HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

September 3, 2026

Inside Higher Ed covers new data from the Common App that highlights more than 870,000 applicants reported they experienced at least one home-based challenge. . .The New York Times reports on a new rule released by the Trump administration that could allow the IRS to revoke certain institutions’ tax-exempt status. . .Inside Higher Ed announces a new initiative called “Start from Yes” that seeks to address how transfer credits and credit for prior learning are treated. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into how oral exams are one way that professors are evaluating learning and combating potential cheating using AI. . .

More Than Half of College Applicants Reported Key Home-Based Challenges

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | September 3, 2026

Trump Administration Renews Push to Strip Schools of Tax-Exempt Status
The New York Times (sub. req.) | September 3, 2026

'Start From Yes' Initiative Challenges Transfer Credit Skepticism
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | September 3, 2026

The Return of the Oral Exam
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | September 2, 2026

September 2, 2026

Inside Higher Ed highlights how the Trump administration’s policies have impacted undocumented students and their ability to pay in-state tuition prices. . .Campus Technology reports that Jon O'Brien, president and CEO of EDUCAUSE for 11 years, will retire next summer. . .Bridge Michigan covers efforts by several Michigan institutions to begin offering select 3-year bachelor’s degree programs. . .

Undocumented Students Grapple With Loss of In-State Tuition

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | September 2, 2026

Educause President and CEO John O'Brien Announces Retirement
Campus Technology | September 1, 2026

Michigan Colleges Debut 3-Year Degrees in Bid to Cut Costs, Attract Students
Bridge Michigan | September 1, 2026

September 1, 2026

Inside Higher Ed reports that the Trump administration may turn to review scholarships specifically for international students based on their country of origin. . .Higher Ed Dive covers a ruling that the Trump administration’s use of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deport noncitizen students because of their speech is unconstitutional. . .Forbes outlines the differences between college application types for applicants this fall. . .

Are Scholarships Based on Country of Origin in Danger?

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | September 1, 2026

Judge Rules Trump Policies Deporting Foreign Students Based on Speech Unconstitutional
Higher Ed Dive | August 31, 2026

Early Action Vs. Early Decision: What College Applicants Need To Know Before Applying
Forbes | August 31, 2026

August 31, 2026

Inside Higher Ed covers the Education Department’s announcement of federal college-access funding late last week, including more than $180 million awarded to TRIO Talent Search programs and the TRIO Education Opportunity Center. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights William Inboden, provost at the University of Texas at Austin, as a rising higher ed leader who has proposed an overhaul for UT's core curriculum to help ground students in the liberal arts and civic life. . .The New York Times reports new changes that are coming to the FAFSA form and how they may impact students and families. . .

ED Awards TRIO Grants to Hundreds of Colleges

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | August 31, 2026

The Red-State Reformer
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | August 28, 2026

Changes Are Coming to the FAFSA. But Will It Be ‘Delightful’?
The New York Times (sub. req.) | August 28, 2026

August 28, 2026

Higher Ed Dive looks at an initiative by 20 Michigan institutions to join a new direct admissions program. . .Inside Higher Ed reports on state legislation in California to permit more community colleges to offer four-year degrees. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education explores National Student Research Clearinghouse data showing a decline in majors such as computer science a rise those majoring in engineering and health professions. . .

20 Michigan Colleges Join New Direct Admissions Program

Higher Ed Dive | August 27, 2026

2 Calif. Bills Could Let More Community Colleges Grant 4-Year Degrees
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | August 28, 2026

Once Seen as a Sure Thing, Computer Science Has Lost 53,000 Majors
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | August 27, 2026

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New School Year Brings Major Financial Uncertainty for Students
Inside Higher Ed | Aug 17, 2026
Trump’s ‘Compact’ Is Bad for Colleges – And Bad for America
U.S. News | Oct. 20, 2025
Americans Need to Work Together to Fix Education. We’ve Both Done It Before on Opposite Sides
Fox News | July 9, 2025
Here’s Why We Cannot Permit America’s Partnership With Higher Education to Weaken or Dissolve
The Hechinger Report | March 18, 2025
The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty
Inside Higher Ed | July 2, 2024
Protect, Teach, Enforce
Inside Higher Ed | June 25, 2024
AI Can Transform the Classroom Just Like the Calculator
Scientific American | April 17, 2024
There’s a Temporary Fix to the FAFSA Mess — All Colleges Must Extend Decision Deadlines
The Hechinger Report | March 26, 2024
Answering the Call
Inside Higher Ed | March 19, 2024
Every FAFSA Delay Puts College Further Out of Reach
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 8, 2024
Don’t Dash Opportunity for America’s College Students
The Hill | Aug. 16, 2023
‘Fire the Accreditors’ Is a Bad—and Illegal—Idea
Inside Higher Ed | June 28, 2023
This Is How To Keep Academic Freedom Alive in America
Newsweek | March 23, 2023
Why U.S. News May Have to Rethink How It Creates College Rankings
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Sept. 14, 2022
Canceling Student Loan Debt Is Just the Start
The Hill | July 1, 2022
Want to Reduce Hunger Among College Students? Stop Taxing Their Pell Grants
The Hill | Feb. 10, 2022
Doubling the Pell Grant Invests in America's Future
The Hill | Sept. 3, 2021
Making Equity Everyone’s Work
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education | March 31, 2021
Dropping the Ball
Inside Higher Ed | March 4, 2021
The Quickest And Most Effective Way Biden Can Help Millions of Americans Go to College
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Jan. 30, 2021
Liberal, Conservative or Somewhere in the Middle?
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 19, 2020
Should Congress Provide Additional Pandemic Relief for Colleges and Universities?
CQ Researcher | Sept. 11, 2020
The Biggest Danger to U.S. Higher Education? Losing 20 Years’ Worth of Gains in Access for First-generation and Minority Students
The Hechinger Report | Aug. 11, 2020
Our Country's Future Education Depends on Actions Congress Takes
The Hill | July 20, 2020
Why Trump’s Move to Force International Students to Take In-person Classes This Fall Is Being Blasted as Harmful
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 8, 2020
Supreme Court Has Ruled on DACA, Now It's Time for Congress to Act
The Hill | June 20, 2020
College Closings, Economic Upheaval Make a Case for Blockchain Adoption
Education Dive | June 18, 2020
Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?
Inside Higher Ed | June 15, 2020
College in a Pandemic is Tough Enough — Without Reliable Broadband Access, It’s Nearly Impossible
The Hechinger Report | June 9, 2020
How College Students Can Help Reopen America
Inside Higher Ed | May 18, 2020
A Call for Ideas to Help Student Parents Succeed During and After COVID-19
Education Dive | May 6, 2020
The Courage of Medical Students
Inside Higher Ed | April 20, 2020
University Research is Key to COVID-19 Breakthroughs, Serving the Public Good
The Hill | March 23, 2020
Safeguarding Research on Campuses Against Foreign Threats
Inside Higher Ed | March 9, 2020
In Appreciation of a Public Servant
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 9, 2019
Mental Health Challenges Require Urgent Response
Inside Higher Ed | Oct. 29, 2019
Guns on America's Campuses: Let the Colleges Decide
The Hill | Sept. 9, 2019
The Invisible China Threat: University Intellectual Property
The Hill | July 30, 2019
Ending the Stigma for College Students With Learning Disabilities
The Hechinger Report | July 16, 2019
Providing Prisoners With Expanded Access to Higher Education Is the Smart Thing to Do
The Hill | July 5, 2019
No Retreat
Inside Higher Ed | June 10, 2019
Ted Mitchell: Congress Must Act to Protect Dreamers Still Living in Legal Limbo
Fox News | May 21, 2019
Taxing College Scholarships: A Travesty to Low-income and Middle-class Students
The Hill | May 20, 2019
Black Students' 'Unprecedented and Unequal' College Debt Should Cause Alarm
The Hechinger Report | Feb. 19, 2019
Congress Must End the Purgatory for ‘Dreamers’
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Nov. 9, 2018
Higher Education Must Clean Out Its ‘Front Porch’
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 25, 2018
Only in America
Inside Higher Ed | Feb. 15, 2018
FCC’s Proposed Internet Rules Could Raise College Costs and Hinder Free Exchange of Ideas
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Dec. 8, 2017
The House GOP Tax Bill Would Raise the Cost of College. We Can’t Let That Happen.
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Nov. 6, 2017
Why Most Republicans Don’t Like Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education | July 19, 2017
History, Moral Leadership, and Georgetown
The Washington Post | April 26, 2017
The Supreme Court Frees Colleges to Sensibly Pursue Diversity
The Chronicle of Higher Education | June 24, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Higher Education Must Rediscover Its Purpose
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Jan. 29, 2024
Don’t Blame Student Loan Debt on the Few Schools With Large Endowments
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | Sept. 11, 2022
College Is Worth It
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 29, 2021
The Harsh New Reality Schools Are Facing on Title IX
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | May 24, 2020
The Flaw in a Higher Education Bill
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Dec. 1, 2019
How Long Will ‘Dreamers’ Have to Live in Limbo?
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 30, 2019
Readers Critique The Post: Ageism, Skateboarding, and the International Space Station
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | July 5, 2019
Blame the NBA, Not the NCAA, for Big-Time Athletes’ Dilemma
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Feb. 25, 2019
Weighing the Value of College
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 26, 2018
Feds Must Help Colleges Reform and Change
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | May 23, 2018
Making College More Diverse Takes Hard, Customized Work
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 2, 2018
How to Assess What Students Have Learned
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 26, 2018
Tulane’s 41% Student Sexual Assault Rate
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Feb. 15, 2018
Should Rich College Endowments Be Taxed?
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Nov. 20, 2017
Proposed Tax on Private College Endowments Will Hurt Students
MinnPost (MN) | Nov. 16, 2017
The Dreamers Are a Good Part of America’s Future
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | July 25, 2017

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