HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
Section 1 Content
Kent D. Syverud will be the next president of the University of Michigan, reports The New York Times... Inside Higher Ed covers the announcement by ACE and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that more than 230 colleges and universities received the 2026 Community Engagement classification... Higher Ed Dive looks at three big takeaways from CIC's Presidents Institute...
Section 2 Content
The Washington Post writes that President
Trump's higher education agenda may have lasting impact on research and
culture, with ACE President Ted Mitchell commenting that, “For the first
time in my memory, the government is seen on campus as a threat, rather
than a potential partner."... After a week of talks and a final compromise from the
Education Department, an advisory committee on Friday signed off on
regulations that would require all postsecondary programs to pass a
single earnings test, Inside Higher Ed reports... Higher Ed Dive looks at the share of graduate borrowers who would be harmed by new federal aid cuts...
Trump’s College Agenda May Have a Lasting Impact on Research, Culture
The Washington Post | Jan. 11, 2026
ED Panel Signs Off on New Earnings TestInside Higher Ed | Jan. 9, 2026
How Many Graduate Borrowers Will be Impacted by the Looming Lending Limits?
Higher Ed Dive | Jan. 9, 2026
Section 3 Content
The Department of Education and a rulemaking
committee of stakeholders appeared to be far from agreeing on new
accountability regulations heading into the final day of discussions, Inside Higher Ed reports... Higher Ed Dive
looks at the share of graduate borrowers who would be harmed by new
federal aid cuts... Student parents have been especially harmed by
federal funding cuts, Inside Higher Ed reports.
ED Panel Divided as Consensus Vote Looms on Earnings Test
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 8, 2026
Section 5 Content
Congressional appropriators have rejected President Trump’s proposed
deep cuts to federal science agencies, opting instead to keep funding
for NSF, NASA science, and Energy research programs near current
levels, Science reports… Inside Higher Ed examines how
the Education Department is directing $169 million in grants toward the
Trump administration’s policy priorities… New graduate loan caps could
disproportionately harm students with low credit scores, raising
concerns about access to graduate education, Inside Higher Ed reports… Frank Weller, president of Great Lakes Christian College, writes in
Christian Standard about why he remains optimistic about the
future of Christian higher education… Caltech has named Johns Hopkins
provost Ray Jayawardhana as its next president.
Congress Set to Reject Trump’s Major Budget Cuts to NSF, NASA, and Energy Science
Science | Jan. 5, 2026
The Trump Administration Put $169M Toward Its Priorities. Here’s Where the Money Went
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 6, 2026
Grad Loan Caps Could Hurt Students With Low Credit Scores
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 7, 2026
Why I’m Optimistic About the Future of Christian Higher Education, and Why You Should Be Too
Christian Standard | Jan. 6, 2026
Caltech Names New President, an Astrophysicist Who Vows to Empower ‘Brilliant Minds’
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.)| Jan. 7, 2026
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