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June 24, 2025

According to Inside Higher Ed, student aid professionals worry that reduced federal funding for institutions and student aid programs means students will face higher costs... The State Department’s new social media screening policy for international students could delay student visa approvals, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes... A federal judge enjoined the Trump administration’s attempt to ban international students from entering the country to attend Harvard, The New York Times reports.

Federal Cuts Put Institutional Aid at Risk
Inside Higher Ed | June 24, 2025

Could New Social-Media Screening Create a Student-Visa Bottleneck?
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 23, 2025

Judge Blocks Trump Proclamation Barring Harvard’s International Students
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from barring Harvard from enrolling international students... President Trump indicated on social media that a deal with Harvard is imminent, The Boston Globe writes, while The New York Times explores the many federally funded scientific projects that are at stake in Harvard’s negotiations with the Trump administration... Higher Ed Dive tracks the Trump administration’s repeated efforts to cap indirect cost reimbursement for federal grants... University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce reflects on her decade in the role in The Seattle Times... Arizona State University President Michael Crow writes in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that the best students from around the world are needed to help drive U.S. innovation and success.

Judge Grants Harvard Injunction in International Student Case
Inside Higher Ed | June 20, 2025

Months Into His Fight With Harvard, Trump Now Says ‘HISTORIC’ Deal Is Close
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 20, 2025

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 22, 2025

Tracking the Trump Administration’s Moves to Cap Indirect Research Funding
Higher Ed Dive | June 19, 2025

UW President Cauce Looks Back — And Forward — In Last Days on the Job
The Seattle Times (sub. req.) | June 21, 2025

OPINION: Foreign Students Help Make America Great
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | June 20, 2025

June 20, 2025

According to The New York Times, facing rising costs and political uncertainty, many universities will raise tuition or lay off employees this year... The State Department will resume student visa interviews with new guidelines for screening applicants’ social media profiles for anti-American sentiment, The Washington Post reports... College applications are growing among Texas students, and particularly among first-generation students, the Austin American-Statesman writes... Inside Higher Ed examines Senate Republicans’ proposal to increase accountability for institutions based on student outcomes.

Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 20, 2025

State Dept. Restarts Student Visa Interviews With Tougher Social Media Rules
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 18, 2025

More Texans, First-Gen Students Are Applying to College. Here’s Why.
Austin American-Statesman (sub. req.) | June 19, 2025

How Senate Republicans Want to Hold Colleges Accountable
Inside Higher Ed | June 20, 2025

June 18, 2025

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Defense from imposing a cap on reimbursement for indirect costs, Reuters reports... The Chronicle of Higher Education explores how institutions are approaching federal grants in an environment in which conformity with the Trump administration is increasingly necessary... Inside Higher Ed looks at two new models for funding indirect research costs being developed by a coalition of higher education stakeholders... The Hechinger Report examines recent state-level efforts to restrict or eliminate tenure... A federal judge declined to halt the Trump administration’s cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences, according to Inside Higher Ed.

US Judge Blocks Defense Department From Slashing Federal Research Funding
Reuters | June 17, 2025

Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 17, 2025

How Universities Would Overhaul Research Funding
Inside Higher Ed | June 18, 2025

Behind the Turmoil of Federal Attacks on Colleges, Some States Are Going After Tenure
The Hechinger Report | June 18, 2025

Federal Judge Won’t Block Trump’s Cuts to IES
Inside Higher Ed | June 18, 2025

June 17, 2025

Inside Higher Ed looks at the Senate’s proposed endowment tax, which while not as steep as the House’s version would still do harm to students and institutions... A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration discriminated against racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people when it canceled NIH grants, according to The New York Times... NPR reports a judge delayed a decision on whether to continue blocking the Trump administration’s move to prevent Harvard from enrolling international students... The Associated Press covers AI-powered efforts to scam colleges out of financial aid money... Peter Mohler will be the University of Alabama’s next president.

Senate Republicans Reduce House’s Proposed Endowment Tax Hike
Inside Higher Ed | June 16, 2025

Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 16, 2025

Judge Postpones Decision in Harvard Lawsuit Against Trump Over International Students
NPR | June 16, 2025

How Scammers Are Using AI to Steal College Financial Aid
The Associated Press | June 10, 2025

University of Alabama Names Ohio College Leader as Next President: ‘Roll Tide’
AL.com (sub. req.) | June 16, 2025

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