HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

May 16, 2025

A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that continues to prevent the Department of Energy from instituting a 15 percent cap on indirect costs for grants, The New York Times reports... The Hechinger Report examines the uncertain future of CCAMPIS, a federal program that supports student-parents... The New York Times looks at nine scientific discoveries made through federally funded research... According to The News & Observer, the University of North Carolina System is considering forming a new accreditor along with other public university systems... Keith Hargrove will be Elizabeth City State University’s next chancellor.

A Judge Blocked the Energy Department From Imposing a Cap on Grants for University Research.
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 15, 2025

A Federal Program Helped Student-Parents Thrive. Now It’s on Life Support
The Hechinger Report | May 15, 2025

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 16, 2025

UNC System ‘Exploring’ Creating Its Own Accrediting Agency, President Says
The News & Observer | May 15, 2025

Elizabeth City State Chancellor Named. Why His HBCU Pedigree Made Him Top Pick
The News & Observer | May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Inside Higher Ed writes about the higher education community statement released by ACE and more than 50 other organizations calling on the Trump administration to restore the historic compact between the federal government and colleges and universities…The New York Times reports that other countries are recruiting U.S. researchers whose work has been shut down…Inside Higher Ed looks at the House reconciliation package and its potential negative impacts on higher education…California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget lessens cuts to higher education in light of slashed spending by the federal government.

50-Plus Groups Write to Trump Protesting His Attack on Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed | May 15, 2025

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 15, 2025

How House Lawmakers Could Reshape Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed | May 15, 2025

Staring Down Harsh Trump Funding Cuts, UC and CSU Get Some Relief in Newsom Budget Plan
Los Angeles Times (sub. Req.) | May 15, 2025

May 13, 2025

President Trump’s higher education policy could soften international students’ interest in American institutions, the Associated Press writes... House Republicans are proposing raising the college endowment tax to as high as 21 percent, according to The Washington Post... The Boston Globe considers the repercussions for Massachusetts of federal funding cuts to Harvard, and The Washington Post reports that the university rebutted claims the Trump administration made about Harvard last week while halting new grants to it.

Trump’s Reshaping of Higher Education Tests America’s Appeal for International Students
The Associated Press | May 12, 2025

GOP Proposes Five-Fold Increase in Tax on College Endowments
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | May 12, 2025

Why a Weaker Harvard Would Mean a Weaker Massachusetts
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | May 12, 2025

Harvard Rejects Trump Administration’s Claims as Funding Battle Escalates
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Inside Higher Ed analyzes a legislative proposal from House Republicans involving potentially sweeping changes to financial aid, federal loans, and program cost estimates that could make paying for college more challenging and expensive... The Chronicle of Higher Education examines versions of the expanded endowment tax Republican legislators are proposing... A federal judge on Friday released Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey who had been at an immigration detention center for six weeks... The Philadelphia Inquirer explores a Villanova University internship program with the Vatican.

Congress Could Make Paying for College Even More Complicated
Inside Higher Ed | May 12, 2025

Here’s What Republicans’ Proposed College-Endowment Tax Could Look Like
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | May 10, 2025

Tufts Student Arrested by ICE Is Released From Detention
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 9, 2025

Meet the Villanova Student and Vatican Intern Who Had a Hunch Robert Prevost Would Become the Next Pope
The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

A new survey found that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s actions toward colleges and universities... The Trump administration commended Columbia after a group of student protesters was arrested this week, The Washington Post reports... According to Inside Higher Ed, the Trump administration canceled applications for Fulbright-Hays grants for this fiscal year... Florida International University named Jeanette Nuñez the sole finalist to be its next president.

Most Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Treatment of Colleges, a New AP-NORC Poll Finds
The Associated Press | May 9, 2025

Trump Administration Praises Columbia’s Response to Protest After Arrests
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | May 8, 2025

Education Dept. Cancels Fulbright-Hays Applications, at Least for Now
Inside Higher Ed | May 9, 2025

Florida International University Picks Jeanette Nuñez as Sole Candidate for President
Miami Herald | May 8, 2025

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