HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week June 1, 2026 Section 1 ContentThe Washington Post looks at the efforts by ACE and other higher ed groups to advocate for changes to new federal loan rules that could negatively impact many students . . .Higher Ed Dive reports on a California Senate bill that would create $12 billion in research funding for areas the federal government has cut. . .Inside Higher Ed covers NAFSA's annual conference amid concerns about what's ahead for international students. . .Loan Rules Would Gut Aid for Thousands of Low-Paying College MajorsThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 1, 2026California Senate Passes Bill That Would Create $12B in State Research FundingHigher Ed Dive | May 29, 2026At NAFSA, More Questions Than Answers on What’s Ahead for International StudentsInside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 1, 2026 Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right May 29, 2026 Section 2 ContentInside Higher Ed reports on the Trump administration's proposed rule giving administration officials more power over billions of dollars in federal grants. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education explores data showing nonwhite students now represent the largest share of U.S. college enrollment. . .Higher Ed Dive explores how states can encourage more students to fill out the FAFSA. . .White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal GrantsInside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | May 29, 2026Nonwhite Students Now Represent the Largest Share of U.S. College Enrollment The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | May 27, 2026 How Can States Encourage Students to Fill Out the FAFSA?Higher Ed Dive | May 27, 2026 Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right May 28, 2026 Section 3 ContentGBH looks at how colleges are embracing cost transparency to rebuild trust . . .Jonathan Alger is stepping down as president of American University to take on a joint role with ACE and the Association of Colleges and Universities as the inaugural America 250 Fellow. . .Inside Higher Ed reports on the Trump administration's higher education grant competitions. . .Colleges, Looking to Build Back Trust, Embrace Cost TransparencyGBH | May 28, 2026Jonathan Alger to Resign as American University President for National-Level Role 7News | May 28, 2026 3 Things to Know About Trump’s Higher Education Grant CompetitionsInside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | May 28, 2026 Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right May 27, 2026 Section 4 ContentInside Higher Ed looks at the mixed reviews to the Department of Education's new accountability metric. . .The New York Times explores what Rahm Emanuel, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is calling for in higher education reforms. . .Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has requested a GAO investigation into Education Department layoffs, Higher Ed Dive reports. . .Earnings Test Gets Mixed Reviews in Public CommentsInside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | May 26, 2026Rahm Emanuel, a Possible 2028 Contender, Calls for Higher Education Reforms The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 26, 2026 Warren Requests GAO Investigation Into Education Department LayoffsHigher Ed Dive | May 27, 2026 Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right May 26, 2026 Section 5 ContentThe Department of Education says it is reallocating funds for Minority-Serving Institutions to the Strengthening Institutions Program. . .WHYY looks at how Stockton University and four New Jersey community colleges are partnering to increase the number of students who earn a bachelor’s degree. . .The Department of Education is under pressure from college and K-12 groups, as well as a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, to release nearly $300 million in funding for education research, reports Higher Ed Dive. . .Education Department Reallocates Minority-Serving Institution Funds AgainInside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | May 22, 2026Stockton University and 4 County Colleges in New Jersey Partner to Smooth Path for Transfer Students WHYY | May 25, 2026 Pressure Mounts for Education Department to Release Research FundsHigher Ed Dive | May 22, 2026 Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1News RoomACE In the News Explore More ACE Op-Eds Trump’s ‘Compact’ Is Bad for Colleges – And Bad for AmericaU.S. News | Oct. 20, 2025Americans Need to Work Together to Fix Education. We’ve Both Done It Before on Opposite SidesFox News | July 9, 2025Here’s Why We Cannot Permit America’s Partnership With Higher Education to Weaken or DissolveThe Hechinger Report | March 18, 2025The Only Certainty Is UncertaintyInside Higher Ed | July 2, 2024Protect, Teach, EnforceInside Higher Ed | June 25, 2024AI Can Transform the Classroom Just Like the CalculatorScientific American | April 17, 2024There’s a Temporary Fix to the FAFSA Mess — All Colleges Must Extend Decision DeadlinesThe Hechinger Report | March 26, 2024Answering the CallInside Higher Ed | March 19, 2024Every FAFSA Delay Puts College Further Out of ReachThe New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 8, 2024Don’t Dash Opportunity for America’s College StudentsThe Hill | Aug. 16, 2023‘Fire the Accreditors’ Is a Bad—and Illegal—IdeaInside Higher Ed | June 28, 2023This Is How To Keep Academic Freedom Alive in AmericaNewsweek | March 23, 2023Why U.S. News May Have to Rethink How It Creates College Rankings The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Sept. 14, 2022Canceling Student Loan Debt Is Just the StartThe Hill | July 1, 2022Want to Reduce Hunger Among College Students? Stop Taxing Their Pell GrantsThe Hill | Feb. 10, 2022Doubling the Pell Grant Invests in America's FutureThe Hill | Sept. 3, 2021Making Equity Everyone’s WorkDiverse: Issues In Higher Education | March 31, 2021Dropping the BallInside Higher Ed | March 4, 2021The Quickest And Most Effective Way Biden Can Help Millions of Americans Go to CollegeThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | Jan. 30, 2021Liberal, Conservative or Somewhere in the Middle?Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 19, 2020Should Congress Provide Additional Pandemic Relief for Colleges and Universities?CQ Researcher | Sept. 11, 2020The Biggest Danger to U.S. Higher Education? Losing 20 Years’ Worth of Gains in Access for First-generation and Minority StudentsThe Hechinger Report | Aug. 11, 2020Our Country's Future Education Depends on Actions Congress TakesThe Hill | July 20, 2020Why Trump’s Move to Force International Students to Take In-person Classes This Fall Is Being Blasted as HarmfulThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 8, 2020Supreme Court Has Ruled on DACA, Now It's Time for Congress to ActThe Hill | June 20, 2020College Closings, Economic Upheaval Make a Case for Blockchain AdoptionEducation Dive | June 18, 2020Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?Inside Higher Ed | June 15, 2020College in a Pandemic is Tough Enough — Without Reliable Broadband Access, It’s Nearly ImpossibleThe Hechinger Report | June 9, 2020How College Students Can Help Reopen AmericaInside Higher Ed | May 18, 2020A Call for Ideas to Help Student Parents Succeed During and After COVID-19 Education Dive | May 6, 2020The Courage of Medical StudentsInside Higher Ed | April 20, 2020University Research is Key to COVID-19 Breakthroughs, Serving the Public GoodThe Hill | March 23, 2020Safeguarding Research on Campuses Against Foreign ThreatsInside Higher Ed | March 9, 2020In Appreciation of a Public ServantInside Higher Ed | Dec. 9, 2019Mental Health Challenges Require Urgent ResponseInside Higher Ed | Oct. 29, 2019Guns on America's Campuses: Let the Colleges DecideThe Hill | Sept. 9, 2019The Invisible China Threat: University Intellectual PropertyThe Hill | July 30, 2019Ending the Stigma for College Students With Learning DisabilitiesThe Hechinger Report | July 16, 2019Providing Prisoners With Expanded Access to Higher Education Is the Smart Thing to DoThe Hill | July 5, 2019No RetreatInside Higher Ed | June 10, 2019Ted Mitchell: Congress Must Act to Protect Dreamers Still Living in Legal LimboFox News | May 21, 2019Taxing College Scholarships: A Travesty to Low-income and Middle-class StudentsThe Hill | May 20, 2019Black Students' 'Unprecedented and Unequal' College Debt Should Cause AlarmThe Hechinger Report | Feb. 19, 2019Congress Must End the Purgatory for ‘Dreamers’ The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Nov. 9, 2018Higher Education Must Clean Out Its ‘Front Porch’The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 25, 2018Only in AmericaInside Higher Ed | Feb. 15, 2018FCC’s Proposed Internet Rules Could Raise College Costs and Hinder Free Exchange of IdeasThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | Dec. 8, 2017The House GOP Tax Bill Would Raise the Cost of College. We Can’t Let That Happen.The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Nov. 6, 2017Why Most Republicans Don’t Like Higher EducationThe Chronicle of Higher Education | July 19, 2017History, Moral Leadership, and GeorgetownThe Washington Post | April 26, 2017The Supreme Court Frees Colleges to Sensibly Pursue DiversityThe Chronicle of Higher Education | June 24, 2016 Letters to the Editor Higher Education Must Rediscover Its PurposeThe Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Jan. 29, 2024Don’t Blame Student Loan Debt on the Few Schools With Large EndowmentsThe Boston Globe (sub. req.) | Sept. 11, 2022 College Is Worth ItThe New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 29, 2021The Harsh New Reality Schools Are Facing on Title IXThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | May 24, 2020The Flaw in a Higher Education BillThe New York Times (sub. req.) | Dec. 1, 2019How Long Will ‘Dreamers’ Have to Live in Limbo?The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 30, 2019Readers Critique The Post: Ageism, Skateboarding, and the International Space StationThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 5, 2019Blame the NBA, Not the NCAA, for Big-Time Athletes’ DilemmaThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | Feb. 25, 2019Weighing the Value of CollegeThe New York Times (sub. req.) | May 26, 2018Feds Must Help Colleges Reform and ChangeThe Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | May 23, 2018Making College More Diverse Takes Hard, Customized WorkThe Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 2, 2018How to Assess What Students Have LearnedThe New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 26, 2018Tulane’s 41% Student Sexual Assault RateThe Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Feb. 15, 2018Should Rich College Endowments Be Taxed?The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Nov. 20, 2017Proposed Tax on Private College Endowments Will Hurt StudentsMinnPost (MN) | Nov. 16, 2017The Dreamers Are a Good Part of America’s FutureThe Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | July 25, 2017 Higher Education News Links The Chronicle of Higher EducationInside Higher EdDiverse: Issues In Higher EducationPolitico's Morning EducationNew York Times EducationNew York Times Education LifeLos Angeles Times EducationNPR's Ed BlogWashington Post EducationThe Hechinger ReportUniversity BusinessEducation WeekUSA Today EducationHuffPost EducationEducation Writers Association@ACEducation Education Reporters Twitter List Rail Content 2 Rail Content 3 Page Content