HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

November 13, 2026

Inside Higher Ed covers efforts from leaders in Philadelphia to recruit international students and encourage them to stay in the city after graduation. . .NPR highlights the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the accreditation process. . .The Associated Press reports on data from NCAA that highlights how transfers can impact graduation rates. . .

One City’s Game Plan to Retain International Students
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | November 13, 2026

Trump Proposed a 'Secret Weapon' to Police Colleges. It Will Soon Become Reality
NPR | November 12, 2026

NCAA Warns Multiple Transfers Tied to Sharply Lower Graduation Rates in College Football
The Associated Press | November 12, 2026

November 12, 2026

The Washington Post reports on the Senate passing the Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower (RISE) Act, which would allow students to use K-12 documentation to qualify for accommodations at their college or university. . .The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covers how colleges and universities are teaching students how to responsibly use AI and how AI fits into the college experience. . .Inside Higher Ed shares the higher ed community’s response to the Trump administration’s proposed rule significantly hiking the fee for Optional Practical Training. . .

College Students with Disabilities May Soon Face Less Red Tape
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | November 12, 2026

‘Question of Our Time’: Colleges Grapple with AI’s Impact on Student Learning
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (sub. req.) | November 12, 2026

Colleges Say OPT Fee Would Cost Tens of Millions
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | November 11, 2026

November 10, 2026

Inside Higher Ed reports on the challenges that institutions may face when launching a three-year degree program. . .The Associated Press focuses on how Democrats may open investigations and leverage federal funding to address the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department. . .Higher Ed Dive covers a lawsuit from a coalition of academics and researchers over the National Science Foundation’s decision to close the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate. . .

As 3-Year Degrees Proliferate, Some Pioneers Face Roadblocks
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.) | November 10, 2026

Democrats Plan to Use New Power to Rein in Trump’s Education Agenda, But Their Tools Are Limited
The Associated Press | November 9, 2026

Researchers and Faculty Sue NSF Over Axing of Its Social Science Unit
Higher Ed Dive | November 9, 2026

November 9, 2026

The Washington Post looks at what the new Democratic majority in Congress can, and cannot, do to reverse Trump administration education policies. . .Inside Higher Ed highlights a new Community College Research Center report on how transfer paths can impact students pursuing STEM degrees. . .University World News covers the dotEDU hosts’ perspectives on how the midterm elections will impact higher education policy. . .The New York Times reports on how the College Board is combating the use of artificial intelligence to cheat on the SAT. . .

What the Democrats Can (and Cannot) Do to Reverse Trump’s Education Upheaval
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | November 9, 2026

The Untapped Potential of STEM Transfer Students
Inside Higher Ed (sub. req.)| November 9, 2026

What Do the US Midterm Election Results Mean for HE?
University World News | November 8, 2026

Fighting A.I. Cheating on the SAT Is a Cat-and Mouse Game
The New York Times (sub. req.) | November 6, 2026

November 6, 2026

The New York Times profiles newly elected lawmakers who plan to push back against the Trump administration’s research funding cuts. . .The Associated Press covers how students are grappling with the Trump administration’s caps on federal student loans. . .Higher Ed Dive reports on how institutions can involve faculty and students as they identify how to adopt AI on campus. . .The Washington Post covers a report released by the College Board on how the cost of college is going down. . .

These Newly Elected Lawmakers Know Something Trump Doesn't: Science
The New York Times (sub. req.) | November 6, 2026

New Limits on Federal Student Loans Are Steering Many Borrowers Toward Private Lenders
The Associated Press | November 6, 2026

How to Navigate AI Adoption — with Faculty and Student Input
Higher Ed Dive | November 6, 2026

College Costs Are Trending Lower Than a Decade Ago
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | November 5, 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

The Debate Over Foreign Money in Higher Education
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | Sept. 7, 2026
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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