HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

December 3, 2025

The federal government funded less research in every area of science and medicine, The New York Times reports... FAFSA completion is up, Inside Higher Ed reports... Politico reports that the House is posed to vote on a bill to overhaul college sports... CBS News looks at efforts in California to assist people who are incarcerated in accessing higher education.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Dec. 3, 2025

FAFSA Completion Is Up
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 3, 2025

College Sports Bill Heads to Final Vote despite GOP Defections
Politico | Dec. 2, 2025

Incarceration to College Program Gives Bay Area Youth a Chance at Higher Education
CBS News | Dec. 2, 2025

December 2, 2025

Higher Ed Dive reports on an amended lawsuit aiming to prevent the dissolution of the Department of Education, and Inside Higher Ed tracks the status of several key legal challenges to the Trump administration... The New York Times covers the rise in students majoring in artificial intelligence.

Education Department Outsourcing Is Unlawful, Amended Lawsuit Alleges
Higher Ed Dive | Dec. 2, 2025

Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 1, 2025

College Students Flock to a New Major: A.I.
The New York Times (sub. req.)| Dec. 1, 2025

December 1, 2025

A steep decline in international student enrollment could cost the United States $1 billion, CNBC reports... Students enrolled in some short-term programs will soon be able to use Pell Grants to cover their tuition, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports... The Hechinger Report looks at how the Trump administration has upended federal education research and statistics.

November 26, 2025

The Los Angeles Times looks at the furor over a Trump administration proposal that could limit access to federal loans for some students pursuing graduate degrees, including nursing, because the government would no longer label their studies as “professional” programs. . .ACE President Ted Mitchell talks about the dangers of the Trump administration's proposed "compact" for higher education as part of a bonus edition of the College Uncovered podcast. . .Education Secretary Linda McMahon has appointed five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, writes Inside Higher Ed. . .State University System of Florida institutions collectively plan to terminate 18 academic programs and suspend another eight after reviewing how many degrees they award, reports Higher Ed Dive. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education interviews conservative legal scholar and moral philosopher Robert P. George. . .

Why Outrage is Erupting Over Trump Plan to Exclude Nursing from ‘Professional’ Designation
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.)  | Nov. 26, 2025

The New College Compact
College Uncovered | Nov. 26, 2025

Education Department Names Five New Accreditation Advisers
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 25, 2025

Florida Public Universities Plan to Cut at Least 18 Academic Programs
Higher Ed Dive | Nov. 24, 2025

Robert P. George and the Great Campus Vibe Shift
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | Nov. 24, 2025

November 25, 2025

In separate stories, Politico highlights the risks posed to students and educators by the Education Department’s splintering and the error-filled transfer of one of its programs to the Labor Department... An array of higher education stakeholders, including ACE President Ted Mitchell, have defended the University of Pennsylvania's refusal to disclose Jewish faculty and student names to the Trump administration, Inside Higher Ed reports... A majority of U.S. institutions reported declining undergraduate international student enrollment, with 85 percent of respondents citing visa restrictions and government policies as a major barrier, according to a new survey... An NPR podcast and a New York Times essay explore how AI is reshaping higher education.

Who Could Be Left Behind in Ed Split
Politico | Nov. 24, 2025

The Education Department Gave Another Agency Power To Distribute Its Money. It Hasn’t Gone Well.
Politico | Nov. 24, 2025

Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 25, 2025

Survey: Most U.S. Universities Saw Dips in Intl. Enrollment
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 25, 2025

Higher Education’s AI Problem
NPR | Nov. 23, 2025

I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Nov. 25, 2025

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