HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 24, 2026
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Business Insider spotlights a new inspector general report on staffing cuts at the Education Department and how they impacted students who took out federal loans. . .Marketplace explores the lawsuits filed by advocacy groups on the federal student loan caps for professional degrees. . .Inside Higher Ed reports on the roles that private lenders may take on following cuts to federal student aid. . .Smithsonian Magazine covers the history of the SAT and its current status as an admissions requirement. . .

Business Insider | June 24, 2026

Marketplace | June 24, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 24, 2026

Smithsonian Magazine | June 23, 2026

June 23, 2026

Inside Higher Ed interviews Gaby Pacheco, president and CEO of the TheDream.US, on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and where it stands 14 years after its creation. . . .The Los Angeles Times reports that a new record of more than 70% of California seniors completed financial aid applications. . .Inside Higher Ed explores the latest medical schools to open in an efforts to meet healthcare worker shortages. . .

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 23, 2026

Los Angeles Times (sub. req.) | June 23, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 23, 2026

June 22, 2026

Higher Ed Dive reports on concerns regarding the Education Department’s new dashboard to track institutions’ reporting of foreign gifts. . .Inside Higher Ed dives into proposed legislation that would require the Education Department to screen FAFSA applicants for identity fraud. . .The New York Times explores tuition pricing models that some universities are instituting to make their pricing more transparent. . .Associated Press covers the Education Department’s recent change to lower interest rates on federal student loans for borrowers who enroll in auto pay. . .

A New Site Tracks Foreign Gifts to Colleges. Is It Misleading?
Higher Ed Dive | June 22, 2026​​

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 22, 2026

The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 21, 2026

Associated Press | June 18, 2026

June 18, 2026

Higher Ed Dive provides an overview of all the interagency agreements the Education Department has established to outsource its programs. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into professors’ experiences with AI and how it impacts their teaching. . .The Hill reports on allegations that some U.S. credit bureaus have left federal student loan servicers unchecked. . .

Here’s the Latest on the Education Department’s Interagency Agreements
Higher Ed Dive | June 18, 2026​​

The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 17, 2026

The Hill | June 17, 2026

June 17, 2026

The Washington Post reports on the Education Department’s plans to relocate the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice, while also moving the Office of Special​ Education and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of Health and Human Services . . .Higher Ed Dive covers the results of a new survey on what recent grads are looking for on the job market after they’ve graduated. . .Inside Higher Ed explains Minnesota’s new graduate student loan option following the federal government’s elimination of certain loan programs. . .Associated Press outlines the exemptions for federal funding recently granted to Indiana by the Education Department. . .

Education Dept. Plans to Move Special Ed and Civil Rights Out of the Agency​
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026​

Higher Ed Dive | June 17, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 17, 2026

Associated Press | June 16, 2026

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