HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

July 14, 2025

The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at a new model for funding indirect research costs proposed by a group of 10 higher education associations, including ACE... The Associated Press explores how President Trump uses intimidation to extract concessions, including in negotiations with higher education institutions... The New York Times examines the global impact of the Trump administration’s attacks on colleges and universities... Institutions are increasingly hiring staff to handle Title VI discrimination complaints, Inside Higher Ed reports... An op-ed in The Hechinger Report outlines ways to make transferring from a community college to a four-year institution easier.

Higher-Ed Associations Pitch an Alternative to Trump’s Cap on Research Funding 
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | July 11, 2025

From Tariffs to Universities, Trump’s Negotiating Style Is Often Less Dealmaking and More Coercion
The Associated Press | July 13, 2025

How Trump’s Crackdown on Universities Is Affecting the World
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 13, 2025

Now Hiring: Title VI Coordinators
Inside Higher Ed | July 14, 2025

OPINION: It Should Not Be So Hard to Transfer From Community College, So Let’s Remove the Roadblocks
The Hechinger Report | July 14, 2025

July 11, 2025

The Washington Post explores civil rights investigations of George Mason University opened up by the Trump administration, and quotes ACE President Ted Mitchell stressing the need for the administration to follow due process... The State University System of Florida’s governing board is expected to approve the creation of a new accreditor today, according to Inside Higher Ed... Lake Forest College has selected Michael Sosulski as its next president.

Trump Administration Increases Scrutiny of Another Virginia University
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 10, 2025

Florida Board of Governors to Vote on New Accreditor
Inside Higher Ed | July 11, 2025

Lake Forest College Board of Trustees Chooses a Chicago Area Native to Be the Institution’s Next President
The Chicago Tribune (sub. req.) | July 11, 2025

July 10, 2025

President Trump’s broad cuts to diversity-related grants have impacted numerous researchers from rural and low-income backgrounds, The New York Times writes... The Trump administration is urging Harvard’s accreditor to reevaluate the university’s accreditation, WBUR reports... Inside Higher Ed examines the changes campuses and state governments will need to make before the One Big Beautiful Bill Act goes into effect... Microsoft said that it will spend over $4 billion to help organizations including community and technical colleges train people to use AI, according to The New York Times.

The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 10, 2025

Trump Administration Takes Aim at Harvard’s Accreditation Status
WBUR | July 9, 2025

Trump Signed the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ What’s Next?
Inside Higher Ed | July 10, 2025

Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 9, 2025

July 8, 2025

Higher education stakeholders worry about how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will impact the field, Higher Ed Dive reports... The Department of Education has dismissed over 3,400 civil rights complaints since March, an unusually high figure, Inside Higher Ed writes... HBCUs are helping those impacted by the sudden closure of dozens of job training centers for low-income students... According to the Los Angeles Times, many California campuses fear that a lawsuit challenging Hispanic-Serving Institutions may threaten their funding.

‘One Big Mistake’: Higher Ed Sounds Warning Over GOP Budget Law
Higher Ed Dive | July 7, 2025

Court Filing Sheds Light on Civil Rights Complaints Under Trump
Inside Higher Ed | July 8, 2025

Black Colleges and Universities Reach Out to Students Left Stranded by Job Corps Cuts
NPR | July 7, 2025

California Colleges on Edge Over Suit Challenging Funds for Latino-Serving Campuses
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.) | July 8, 2025

July 7, 2025

The New York Times considers how the reconciliation bill will impact students and institutions... Inside Higher Ed looks at the Trump administration’s aggressive use of the Department of Justice to urge ideological conformity... The Economist writes that James Ryan’s forced resignation as president of UVA runs counter to the university’s founding values... The Washington Post writes about students’ experiences in a Johns Hopkins seminar on democratic erosion... The Dallas Morning News looks at the legacies of three Texas college presidents who are stepping down this year... A trial over whether the Trump administration is following the law in its treatment of international students begins today, The New York Times reports.

What the Republicans’ New Policy Bill Means for Higher Education
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 3, 2025

How Trump Uses the DOJ as Tool of ‘Fear-Mongering’
Inside Higher Ed | July 7, 2025

Why Thomas Jefferson Is Rolling in His Grave
The Economist (sub. req.) | July 3, 2025

With American Democracy Under Strain, Students Debate Its Resilience
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 4, 2025

How Three College Presidents Who Are Leaving This Year Helped Transform North Texas
The Dallas Morning News (sub. req.) | July 3, 2025

Trial Over Free Speech on Campus, and Trump’s Student Crackdown, Begins
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 7, 2025

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