HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

November 4, 2025

More than a dozen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration over its new rule limiting eligibility to Public Service Loan Forgiveness... Inside Higher Ed and EdSource report on how institutions are bracing to support students who will be impacted by the pause in SNAP benefits resulting from the government shutdown... An EdSource op-ed explains how the shutdown is hurting students seeking financial aid... A New York Times video details the decline of international students arriving to the United States this year... Inside Higher Ed looks at the growth and evolution of dual enrollment.

States Sue Trump Admin Over Rule Limiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants
CNBC | Nov. 3, 2025

Trump Partially Funds SNAP as Colleges Scramble to Feed Students
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 3, 2025

California Colleges Brace for Food Aid Delays, Offer Assistance to Students
EdSource | Nov. 3, 2025

How the Federal Shutdown Hurts Students Seeking Financial Aid
EdSource | Nov. 3, 2025

We Charted the Decline in International Students to the U.S.
The New York Times (sub. Req.) | Nov. 3, 2025

A Look Inside a Rapidly Growing Sector: Dual Enrollment
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 4, 2025

November 3, 2025

Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber spoke with CBS News about the challenges facing higher education... The Department of Education has been severely weakened under Secretary Linda McMahon, Inside Higher Ed reports... Inside Higher Ed also covers how Trump administration policies could displace the use of merit in awarding research funding... The New York Times looks at how new programs at colleges and universities are helping to fill a shortage of air traffic controllers... Washington Monthly's Nate Weisberg writes that college degrees are not losing their value.

Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber on Addressing Challenges Facing Higher Education
CBS News | Nov. 2, 2025

As Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 31, 2025

Under McMahon, ED Is Diminished but Not Dead, Experts Say
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 3, 2025

Trump Research Funding Plans: Penalize ‘Repeat Players,’ Reward Compact Signers
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 3, 2025

No, College Degrees Aren’t Losing Their Value  
Washington Monthly | Nov. 2, 2025

October 31, 2025

The Chronicle of Higher Education explores the growing impact on higher education if the government shutdown goes much longer. . .The Department of Education has issued a final rule for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .Six Republican lawmakers who opposed diversity programs are now asking for funding to be restored to Hispanic-Serving Institutions poised to lose millions, according to The Washington Post. . .

Higher Ed May Be in Trouble If the Government Is Shut Down for Much Longer
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | Oct. 30, 2025

Education Dept. Finalizes PSLF Rule Limiting Who Gets Forgiveness
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 31, 2025

These Republicans Oppose DEI, but Also Cuts Hitting Hispanic-Serving Colleges
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Oct. 30, 2025

October 30, 2025

College students around the country are among the tens of millions of Americans expected to lose their federal food assistance benefits on Nov. 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown, The Assembly reports... Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the state’s public universities to end participation in the H-1B visa program, a move that ACE’s Sarah Spreitzer told Inside Higher Ed would have “an enormous impact” on Florida institutions... Higher education accreditors are bringing new quality checks to the short-term credentialing landscape, Inside Higher Ed reports.

How SNAP Delays Could Impact NC College Students
The Assembly | Oct. 30, 2025

DeSantis to Florida Universities: ‘Pull the Plug’ on H-1B Visa Workers
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 29, 2025

Accreditors Launch Efforts to Endorse Short-Term Credential Providers
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 30, 2025

October 29, 2025

University of California President James B. Milliken writes in the Los Angeles Times that the relationship between the federal government and universities, which has delivered so much for America, is at risk . . .  Inside Higher Ed and Higher Ed Dive cover an ACE-led letter to the DHS Secretary Kristi Noem advocating that colleges and universities should be exempt from the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee due to the vital role they play in strengthening the United States... Dozens of college students shared with The New York Times what they value about their institutions, worries they have, and more... A federal district judge blocked recent federal government staffing cuts, including at the Department of Education.

Science Funding and Immigration Fuel America’s Innovation. They’re at Risk.
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 28, 2025

Higher Ed Institutions Raise Concerns About H-1B Visa Fee
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 29, 2025

Higher Ed Groups Push for Colleges To Be Exempt From $100K H-1B Visa Fee
Higher Ed Dive | Oct. 29, 2025

What College Students Are Worried About Right Now
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 29, 2025

Federal Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump’s Latest Layoffs
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 29, 2025

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