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University of Maine eyes $6M in budget cuts, including layoffs
Officials have a plan to whittle down the institution's projected deficit to $3 million through expense shaving and revenue increases.
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TrackerThe colleges facing DOJ accusations of racial discrimination in admissions
The Trump administration accused Ohio State University's medical school of discriminating against White and Asian applicants.
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Education Department gives cosmetology accreditor 1 year to remedy concerns
The federal agency is also barring the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences from granting accreditation to new institutions.
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TrackerTracking the Trump administration’s deals with colleges
This week, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill became the seventh college to reach a settlement with the federal government.
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Week in review: New accreditor grants approval to first university
We’re rounding up recent stories, from employers’ views on degrees in the AI era to a letter from Cornell University faculty lambasting the administration.
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Ohio court blocks dissolution of Antioch University’s board
The Coalition for the Common Good violated its own bylaws when it moved to dissolve the university’s board, an Ohio court ruled.
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Cornell faculty excoriate university’s handling of Jane Doe case
Amid the controversy, the Ivy League institution’s faculty senate is weighing a no-confidence vote against President Michael Kotlikoff.
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Undergraduate certificates are most at risk of failing new earnings test
The majority of cosmetology and massage therapy certificate programs fail under a new accountability framework, a Validated Insights analysis found.
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UNC-Chapel Hill strikes bargain with Trump administration to end probes
Under the deal, the highly selective public flagship will implement several wide-ranging policy changes to resolve more than a dozen civil rights investigations.
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Anna Maria College cancels campus bankruptcy auction over lack of bids
The shuttered Massachusetts institution received no bids to purchase its entire 260-acre estate that met its minimum terms.
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Inside higher ed’s wave of price resets and free tuition models
We're rounding up recent affordability initiatives — including lower sticker prices and free tuition plans — at a dozen liberal arts colleges.
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Nearly half of employers say AI will make college degrees more important
Employers expressed more confidence in the higher education sector than the general public, according to a new Gallup and the Lumina Foundation poll.
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Democratic lawmakers accuse Education Department of ‘frontloading’ grants
A letter from two key Senate Appropriations Committee members says the agency’s approach is making it easier to cancel funding in future years.
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Harvard logs $100M surplus despite 20% drop in federal research money
A cost-cutting effort and spike in endowment money helped the Ivy League institution weather political and economic instability in fiscal 2026.
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University of Hawai’i system expands direct admissions to all 10 campuses
High school seniors with a 3.2 GPA can receive an offer from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, which has joined the initiative in its second year.
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Judge declines to block Trump’s March anti-DEI order for federal contractors
The ruling rejected plaintiffs’ constitutional arguments but said that the directive only pertains to conduct that is “already prohibited by federal law.”
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Trump admin reignites court battle over student deportations based on speech
The federal government appealed a court decision that ruled its efforts to revoke student visas based on protected speech were unconstitutional.
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Minnesota State board approves plan to redirect funding to struggling colleges
The measure is expected to send a projected $15 million to St. Cloud State University and Bemidji State University in fiscal 2027.
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NACAC '26How admissions officials are navigating the academic year ahead
At the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference, discussions ranged from AI in application essays to international recruitment.
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Week in review: Utah public colleges told they can’t be sanctuary campuses
We’re rounding up recent stories, from program cuts at Pennsylvania State University to a free community college proposal in New Hampshire.
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NACAC '263 admissions experts on why they require — or nixed — supplemental essays
University leaders discussed application essay strategies in the AI era at the National Association for College Admission Counseling's annual conference.
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1 in 3 ACT test-takers retook the exam — and raised their scores
Some 1.46 million graduating high school students took the test at least once between 10th and 12th grade, the ACT company said Wednesday.
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Penn State looks to cut 47 undergraduate degrees
The public institution is moving to eliminate programs with low enrollment and fading student demand after a multiyear review of its offerings.
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Hilton’s newer, younger college town brand gains momentum
Hilton’s Undergraduate brand offers developers a “much more scalable approach,” per a senior leader.
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NACAC '26How 3 universities are approaching international student recruitment
Leaders shared tips on attracting foreign students and weathering policy tumult at the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference.
