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This week in 5 numbers: 133 international students have legal status restored
We’re rounding up recent stories, from a legal victory for some noncitizen students to Harvard University's legal fight against the Trump administration.
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Carnegie Classifications debuts redesign of system to group colleges
It now has multiple categories to capture the size and mission of colleges and a new classification focused on student access and earnings.
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Limestone University may have a ‘lifeline’ to avert closure
The Christian institution's board said “a possible funding source has surfaced" after warning last week it may have to shutter or go online.
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NIH prohibits new grant awards to colleges with DEI initiatives
Organizations will have to certify that they don’t have diversity programs that violate federal antidiscrimination laws and that they aren’t boycotting Israel.
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Opinion // President SpeaksCollege rankings don’t fully capture institutions that serve post-traditional students
Some metrics don’t adequately track certain students, including those attending part time or who start college in months other than the traditional fall semester.
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Federal cuts are putting university finances at risk, S&P says
While Trump administration policies are pressuring major institutions, many of them have the resources to withstand disruption for now.
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Harvard University sues Trump administration over federal funding threats
The Ivy League institution’s scathing lawsuit accuses the federal government of threatening research “that has nothing at all to do with antisemitism.”
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133 foreign students get back their legal status — for now
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the case, one of many contesting the Trump administration’s crackdown on international students.
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AACC 2025Beyond mass emails: How to encourage student feedback
Leaders from two community colleges shared how they're soliciting student input to improve institutional planning.
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Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research
Leaders at the well-known institution said the support would sustain "vital research" until they had a "better understanding of the funding landscape."
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Minnesota college leaders eye tuition hikes as costs rise and state funding flatlines
Most are weighing an increase of 8%, but one Minnesota State official said even that would not bridge the public system's anticipated budget gap.
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College grads say they are confident about jobs but cautious about economy
Employers that offer flexibility, purpose and growth will attract and retain the next generation of top talent, a CareerBuilder + Monster executive said.
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Will Harvard lose its ability to enroll foreign students?
Federal officials have ratcheted up the pressure on the Ivy League college since its leadership declined to meet an unprecedented list of ultimatums.
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Federal judge freezes Energy Department’s 15% cap on indirect costs
Colleges would "sustain immediate and irreparable injury" if the policy were allowed to continue during litigation, the judge ruled Wednesday.
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AACC 2025How an early alert system raised one college’s FAFSA completion
Letting students know about missing documents makes all the difference, Holyoke Community College officials explained.
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Limestone University needs $6M to avoid shutdown or going online-only
The South Carolina nonprofit has been drawing down its endowment while it grapples with lower enrollment and higher costs.
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Georgia Southern and East Georgia State merger gets green light from system board
The move, part of a nearly 15-year effort to streamline the University System of Georgia, would bring USG’s institution count to 25.
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Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege
Two separate complaints say the U.S. Department of Education’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis.
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AACC 2025How one community college helps adult students get prior learning credit
Colleges can improve nontraditional students' access to these credits, leaders said at the American Association of Community Colleges’ conference.
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What you missed from the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit
Education leaders gathered in San Diego to discuss everything from cuts at the U.S. Department of Education to higher education innovation.
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Trump administration freezes $2.2B in Harvard University grants after demands refused
The move came shortly after the Ivy League institution’s president said it wouldn’t comply with a series of “unprecedented” mandates.
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Harvard University won’t yield to Trump administration’s demands
Alan Garber, the Ivy League institution’s president, said the university wouldn’t forfeit its “independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.”
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Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department
More attention in Congress is being directed toward the federal agency’s future as President Donald Trump calls for its closure.
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What are colleges’ legal options when threatened with federal funding cuts?
Higher education experts said colleges could work together or lean on their associations if they take up a legal fight against the Trump administration.
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Colleges sue over Energy Department’s new 15% cap on indirect research costs
The policy would "devastate scientific research,” according to the plaintiffs, which include the American Council on Education and Brown University.
