HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

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

House Republicans Aim to Override Trump’s Loan Limit Regulations

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

June 11, 2026

The Washington Post covers the recent expansion of Pell Grants to support students participating in certain nondegree job training programs. . .Inside Higher Ed dives into new data highlighting a higher rate of being waitlisted during the admissions process. . .Students have complex feelings about AI, but many are using it for coursework, reports Inside Higher Ed.

Most Americans Don’t Know This Free College Money Is on the Way
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

Are Waitlists Getting Bigger?

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

Why Students Aren’t All In on AI—And What They Want From Colleges

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 11, 2026

June 10, 2026

NPR covers the July 1 student loan changes and how they will impact borrowers. . .Inside Higher Ed explores how campuses across the United States are hosting World Cup players. . .The Boston Globe reports on how local colleges and universities are positioning students to join the evolving tech industry. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education dives into new data on barriers to entry for adults interested in pursuing higher education. . .

July 1 Brings Big Student Loan Changes. Here's What You Need to Know
NPR | June 10, 2026

The World Cup Comes to Campus

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 10, 2026

What’s Boosting the Massachusetts Tech Pipeline? Colleges and Universities, of Course.

The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

More Than 40 Million Adults Plan to Pursue Education. Here’s What Stops Them.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

June 9, 2026

Cybersecurity threats that target students pose serious challenges for higher education institutions, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .Deseret News dives into ACE's annual convening of the Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities. . .Higher Ed Dive reports on the impact of the Trump administration on international enrollment for U.S. colleges and universities. . .

Students Remain Higher Ed’s Cybersecurity Weak Link
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 9, 2026

A Latter-day Saint Apostle and Utah’s Governor on the Need for Education and Morality
Deseret News | June 8, 2026

The State of International Enrollment in 6 Charts
Higher Ed Dive | June 8, 2026

June 8, 2026

The New York Times explores how more universities are expanding their offerings to incorporate A.I. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on new data highlighting an increase in the share of students not reporting their race when applying to certain colleges and universities. . .Inside Higher Ed covers community colleges' concerns over the future of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program. . . A new study outlines some of the support networks that first-generation college students draw upon while they navigate their higher education experiences, reports Inside Higher Ed. . .

Colleges Are Building A.I. Degrees, Hoping Students Will Come
The New York Times (sub. req.) | June 8, 2026

Fewer Applicants to Selective Colleges and HBCUs Are Sharing Their Race
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 8, 2026

Community Colleges Advocate for NSF Program Amid Upheaval at Agency
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | June 8, 2026

Where First-Generation Students Find Support
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.)| June 8, 2026

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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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