HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

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

Trump's Misguided Effort to Have College Accreditors Police Academic Freedom

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

NEVADA VIEWS: DACA is a promise worth keeping

The Las Vegas Review-Journal | June 13, 2026

Penn President Announces He Will Leave His Job Next Summer

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

House Republicans Aim to Override Trump’s Loan Limit Regulations

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

Are Waitlists Getting Bigger?

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

June 10, 2026

NPR covers the July 1 student loan changes and how they will impact borrowers. . .Inside Higher Ed explores how campuses across the United States are hosting World Cup players. . .The Boston Globe reports on how local colleges and universities are positioning students to join the evolving tech industry. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into new data on barriers to entry for adults interested in pursuing higher education. . .

July 1 Brings Big Student Loan Changes. Here's What You Need to Know
NPR | June 10, 2026

The World Cup Comes to Campus

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 10, 2026

What’s Boosting the Massachusetts Tech Pipeline? Colleges and Universities, of Course.

The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

More Than 40 Million Adults Plan to Pursue Education. Here’s What Stops Them.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

June 9, 2026

Cybersecurity threats that target students pose serious challenges for higher education institutions, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .Deseret News dives into ACE's annual convening of the Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities. . .Higher Ed Dive reports on the impact of the Trump administration on international enrollment for U.S. colleges and universities. . .

Students Remain Higher Ed’s Cybersecurity Weak Link
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

A Latter-day Saint Apostle and Utah’s Governor on the Need for Education and Morality
Deseret News | June 8, 2026

The State of International Enrollment in 6 Charts
Higher Ed Dive | June 8, 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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