HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

September 3, 2025

House Republicans proposed a 15 percent cut to the Department of Education’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year, Higher Ed Dive reports... Tens of thousands of college students without legal status are losing access to in-state tuition, causing some to drop out altogether, the Associated Press reports...  The Department of Education said it will launch the 2026-2027 FAFSA on Oct. 1… A new report found that there is a lack of data on students in prison education programs.

GOP-Led House Panel Proposes 15% Cut to Education Department
Higher Ed Dive | Sept. 2, 2025

Students Without Legal Status Drop Out as States Roll Back In-State Tuition Benefits
Associated Press | Sept. 3, 2025

Education Department Promises On-Time FAFSA Launch After Years of Delays
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education | Sept. 2, 2025

A Dearth of Data on Incarcerated Students
Inside Higher Ed | Sept. 3, 2025

September 2, 2025

The Education Department has cut off child care funding at more than a dozen colleges, The Washington Post reports... The Associated Press reports that the decline in international student enrollment is harming colleges and universities... Inside Higher Ed spoke with some of the thousands of students who no longer can attend college in the United States due to Trump's travel ban... Colorado College Manya Whitaker is beginning her tenure with a focus on strengthening the college's role in higher education, reports The Gazette.

Trump Administration Cuts Grants for Child Care on College Campuses
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Aug. 29, 2025

Colleges Face Financial Struggles as Trump Policies Send International Enrollment Plummeting
Associated Press | Aug. 30, 2025

The Students Left Behind by the Travel Ban
Inside Higher Ed | Sept. 2, 2025

New Colorado College President Looks To Affirm School’s Place in Higher Ed
The Gazette | Aug. 31, 2025

August 28, 2025

Colleges and universities are seeing a significant drop in international students as the fall semester beings, reports NPR . . . Inside Higher Ed breaks down the Trump administration’s unprecedented move to target select universities with funding cuts . . . Higher Ed Dive looks at six higher education trends to watch for in the 2025-26 academic year . . . Many financial aid advisers are worried that the Trump administration’s latest effort to bolster identity verification in the student aid system could have unintended consequences, according to Inside Higher Ed.

Colleges See Significant Drop in International Students as Fall Semester Begins 
NPR | August 27, 2025

5 Charts Breaking Down Trump’s Funding Freezes Against Universities
Inside Higher Ed | August 28, 2025

6 Higher Education Trends to Watch for in the 2025-26 Academic Year
Higher Ed Dive | August 28. 2025

Financial Aid Advisers Raise Questions About Trump’s Identity Verification Efforts 
Inside Higher Ed | August 28, 2025

August 27, 2025

Inside Higher Ed reports that visa delays are causing some international students to defer to the next semester and it is unclear how large the drop in international enrollment will be this fall, while a student from Burundi writes in a USA Today op-ed that the Trump administration's travel ban has crushed the U.S. higher education dream of he and others in his community  . . . The New York Times looks at a flurry of fake shooting calls that is disrupting campuses around the country . . . 

Visa Delays Persist, Causing Some Students to Defer to Spring
Inside Higher Ed | August 27, 2025

OPINION: My Dream of Getting Into Harvard Came True. Then a Travel Ban Ended It.
USA Today | August 25, 2025

A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts Campuses
The New York Times (sub. req.) | August 26, 2025

August 26, 2025

The Washington Post writes that researchers are worried that the government is ending support for basic science, which can lead to life-saving advances . . .  Inside Higher Ed explores the ramifications for Hispanic-Serving Institutions after the Department of Justice declined to defend them against a recent lawsuit . . . George Mason University President Gregory Washington will not apologize to the Trump administration for diversity initiatives he has pursued, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education . . . 

Harvard's Research Is Shrinking Amid the Trump Administration's Freeze
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | August 25, 2025

An Uncertain Future for HSIs
Inside Higher Ed |August 26, 2025

GMU President Refuses to Apologize for Diversity Efforts, Lawyer Calls Ed. Dept. Claims "Absurb"
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | August 25, 2025


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