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Federal student aid accountability overhaul via STATS and earnings outcomes
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a final rule implementing the Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and new programmatic earnings accountability requirements tied to graduate...
Department of Education escalates accreditation and civil-rights enforcement rules
The U.S. Department of Education has laid out an expanded regulatory agenda aimed at reshaping higher education accreditation policy and tightening civil-rights enforcement mechanisms. In addition...
Supreme Court-adjacent crackdown pressure: Yale faces DOJ probes over medical admissions
Faculty groups including the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) urged Yale University to reject any potential settlement with the Trump administration to resolve DOJ probes into...
Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ higher education restrictions struck down on First Amendment grounds
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals panel permanently blocked Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” restrictions as applied to colleges, ruling the law violates the First Amendment by prohibiting professors from...
Texas Tech faculty sue over race and gender teaching restrictions under new system policies
Faculty in the Texas Tech University System filed a lawsuit alleging system leaders violated First Amendment rights and engaged in racial discrimination through new curricular-review and...
ICE detains Savannah State international student athlete over F-1 status questions
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Johan Sandoval, an international student athlete at Savannah State University, following issues raised about his F-1 student status....
Scholarship relocation at UNCW after UNC system compliance demands under DEI policy
The Upperman family announced it will move an endowed $1 million scholarship currently at the University of North Carolina Wilmington rather than revise scholarship language to comply with UNC...
Federal grant compliance rules could destabilize how colleges manage funding and reporting
New proposed revisions to the federal “uniform grants guidance” (UGG) could permanently increase unpredictability in how schools receive and manage federal grant funding. Education-related...
AI policy gap: Microsoft warns U.S. regulation lacks complete, transparent rules
Microsoft President Brad Smith said the U.S. approach to AI regulation amounts to “regulation without transparent or complete rules,” arguing that companies can’t plan when government requirements...
Texas community colleges show small recovery signs after long enrollment declines
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas finds Texas community colleges are showing small signs of recovery after years of enrollment pressure, including steady gains since the...
Federal earnings accountability and tuition transparency requirements
The U.S. Department of Education issued a final rule establishing the Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and new programmatic earnings accountability under the One Big Beautiful Bill...
Department of Education regulatory agenda—accreditation, mergers, and civil-rights enforcement
The U.S. Department of Education signaled an additional round of regulatory actions that could reshape higher education operations, including accreditation and civil-rights enforcement...
State action around academic speech and accreditation eligibility
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit permanently blocked enforcement of Florida’s higher-education “Stop WOKE Act,” ruling that the law violates the First Amendment by restricting...
Michigan State leadership upheaval and board-contract controversy
Kevin Guskiewicz made an abrupt reversal on his next move: Michigan State’s president initially signaled he would leave for Clemson, but later stayed—triggering renewed scrutiny over board...
Faculty governance and DOJ claims in Yale admissions probes
Faculty groups—including the American Association of University Professors and related coalitions—called on Yale University to reject any deal with the Trump administration to resolve DOJ probes...
Institutional finance stress signals—Brown and the private nonprofit sector
Moody’s downgraded Brown University’s credit outlook to negative, pointing to “already thin operating performance,” elevated debt obligations, and the likelihood that the university’s future...
Student aid and graduate access—Grad PLUS phaseout impacts state lending models
As federal Grad PLUS lending is phased out, colleges are increasingly turning to state-based nonprofit lenders, which expanded graduate loan programs in response to enrollment risk and...
Student success and outcomes promises—career guarantee program at North Idaho College
North Idaho College launched the NIC Guarantee for applied science students starting in fall, promising that graduates will be prepared for entry-level employment in Idaho within six months or the...
Learning environment and inclusion—mainstream time for students with disabilities
A new Government Accountability Office report finds that the share of students with disabilities spending substantial time in general education is rising, with national increases driven by state...
Accreditation and AI governance—emerging higher-ed cyber and AI security priorities
Higher education leaders are moving from early AI pilots to broader deployment while still needing governance and security controls suited to campus data and research risk. A security-focused...