HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

April 26, 2024

The Department of Education and community organizations are urging students to submit the FAFSA as completion rates lag well behind last year’s figures, The Washington Post writes... Inside Higher Ed reports on a conference yesterday that addressed how AI could influence the skills employers value and how to assess aptitude for these skills... Iowa state legislators passed a bill that would prohibit universities from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, according to Inside Higher Ed.

Frustrations With FAFSA Linger as Groups Rush to Get Students to Apply
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 26, 2024

Responsible AI and the ‘Future of Skills’
Inside Higher Ed | April 26, 2024

Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements
Inside Higher Ed | April 26, 2024

April 25, 2024

The Wall Street Journal considers the class of 2024, whose time in college has been bookended by upheaval in the form of pandemic restrictions and Gaza war-related demonstrations... Inside Higher Ed examines objections conservatives have to the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules... The New York Times looks at a coalition of university museums featuring exhibitions about democracy in the lead-up to this year’s election.

They Entered College in Isolation and Leave Among Protests: The Class That Missed out on Fun
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | April 25, 2024

Why Conservatives Want New Title IX Rule Blocked
Inside Higher Ed | April 25, 2024

10 Campus Museums Shine a Spotlight on Democracy
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 25, 2024

April 24, 2024

ACE President Ted Mitchell speaks to NPR about how universities are weighing freedom of speech and safety risks as nationwide protests pop up on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas conflict, while The New York Times writes about how the demonstrations could shape the end of the semester for thousands of students... Inside Higher Ed reports on how colleges and universities will be impacted by the Biden administration’s new overtime rule, which would increase the overtime threshold by nearly 65 percent when it is completely phased in on Jan. 1, 2025... Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh, the first non-Jesuit leader in the school’s history and the second-longest serving president, announces he will retire in 2025.

Schools Try to Balance Freedom of Speech and Security During Student Protests
All Things Considered (NPR) | April 23, 2024

Student Protest Movement Could Cause a Tumultuous End to School Year
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 23, 2024

Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule
Inside Higher Ed | April 24, 2024

Gonzaga President, the First Non-Jesuit Leader in the School's History, will Retire in 2025
The Seattle Times | April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024

The Constructive Dialogue Institute is encouraging campus leaders to start preparing for election-related campus unrest, reports Inside Higher Ed, and The Wall Street Journal looks at how college and university leaders are preparing for potential disruptions at upcoming commencement ceremonies... A Boston Globe editorial writes about a free state community college program for residents over age 25, which has helped enrollment at the schools rebound, but, they note, the challenge will be retaining those students through graduation.

Campus Protests Offer Leaders A Guide for Handling 2024 Election
Inside Higher Ed | April 23, 2024

Pro-Palestinian Protests Force Colleges to Rethink Graduation Plans
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | April 23, 2024

How Mass. Community Colleges Reversed Falling Enrollment
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | April 23, 2024

April 22, 2024

In separate stories, The New York Timesexamines what’s in the Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations and how key stakeholders are reacting and looks at the latest legislation restricting campus diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives... Kirk Schulz will step down as president of Washington State University next year, The Seattle Times reports... An opinion piece in The Hechinger Report argues that college students should receive work-study funds to provide intensive tutoring to K-12 students.

Biden Administration Releases Revised Title IX Rules
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 19, 2024

What to Know about State Laws That Limit or Ban D.E.I. Efforts at Colleges
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 21, 2024

WSU President Kirk Schulz to Retire in 2025
The Seattle Times (sub. req.) | April 19, 2024

OPINION: Sending College Students Into Classrooms to Help Our Struggling Students Could Be a Winning Post-pandemic Solution
The Hechinger Report | April 22, 2024

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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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