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July 23, 2025

A new analysis found the Trump administration’s grant cancellations are harming red and blue states alike... The reconciliation bill’s new limits on graduate student loans are hampering students’ plans to attend medical school, The Chicago Tribune reports... The Associated Press examines accelerating conservative-led efforts to assert more control over colleges and universities... The New York Times looks at the Trump administration’s widening attacks on college presidents in Virginia.

Federal Grant Cuts Don’t Spare Red States, New Report Shows
Inside Higher Ed | July 23, 2025

Changes to Federal Student Loans Leave Aspiring Medical Students Scrambling to Cover Costs
The Chicago Tribune (sub. req.) | July 23, 2025

Far Beyond Harvard, Conservative Efforts to Reshape Higher Education Are Gaining Steam
The Associated Press | July 23, 2025

In Virginia, the Attack on University Presidents Widens
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 22, 2025

July 22, 2025

A federal judge was skeptical of the Trump administration’s arguments in a hearing yesterday on billions in cut grant funding to Harvard, The Boston Globe writes... Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of chief business officers found that campuses are grappling with increased uncertainty... A trial concerning the Trump administration’s efforts to detain international students concluded yesterday, with a ruling expected later in the summer, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education... The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Penn State University President Neeli Bendapudi received a glowing evaluation from trustees as she begins her fourth year in the role.

Judge in Harvard Funding Lawsuit Calls Trump Administration’s Arguments ‘A Bit Mind-Boggling’
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | July 22, 2025

Risk and Resilience
Inside Higher Ed | July 22, 2025

A Trial Over Campus Protest Ends With Conflicting Views of Foreign Students’ Free-Speech Rights
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | July 21, 2025

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi Gets High Marks (And a Standing O) From Board and Staff After Completing Her Third Year
The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | July 19, 2025

July 21, 2025

College and university staff are struggling to contact the Education Department for help since nearly half of the agency’s employees were laid off, according to Inside Higher Ed... The reconciliation bill gave the Department of Education more responsibilities, complicating President Trump’s goal of abolishing the department, USA Today writes... Lawyers for Harvard challenged the Trump administration’s cuts to billions of dollars in grants at a federal court hearing today... In an initial vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the steep cuts to scientific research agencies President Trump had requested, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution speaks to F. Dubois Bowman, Morehouse College’s new president, about his vision for the college.

Staffing Shortages at ED Hurt College Operations
Inside Higher Ed | July 21, 2025

Trump Just Made It Harder to Close the Education Department
USA Today | July 20, 2025

Harvard and the Trump Administration Face Off in Court Over Funding Cuts
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 21, 2025

Trump Proposed Slashing the National Science Foundation’s Budget. A Key Senate Committee Just Refused.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | July 18, 2025

‘Morehouse Changed My Life.’ New President Hopes to Do the Same for Students.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (sub. req.) | July 20, 2025

July 18, 2025

President Trump is attacking institutions, and particularly their DEI policies, using a task force ostensibly formed to combat antisemitism, The Washington Post writes... Inside Higher Ed looks at the status of in-state tuition for undocumented students, as the bipartisan consensus around the policy recedes... The Chronicle of Higher Education explores what the Trump administration’s next steps may be to dismantle the Education Department and what effect it could have on student aid and grant funding... Harvard announced a new program to prepare students for public service careers, The New York Times reports.

How Trump’s Antisemitism Task Force Is Leading an Assault on DEI, Colleges
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 18, 2025

4 Things to Know About In-State Tuition Benefits for Undocumented Students
Inside Higher Ed | July 18, 2025

The Education Department Got a Green Light to Shrink. Here Are 3 Questions About What’s Next.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | July 17, 2025

Harvard Creates New Public Service Program, as Trump Slashes Federal Jobs
The New York Times (sub. req.) | July 17, 2025

July 17, 2025

Inside Higher Ed looks at new survey data showing Americans’ confidence in higher education may be rebounding... The Chronicle of Higher Education examines how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s elimination of a nutrition assistance program affects campuses, while Inside Higher Ed considers the next steps for implementing the bill’s expansion of Pell Grant to short-term programs... A new analysis finds operating margins at private nonprofit colleges are at a 10-year low.

Americans Recognize Nuances of Higher Ed’s Value
Inside Higher Ed | July 17, 2025

Congress Cut a Federal Nutrition Program, Jeopardizing Campus Jobs and Community Services
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | July 16, 2025

Workforce Pell Grant Expansion Faces ‘Aggressive’ Timeline
Inside Higher Ed | July 17, 2025

Fitch: Private Nonprofits See Lowest Operating Margins in a Decade
Higher Ed Dive | July 17, 2025

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