HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 9, 2026

Cybersecurity threats that target students pose serious challenges for higher education institutions, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .Deseret News dives into ACE's annual convening of the Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities. . .Higher Ed Dive reports on the impact of the Trump administration on international enrollment for U.S. colleges and universities. . .

Students Remain Higher Ed’s Cybersecurity Weak Link
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

A Latter-day Saint Apostle and Utah’s Governor on the Need for Education and Morality
Deseret News | June 8, 2026

The State of International Enrollment in 6 Charts
Higher Ed Dive | June 8, 2026

June 8, 2026

The New York Times explores how more universities are expanding their offerings to incorporate A.I. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on new data highlighting an increase in the share of students not reporting their race when applying to certain colleges and universities. . .Inside Higher Ed covers community colleges' concerns over the future of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program. . . A new study outlines some of the support networks that first-generation college students draw upon while they navigate their higher education experiences, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .

Colleges Are Building A.I. Degrees, Hoping Students Will Come
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 8, 2026

Fewer Applicants to Selective Colleges and HBCUs Are Sharing Their Race
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 8, 2026

Community Colleges Advocate for NSF Program Amid Upheaval at Agency
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 8, 2026

Where First-Generation Students Find Support
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.)| June 8, 2026

June 5, 2026

Inside Higher Ed covers how the House appropriations bill would impact Pell grants, subsidized federal student loans, and work-study programs. . .The Hill reports on a lawsuit against the Department of Education on borrowing caps for physician associate students. . .Wisconsin Public Radio explores the skills that can set incoming students up for success in their higher education experiences. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education analyzes data that shows while faculty are slowly growing more diverse, they are not diversifying as quickly as student bodies. . .

To Fund Pell, House Suggests Ending Subsidized Loans
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 5, 2026

Education Department Sued Over Student Loan Limitations
The Hill | June 4, 2026

College, Career Transition Experts Say Some Skills for Success are Timeless
Wisconsin Public Radio | June 4, 2026

College Faculty Remain Mostly White as Student Bodies Diversify
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 3, 2026

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

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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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