10, 2022
Doubling the Pell Grant Invests in America's Future
The Hill | Sept. 3, 2021
Making Equity Everyone’s Work
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education | March 31, 2021
Dropping the Ball
Inside Higher Ed | March 4, 2021
The Quickest And Most Effective Way Biden Can Help Millions of Americans Go to College
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Jan. 30, 2021
Liberal, Conservative or Somewhere in the Middle?
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 19, 2020
Should Congress Provide Additional Pandemic Relief for Colleges and Universities?
CQ Researcher | Sept. 11, 2020
The Biggest Danger to U.S. Higher Education? Losing 20 Years’ Worth of Gains in Access for First-generation and Minority Students
The Hechinger Report | Aug. 11, 2020
Our Country's Future Education Depends on Actions Congress Takes
The Hill | July 20, 2020
Why Trump’s Move to Force International Students to Take In-person Classes This Fall Is Being Blasted as Harmful
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 8, 2020
Supreme Court Has Ruled on DACA, Now It's Time for Congress to Act
The Hill | June 20, 2020
College Closings, Economic Upheaval Make a Case for Blockchain Adoption
Education Dive | June 18, 2020
Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?
Inside Higher Ed | June 15, 2020
College in a Pandemic is Tough Enough — Without Reliable Broadband Access, It’s Nearly Impossible
The Hechinger Report | June 9, 2020
How College Students Can Help Reopen America
Inside Higher Ed | May 18, 2020
A Call for Ideas to Help Student Parents Succeed During and After COVID-19
Education Dive | May 6, 2020
The Courage of Medical Students
Inside Higher Ed | April 20, 2020
University Research is Key to COVID-19 Breakthroughs, Serving the Public Good
The Hill | March 23, 2020
Safeguarding Research on Campuses Against Foreign Threats
Inside Higher Ed | March 9, 2020
In Appreciation of a Public Servant
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 9, 2019
Mental Health Challenges Require Urgent Response
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 29, 2019
Guns on America's Campuses: Let the Colleges Decide
The Hill | Sept. 9, 2019
The Invisible China Threat: University Intellectual Property
The Hill | July 30, 2019
Ending the Stigma for College Students With Learning Disabilities
The Hechinger Report | July 16, 2019
Providing Prisoners With Expanded Access to Higher Education Is the Smart Thing to Do
The Hill | July 5, 2019
No Retreat
Inside Higher Ed | June 10, 2019
Ted Mitchell: Congress Must Act to Protect Dreamers Still Living in Legal Limbo
Fox News | May 21, 2019
Taxing College Scholarships: A Travesty to Low-income and Middle-class Students
The Hill | May 20, 2019
Black Students' 'Unprecedented and Unequal' College Debt Should Cause Alarm
The Hechinger Report | Feb. 19, 2019
Congress Must End the Purgatory for ‘Dreamers’
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Nov. 9, 2018
Higher Education Must Clean Out Its ‘Front Porch’
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 25, 2018
Only in America
Inside Higher Ed | Feb. 15, 2018
FCC’s Proposed Internet Rules Could Raise College Costs and Hinder Free Exchange of Ideas
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Dec. 8, 2017
The House GOP Tax Bill Would Raise the Cost of College. We Can’t Let That Happen.
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Nov. 6, 2017
Why Most Republicans Don’t Like Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education | July 19, 2017
History, Moral Leadership, and Georgetown
The Washington Post | April 26, 2017
The Supreme Court Frees Colleges to Sensibly Pursue Diversity
The Chronicle of Higher Education | June 24, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Higher Education Must Rediscover Its Purpose
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Jan. 29, 2024
Don’t Blame Student Loan Debt on the Few Schools With Large Endowments
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | Sept. 11, 2022
College Is Worth It
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 29, 2021
The Harsh New Reality Schools Are Facing on Title IX
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | May 24, 2020
The Flaw in a Higher Education Bill
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Dec. 1, 2019
How Long Will ‘Dreamers’ Have to Live in Limbo?
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 30, 2019
Readers Critique The Post: Ageism, Skateboarding, and the International Space Station
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 5, 2019
Blame the NBA, Not the NCAA, for Big-Time Athletes’ Dilemma
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Feb. 25, 2019
Weighing the Value of College
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 26, 2018
Feds Must Help Colleges Reform and Change
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | May 23, 2018
Making College More Diverse Takes Hard, Customized Work
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 2, 2018
How to Assess What Students Have Learned
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 26, 2018
Tulane’s 41% Student Sexual Assault Rate
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Feb. 15, 2018
Should Rich College Endowments Be Taxed?
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Nov. 20, 2017
Proposed Tax on Private College Endowments Will Hurt Students
MinnPost (MN) | Nov. 16, 2017
The Dreamers Are a Good Part of America’s Future
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | July 25, 2017

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