HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 9, 2025

The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at how the reconciliation bill under consideration could impair Pell access, while The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is advocating to remove cuts to Pell from the bill... The House v. NCAA settlement received final approval, permitting institutions to pay student-athletes, The Athletic reports... The Associated Press examines how HBCUs are navigating a political environment fraught with threats to funding and diversity programs... The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court to allow its Education Department layoffs to go forward... The Austin American-Statesman considers the harms of Texas eliminating in-state tuition for undocumented students... The Education Department added new identity verification measures for first-time FAFSA applicants, according to Inside Higher Ed.

Thousands of College Students Could Soon Lose Their Pell Grants
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 6, 2025

Healey Urges US Senate to Reject Pell Grant Cuts, Touting Success of Massachusetts Program
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 7, 2025

Historic House v. NCAA Settlement Gets Final Approval, Allowing Schools to Pay College Athletes
The Athletic (sub. req.) | June 7, 2025

HBCUs Depend on Federal Funding. Their Leaders Are Walking a Tightrope on Trump’s DEI Attacks
The Associated Press | June 6, 2025

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Leave Mass Layoffs at Education Department in Place
The Associated Press | June 6, 2025

Texas Dream Act Author, Experts Warn Against Repealing In-State Tuition for Migrant Students
Austin American-Statesman | June 6, 2025

Stricter ID Verification Required for Federal Aid Applicants
Inside Higher Ed | June 9, 2025

June 6, 2025

A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s latest effort to prevent international students from entering the country to study at Harvard... The Washington Post writes that the Trump administration has many paths to try to weaken Harvard even if its most aggressive efforts fail in court... The Chronicle of Higher Education considers the implications for higher ed of the travel ban President Trump issued this week and other efforts to restrict international students... Inside Higher Ed looks at how the Senate may approach key education-related policies and programs in its version of the reconciliation bill. 

Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Foreign Students at Harvard
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | June 5, 2025

Harvard Could Beat Trump in Court but Lose the War With His Administration
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 5, 2025

What the New Travel Ban Means for Higher Ed
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 5, 2025

What to Expect as the Senate Tackles Reconciliation
Inside Higher Ed | June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025

The Trump administration Wednesday moved to block international students from entering the country to attend Harvard University and targeted Columbia University’s accreditation status, The Boston Globe writes... The Chronicle of Higher Education further examines the Trump administration’s claim that Columbia violated its accreditor’s standards... A federal judge enjoined a Texas law that let undocumented students pay in-state tuition... At a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing Wednesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon clashed with Democrats over funding cuts and the House-passed reconciliation bill, Inside Higher Ed reports. 

In an Extraordinary Escalation, Trump Bars Foreign Nationals From Entering US to Study at Harvard and Targets Columbia
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 4, 2025

No, Trump Is Not Pulling Columbia’s Accreditation. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 4, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Allowing In-State Tuition for Students Without Legal Residency
The Associated Press | June 4, 2025

House Democrats Air Grievances With McMahon
Inside Higher Ed | June 5, 2025

June 4, 2025

The New York Times examines the medical research projects for which the Trump administration has cut or delayed funding... Inside Higher Ed covers Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s several appearances before congressional committees this week... A new report found the number of Americans with some college experience but no credential increased by more than 2 percent over the last year.

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 4, 2025

McMahon Gets Bipartisan Grilling in the Senate
Inside Higher Ed | June 4, 2025

Working-Age Adults With Some College but No Credential Reaches 37.6M, Report Finds
Higher Ed Dive | June 4, 2025

June 3, 2025

Inside Higher Ed looks at the status of the Trump administration’s evolving international student policies…Harvard argues as part of its lawsuit against the government that cutting off its federal funding is wasteful, writes the The New York Times…NPR reports on President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 budget, which includes a 15 percent cut to the Department of Education, including what Higher Ed Dive notes is a damaging reduction to the maximum Pell Grant award.

Where International Students Stand Now
Inside Higher Ed | June 3, 2025

Harvard Argues Cutting Off Its Government Funding Is Wasteful
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 2, 2025

Trump's Budget Calls for a 15% Funding Cut to the Education Department
NPR | June 2, 2025

FY26 Budget Plan Would Slash Maximum Pell Grant by Nearly a Quarter
Higher Ed Dive | June 2, 2025

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