HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

August 10, 2026

​Higher Ed Dive covers colleges and universities announcing they will reintroduce standardized testing requirements for students enrolling next fall. . .Inside Higher Ed provides insights into the Education Department’s recent Call to Action letter and what institutions should consider when responding. . .The Philadelphia Inquirer highlights the recent accountability rule and the Trump administration’s broader efforts to combat higher ed institutions. . .R&D World reports on NSF’s decision to narrow its anti-discrimination rules for federal grant recipients by eliminating disparate-impact standards​. . .

Elite Colleges Are Returning to the SAT and ACT. Will Others Follow?

Higher Ed Dive | August 10, 2026

How Should Leaders Respond to McMahon’s Letter?

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

Opinion | Should Democrats Campaign for More English Lit Majors?
The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | August 9, 2026​​​​​

NSF Narrows Anti-Discrimination Rules in Grantmaking Process
R&D World | August 7, 2026​​​​​

August 7, 2026

​Inside Higher Ed reports on what institutions and states are doing to maximize the new Workforce Pell Grant program. . .Forbes highlights recent efforts by colleges and universities to offer eligible incoming students free tuition based on first-year status or family income. . .Higher Ed Dive covers a model bill released by a conservative think tank to codify many of the proposals in the higher education compact from last year. . .

States Wrestle With Data and Program Tweaks to Access Workforce Pell

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | August 7, 2026

Boston University Is Latest To Join The Free Tuition Arms Race

​Forbes | ​August 7, 2026

The Heritage Foundation Releases Sweeping Model Bill to Overhaul Higher Ed​
Higher Ed Dive | August 7, 2026​​​​​​

August 6, 2026

Inside Higher Ed reports on Senate HELP Chair Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) efforts to pass the College Transparency Act and the bill’s growing support. . .WHO13 covers the announcement that Iowa will be the first state to participat​​e in the new Workforce Pell Grant program. . .The Chronicle of Higher Education explores how AI-detection tools are being implemented in higher ed and what concerns professors may have about certain tools. . .Higher Ed Dive highlights a new analysis on how the Trump administration’s new cap for international students visas at four years could hurt institutions. . .

Cassidy Eyes Final Push to Pass College Transparency Act

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | August 6, 2026

Iowa Launches Nation’s First Workforce Pell Grant Program for EMT Students

WHO13 | ​August 5, 2026

To Catch AI Cheating, Turnitin Wants to Monitor Students’ Keystrokes
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | August 5, 2026​​​​​

Fitch: New Visa Limits Could Hurt International Enrollment and Revenue​​
Higher Ed Dive | August 5, 2026​​​​​

August 5, 2026

Inside Higher Ed reports on a survey of higher education enrollment leaders and what they are anticipating on campus this fall. . .U.S. News & World Report continue​s coverage of the higher ed community’s response to the Education Department’s letter calling campuses to action. . .Education Week highlights that the Education Department during Trump’s second administration has left a significant amount of funding unspent. . .

Where Enrollment Stands as Fall 2026 Approaches

Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | August 5, 2026

McMahon’s ‘National Call to Action’ Draws Measured Response From Higher Education​

U.S. News & World Report | ​August 4, 2026

August 4, 2026

The New York Times and Inside Higher Ed were among outlets covering the Education Department’s letter to college and university presidents asking them to answer a set of questions in what the department says is an ef​fort to be more transparent. . .The Raleigh News & Observer highlights how recent federal funding cuts have impacted local higher ed in​stitutions. . .

After Colleges Reject ‘Compact,’ Trump Officials Try a Letter

The New York Times (sub. req.) | August 3, 2026

Trump Officials Try Again to Reform Colleges, With Higher Ed’s Help

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

See How Research Funding Levels Have Changed at UNC, NC State in Recent Years​
Raleigh News & Observer | August 3, 2026​​​​​​



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