HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

November 14, 2025

New data from the Common App show that applications from underrepresented students increased this year, while applications from international students declined... NPR examines the state of the Education Department’s special education and civil rights offices after multiple staff reductions... Johns Hopkins University will cover tuition for undergraduate students from families making under $200,000... Colleges and universities in Minnesota, New Mexico, and Colorado are facing a variety of disruptions and challenges due to federal funding cuts.

Underrepresented Applicants Grow, International Ones Drop
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 14, 2025

Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But for How Long?
NPR | Nov. 13, 2025

Johns Hopkins University To Offer Free Tuition to Families Making Under $200,000
The Baltimore Banner | Nov. 14, 2025

Higher Education Leaders Testify on Impact of Trump Administration Grant Terminations
Kare 11| Nov. 13, 2025

November 13, 2025

With the government now reopened, Inside Higher Ed looks at what's ahead for the Department of Education... Financial aid provisions enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill may force students into costlier private loans or out of advanced degrees entirely, writes Inside Higher Ed Editor-in-Chief Sara Custer... Stateline reports on the recent evolution of college accreditation... Federal funding cuts and declining state support are creating financial pressures for public colleges and universities, The EDU Ledger reports... The Trump administration announced only four-year institutions would be subject to its significantly stepped-up admissions data reporting requirements, Higher Ed Dive reports.

With Government Reopened, Will Education Department Staff Return?
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 13, 2025

Will New Graduate Loan Limits Reduce Debt or Just Reduce Access?
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 13, 2025

Public Colleges Face Financial Crisis as Federal Cuts, State Budget Pressures Mount
The EDU Ledger | Nov. 13, 2025

Accreditation of Colleges, Once Low Key, Has Gotten Political
Stateline | Nov .13, 2025

Education Department Zeroes in on 4-Year Colleges for Expanded IPEDS Collection
Higher Ed Dive | Nov. 13, 2025

November 12, 2025

Undergraduate enrollment is on track to grow 2.4 percent year over year this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center... The Department of Education announced it would redirect funding for college student success programs to other programs aligned with President Trump's priorities, Inside Higher Ed reports... The Los Angeles Times covers the expansion of direct admissions policies... NPR's Code Switch podcast spotlights Tribal Colleges and Universities and the impacts they have on their students, faculty and staff... Inside Higher Ed highlights colleges and universities that expanded basic needs supports to assist students impact by the SNAP freeze.

Undergraduate Enrollment on Track To Increase for Third Straight Year
Higher Ed Dive | Nov. 11, 2025

ED’s ‘Special Projects’ Grants Spark Concern Over Congressional Intent
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 12, 2025

You Got Accepted and Didn’t Even Apply? Why College ‘Direct Admission’ Is Growing Nationally
Los Angeles Times | Nov. 11, 2025

Tribal Colleges Are a Unique Resource — And They’re Under Threat
NPR | Nov. 12, 2025

Colleges Expand Basic Needs Support Following SNAP Freeze
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 12, 2025

November 10, 2025

CBS' 60 Minutes examined the far-reaching consequences of cuts to federal research funding at universities. . .Inside Higher Ed details how Education Department negotiators agreed on new federal loan rules and what they could mean for students and colleges. . .Public colleges and universities in Massachusetts said are seeing a dramatic drop in international enrollment, WBUR reports. . .The Hechinger Report looks at the ongoing debate over how to reform the Education Department’s research arm and protect higher education data. . .Carole Goldsmith, chancellor of California's State Center Community College District, writes in EdSource that community colleges are expanding opportunity for students and strengthening the communities they serve. . .

Battle Between Trump and Universities Hurting Scientific Research in Need of Federal Funding
CBS News | Nov. 9, 2025

How the Loan Cap Committee Reached Consensus
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 10, 2025

Some Mass. Public Universities Enroll Fewer International Students, Citing Visa Restrictions
WBUR | Nov. 10, 2025

Advocates Warn of Risks To Higher Ed Data if Education Department Is Shuttered
The Hechinger Report | Nov. 10, 2025

Community Colleges Are Where American Opportunity Becomes Reality
EdSource | Nov. 9, 2025                                     

November 7, 2025

The Education Department reached consensus with higher education stakeholders on a suite of federal aid regulations that could have massive impacts on graduate programs, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education... Senators emphasized the need for more detailed information in a hearing on college costs, Inside Higher Ed reports... Alamo Colleges District Chancellor Mike Flores and Clint Kingbsery, chair Alamo's board of trustees, celebrate the network's impact on students in a San Antonio Express-News op-ed... Investing in Tribal Colleges benefits everyone, American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull writes in The EDU Ledger.

Congress Tackles College Cost Transparency
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 7, 2025

Graduate Programs Will Soon Feel the Brunt of Loan Caps as Changes to Federal Aid Advance
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | Nov. 6, 2025

For 80 years, Alamo Colleges District Proves College Education Remains Worth it
San Antonio Express-News (sub. req.) | Nov. 7, 2025

Investing in Tribal Colleges Benefits Us All
The EDU Ledger | Nov. 6, 2025

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