HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 18, 2026
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Higher Ed Dive provides an overview of all the interagency agreements the Education Department has established to outsource its programs. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into professors’ experiences with AI and how it impacts their teaching. . .The Hill reports on allegations that some U.S. credit bureaus have left federal student loan servicers unchecked. . .

Here’s the Latest on the Education Department’s Interagency Agreements
Higher Ed Dive | June 18, 2026​​

The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 17, 2026

The Hill | June 17, 2026

June 17, 2026

The Washington Post reports on the Education Department’s plans to relocate the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice, while also moving the Office of Special​ Education and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of Health and Human Services . . .Higher Ed Dive covers the results of a new survey on what recent grads are looking for on the job market after they’ve graduated. . .Inside Higher Ed explains Minnesota’s new graduate student loan option following the federal government’s elimination of certain loan programs. . .Associated Press outlines the exemptions for federal funding recently granted to Indiana by the Education Department. . .

Education Dept. Plans to Move Special Ed and Civil Rights Out of the Agency​
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026​

Higher Ed Dive | June 17, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 17, 2026

Associated Press | June 16, 2026

June 16, 2026

The Chicago Tribune explores programs that colleges are implementing to help students foster dialogue and engage with viewpoints different from their own. . .Inside Higher Ed reports on a federal court blocking the USCIS pause on processing nonimmigrant benefits for individuals from specific countries, including international students’ Option Practical Training applications. . .General education requirements are changing in states across the country as legislators shape what students must learn before they graduate, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into how higher ed institutions can respond to the Trump administration’s attacks on the admissions process. . .

Programs Across Chicago’s Higher Education Scene Help Students Bridge Ideological, Political Differences
Chicago Tribune (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026​

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 16, 2026

The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 15, 2026

June 15, 2026

The Washington Post covers colleges and universities' efforts to make it easier for students to transfer their academic credits. . .​The Boston Globe's editorial piece highlights how new rules for accreditors could hinder higher ed institutions. . .The Las Vegas Review Journal spotlights the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and explains why it's a promise worth keeping. . . The ​Philadelphia Inquirer shares that University of Pennsylvania President J. Larry Jameson will be leaving his post next summer. . .Higher Ed Dive covers a new report revealing that the cybercrime group behind the recent Canvas breach also exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability to compromise dozens of higher education institutions. . .The Daily Record reports on a lawsuit filed by a coalition of states on the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiatives. . .

Colleges Are Finally Making it Easier to Transfer Academic Credits​​​
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 15, 2026​

The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 14, 2026

Las Vegas Review-Journal | June 13, 2026

The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | June 12, 2026

Colleges Hit in Cyberattack by Group Behind Canvas Breach, Google Says

Higher Ed Dive | June 12, 2026

MD, States Sue Trump Administration Over Anti-DEI Terms in Federal Contracts

The Daily Record | June 11, 2026​

June 12, 2026

Higher Ed Dive covers a bill passed by the House that would require the Department of Education to review federal financial aid applications for identity fraud. . .Inside Higher Ed dives into legislative efforts to increase loan caps for graduate students. . .The Wall Street Journal reports on alternative-enrollment programs that include students in campus life and provide pathways to transfer. . .

Bill to Mandate FAFSA Anti-Fraud System Passes House​
Higher Ed Dive | June 12, 2026​

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 12, 2026

Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools

The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

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