HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 4, 2026

The Associated Press reports on the history of the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education up through recent proposed changes to federal grants. . .Higher Ed Dive looks at new data highlighting an increase in college enrollment during the spring semester in 2026. . .Inside Higher Ed covers a recent panel of college and university presidents discussing the evolving role of college presidents. . .PBS News Hour looks at how the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is causing increased academic disruptions and emotional distress for immigrant and mixed-status college students across the country. . .Science shares NIH insights on the recent proposed changes to federal grants that could impact university research funding. . .

Trump Officials Went After Dozens of Colleges. Now They’re Rewriting the Rules for All of Academia
The Associated Press | June 4, 2026

Spring Enrollment Ticks Up 1% — But Graduate Headcounts Take a Hit
Higher Ed Dive | June 4, 2026

College Presidents Navigate ‘Ultra-Politicization’
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 4, 2026

Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign Takes a Toll on College Students
PBS News Hour | June 2, 2026

HHS is Now Weighing in on Science in NIH Grants
Science | June 1, 2026

June 3, 2026

Inside Higher Ed looks at the Protect College Sports Act and the state of ongoing legislation for college athletics . . .The New York Times covers the Trump Administration’s recent proposed rule adjusting how federal grants are determined. . .The Hill highlights the upcoming deadline of July 1 for student loan borrowers on the SAVE plan to switch to a new payment plan. . . The Wall Street Journal reports on professors calling for the reinstatement of college-entrance exams. . .

Play-by-Play on Congress’s Efforts to Regulate College Sports
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 3, 2026

New Federal Guidelines Threaten Almost Half of Graduate Arts Programs
The New York Times (sub. req.)| June 2, 2026

Millions of Student Loan Borrowers on SAVE Plan Will Soon Need to Find a New Repayment Option
The Hill | June 1 , 2026

University of California Professors Are Begging Schools to Reinstate the SAT
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | June 1 , 2026

June 2, 2026

Inside Higher Ed dives into recent legislation in Florida granting the state boards that govern public colleges and universities greater oversight into higher education’s gen ed offerings. . .Higher Ed Dive covers recent transitions in college and university leadership across the country. . .Pell Grant recipients are nearly twice as likely to experience food insecurity compared to peers who do not receive the grant, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .

Florida Lawmakers Aim to Give Statewide Boards Power to Amend Gen Ed
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 2, 2026

Clemson, Northwestern and Other Universities Welcome New Presidents
Higher Ed Dive | June 2, 2026

Pell Recipients Face Higher Food Insecurity
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 2 , 2026

June 1, 2026

The 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 Majors
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 1, 2026

California Senate Passes Bill That Would Create $12B in State Research Funding
Higher Ed Dive | May 29, 2026

At NAFSA, More Questions Than Answers on What’s Ahead for International Students
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 1, 2026

May 29, 2026

Inside 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 Grants
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | May 29, 2026

Nonwhite 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

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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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