HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

April 4, 2025

The Wall Street Journal reports on the Trump administration's expansion of moves that halt or threaten federal funding to institutions, while NPR talks to college and university president about the challenges they are facing…Los Angeles community colleges are teaming up with California State University to study and combat nurse shortages, writes Inside Higher Ed…Two tribal colleges have been told they can hire back all employees who were laid off as part of the Trump administration’s deep cuts across the federal workforce in February, according to The Hechinger Report.

Trump Administration Lays Out Demands to Harvard to Keep Federal Funding
The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) | April 4, 2025

College Presidents Say Threats to Cut Federal Funding Making Leadership Difficult
NPR | April 4, 2025

L.A. Community Colleges and CSUs Partner to Fill Nursing Shortages
Inside Higher Ed | April 4, 2025

Tribal Colleges Win Reprieve From Federal Staff Cuts
The Hechinger Report | April 3, 2025

April 3, 2025

President Trump plans to slash funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which could majorly impact colleges and universities, Inside Higher Ed writes... An op-ed in The New York Times warns that the Trump administration’s massive research cuts are pushing young scientists to consider changing careers or immigrating to other countries to pursue research... The Chicago Tribune looks at a University of Illinois System pilot program aiming to help more students transfer from community colleges to four-year schools.

Trump and Musk Set Their Sights on Humanities Cuts
Inside Higher Ed | April 3, 2025

The Next Generation of American Scientists Is Losing Faith
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 3, 2025

University of Illinois System Launches Pilot Program to Boost Community College Transfers
The Chicago Tribune | April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday dismissed about 10,000 employees, while senior leaders were reassigned to different agencies... President Trump froze dozens of grants to Princeton University this week... The Trump administration is deriving broad authority to deport students from a law that Congress specified should be used only on rare occasions, The New York Times reports... The chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education said he is worried about massive federal funding cuts to higher education, The Express-Star writes.

Public Health Agencies See Mass Layoffs
Inside Higher Ed | April 2, 2025

Trump Pauses Dozens of Federal Grants to Princeton
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 1, 2025

Congress Wrote a Deportation Law to Be Used ‘Sparingly.’ Trump Has Other Ideas.
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 1, 2025

Chancellor Worries About Research Funding Cuts
The Express-Star | March 31, 2025

April 1, 2025

The Trump administration said it will review $9 billion in grants to Harvard University over campus antisemitism, and Harvard President Alan Garber responded with a letter outlining the importance of the university’s federally funded research and resolving to combat antisemitism... The Hill reports on the status of legal challenges to President Trump’s education policies... Leaders of Tribal Colleges and Universities worry they will lose vital federal funding, Inside Higher Ed writes... Many economists warn that the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to scientific research could significantly harm the U.S. economy, according to The New York Times.

Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 31, 2025

Harvard President Issues Letter of ‘Resolve’ Amid Trump Threat to $9 Billion in Federal Funding
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | March 31, 2025

Trump Education Moves: Where the Legal Challenges Stand
The Hill | March 31, 2025

Tribal Colleges Fear for Their Federal Funding
Inside Higher Ed | April 1, 2025

Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Federal law limits the extent to which President Trump can take apart the Education Department, Inside Higher Ed writes... In a pair of New York Times op-eds, Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff asserts the importance of promoting free inquiry and expression, and Assumption University President Greg Weiner urges higher education leaders to reflect on and rebuff both internal and external political pressure... Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System... Nearly 2,000 scientists signed an open letter Monday that accuses the Trump administration of waging an assault on U.S. research.

How Federal Law Could Hinder Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Dept.
Inside Higher Ed | March 31, 2025

OPINION: I’m Cornell’s President. We’re Not Afraid of Debate and Dissent.
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 31, 2025

OPINION: Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 29, 2025

Texas A&M Names State Comptroller Glenn Hegar as Chancellor
The Dallas Morning News (sub. req.) | March 28, 2025

Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 31, 2025

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OPINION: 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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