HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

June 27, 2024

Ahead of the presidential debate, Inside Higher Ed investigates what topics members of the higher education community would like the candidates to address... Outgoing UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ speaks with the Los Angeles Times about the state of her campus and higher education more broadly... New data show persistence and retention rates have eclipsed their pre-pandemic levels for students who began college in 2022.

Higher Ed Has Questions for Biden and Trump
Inside Higher Ed | June 27, 2024

Retiring UC Berkeley Chancellor Sounds Off on Protests, Enrollment, Housing
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.) | June 27, 2024

Persistence and Retention Rates Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels
Inside Higher Ed | June 27, 2024

June 26, 2024

Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges filed against the Biden administration’s Title IX regulations... The Philadelphia Inquirer explores what changes institutions are making in anticipation of more student protests in the fall... Beginning this fall, UC Berkeley will educate incoming students about antisemitism... Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges, will retire next June.

Title IX Legal Challenges Target LGBTQ+ Protections
Inside Higher Ed | June 26, 2024

Following a Semester With Protests and Encampments, What Are Colleges Doing to Prepare for the Fall?
The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | June 25, 2024

After Protests, UC Berkeley Pledges to Expand Antisemitism Education to All New Students
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.) | June 26, 2024

Belle Wheelan to Retire as Head of Southern Accreditor
Inside Higher Ed | June 26, 2024

June 25, 2024

ACE President Ted Mitchell highlights three core principles for campus leaders responding to student protests in an Inside Higher Ed op-ed... Two judges issued injunctions against portions of the Biden administration’s student loan repayment plan on Monday... Some states, in reaction to the bungled FAFSA rollout, are requiring students to complete the form to graduate high school, Inside Higher Ed reports... Jaffus Hardrick stepped down as president of Florida Memorial University over the weekend.

OPINION: Protect, Teach, Enforce
Inside Higher Ed | June 25, 2024

Federal Judges Block Part of President Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan
USA Today | June 25, 2024

FAFSA Fiasco Pushes States to Mandate Universal Completion
Inside Higher Ed | June 25, 2024

The President of Florida Memorial University, South Florida’s Only HBCU, Steps Down
Miami Herald (sub. req.) | June 24, 2024

June 24, 2024

Inside Higher Ed reports that financial aid and enrollment professionals are preparing for the possibility that the FAFSA will again be delayed or have glitches this fall... North Carolina A&T State University announced that James Martin will be its next chancellor... The Chronicle of Higher Education considers what institutions across the country can learn from Tacoma Community College’s former housing voucher program.

‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ on FAFSA
Inside Higher Ed | June 24, 2024

New Chancellor Announced for NC A&T. Here’s Who Will Lead the Country’s Largest HBCU.
The News & Observer | June 21, 2024

What Happened When One Community College Confronted Housing Insecurity in a New Way
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024

Inside Higher Ed examines how students choose whether to vote in their home districts or at their colleges... The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the status of the Biden administration’s Title IX regulations given recent rulings that blocked them in 10 states... Arizona’s fiscal year 2025 budget reduces funding for the state’s universities by millions of dollars.

Where Do Students Vote—and Why?
Inside Higher Ed | June 21, 2024

What’s the Deal with the Blocked Title IX Rule? Here’s What Colleges Need to Know.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | June 20, 2024

Arizona Public Universities Face Multimillion Dollar Cuts Under New State Budget
Higher Ed Dive | June 19, 2024

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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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