HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

January 21, 2024

ACE President Ted Mitchell is among the higher education leaders expressing their hopes and worries for the sector to Inside Higher Ed as the second Trump administration begins... Miguel Cardona reflected on his tenure as secretary of education and what he expects from the new administration in an interview with USA Today... The Austin American-Statesman examines Austin Community College’s policy priorities as Texas’ legislative session begins.

Hopes and Fears: Higher Ed Leaders Sound Off on Trump’s Return to Power
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 20, 2025

On His Way Out the Door, a Top Biden Official Has Worries
USA Today | Jan. 18, 2025

As Texas Legislature Gets Underway, Here’s What ACC Seeks, Fears This Legislative Session
Austin American-Statesman (sub. req.) | Jan. 21, 2025

January 17, 2024

Inside Higher Ed looks at how Los Angeles-area institutions are responding to the damage wildfires have inflicted on their communities... Webster University transformed its financial situation after a 2023 audit cast doubt on the university’s survival, Higher Ed Dive writes.

California Colleges Confront Loss as L.A. Burns
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 17, 2025

Webster University Touts Financial Turnaround
Higher Ed Dive | Jan. 16, 2025

January 16, 2024

Tim Walberg, the new chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said he intends to promote President-elect Trump’s education agenda in the role, Politico Pro reports... The Education Department forgave loans for 260,000 former students of Ashford University, which is no longer operating... Johnny L. Evans Jr., who had been the interim president of the College of Coastal Georgia, will take over the role permanently, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Walberg Commits to Trump Education Policies During First Committee Meeting
Politico Pro (sub. req.) | Jan. 15, 2025

Biden Administration Cancels Loans for 260,000 Former Ashford University Students
The Associated Press | Jan. 15, 2025

Georgia Regents Announces New College President and UGA Renovation Project
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (sub. req.) | Jan. 16, 2025

January 15, 2024

The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would prevent transgender women from competing in women’s sports... The New York Times examines how college enrollment changed after the Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions... NCAA President Charlie Baker said the organization would provide $1.2 billion to help institutions pay for the House vs. NCAA settlement, and he encouraged Congress to pass legislation reforming college athletics, the Associated Press reports.

House Advances Ban on Trans Women in Women’s Sports
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 15, 2025

What Happened to Enrollment at Top Colleges After Affirmative Action Ended
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Jan. 14, 2025

NCAA to Dole Out $1.2B to Help Pay for House Settlement. Charlie Baker Asked for Congress to Step In.
The Associated Press | Jan. 14, 2025

January 14, 2024

The Biden administration forgave 150,000 borrowers’ student debt on Monday and canceled over 5 million Americans’ student loans over the last four years, The New York Times writes... Some policy experts believe colleges and universities will benefit financially from some of President-elect Trump’s deregulatory agenda, according to Inside Higher Ed... The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shared that freshman enrollment actually increased in fall 2024 after it discovered an error that undercounted first-year students.

Biden’s Push To Cancel Student Debt Surpasses 5 Million Borrowers
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Jan. 13, 2025

Colleges Expect Less Red Tape Under Trump, More Input on Policies
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 14, 2025

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Reveals Error in Fall First-Year Student Count
Higher Ed Dive | Jan. 13, 2025

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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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