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Students
Feds' New $65K Lifetime Parent PLUS Loan Cap Could Create a New Junior Year Retention Crisis
While expensive flagships brace for a senior-year retention crisis under the new federal parent loan limits, inherently affordable sectors like public HBCUs and community colleges are uniquely positioned to thrive without relying on uncapped student debt.
July 7, 2026
Students
Wilberforce Faces Wrongful Death Suit After Student Dies Following Alleged Hazing
The parents of 18-year-old Savanna Jones allege Wilberforce University failed to enforce its own anti-hazing and alcohol policies before a dorm-room drinking initiation turned fatal.
July 6, 2026
Institutions
The Three-Year Degree Debate
As colleges experiment with faster, cheaper bachelor’s degrees, critics warn that reduced-credit programs may leave working-class students with a diminished version of higher education.
July 2, 2026
Students
More Seniors Complete FAFSA as Aid Access Improves
FAFSA completions for the class of 2026 are up 9.6 percent over last year, signaling progress after recent efforts to simplify the form and broaden access to federal grants.
July 2, 2026
Institutions
Pope Calls Jesuit Universities ‘Powerful Channels’ for Social Change
Pope Leo XIV challenged Jesuit institutions to move beyond classroom lessons on injustice by advancing new models rooted in solidarity, the common good and access to higher education.
June 26, 2026
Students
Florida to Bar Undocumented Students From Competitive Public Universities
A new Board of Governors measure will restrict undocumented students’ access to selective Florida public universities beginning in the 2027-28 academic year.
June 24, 2026
Students
Arizona Legislature Makes Massive Budget Cuts to Adult Education Programs
The move comes as institutions prepare for unprecedented federal support for workforce development programs.
June 22, 2026
Opinion
Who Gets to Shape AI? Why Higher Ed Must Ground Emerging Technology in the Humanities
As universities rush to react to artificial intelligence, Hunter College is taking a different approach: teaching students to interrogate, shape, and ultimately redefine the technologies transforming society.
June 20, 2026
Institutions
Justice Department Widens Scrutiny of Medical School Admissions
A new round of federal investigations into medical school admissions is putting colleges at the center of a broader fight over race, merit, and the future of the health care workforce.
June 16, 2026
Institutions
Haverford Rejects Push to Remove Lutnick Name From Library Over Epstein Ties
The dispute over library name reflects a broader reckoning across higher education over powerful donors, institutional values and the long shadow of Jeffrey Epstein.
June 15, 2026
Institutions
Economic Mobility Requires Global Access
As universities promise to prepare students for a global workforce, this professor argues that true economic mobility depends on making global learning accessible to every student — not just those who can afford to travel.
June 12, 2026
Views
Safety Is a Feeling: The Trust Gap That Undermines Readiness
Campus safety isn’t just what’s written in plans or installed in buildings—it’s whether students and staff trust the system enough to speak up, act quickly, and stay engaged before a crisis happens.
June 11, 2026
Students
Student Loan Caps Could Make the Nursing Shortage Even Worse
New student loan caps could shrink the nursing pipeline. Fewer advanced nursing students means fewer educators and less access to care.
June 10, 2026
Institutions
North Carolina’s private colleges claim $38B economic role as financial pressures mount
The state’s independent colleges remain major workforce and economic engines, but recent enrollment losses and financial stress show a more complicated outlook.
June 10, 2026
Demographics
The Last Class of 18-Year-Olds
As the demographic cliff arrives, some colleges have a plan. Others are waiting for a miracle.
June 9, 2026
Students
Student Loan Caps Could Make the Nursing Shortage Even Worse
New student loan caps could shrink the nursing pipeline. Fewer advanced nursing students means fewer educators and less access to care.
June 8, 2026
Campus Climate
SC State Caught in Political Firestorm as GOP Threatens $5 Million in Funding
A commencement speaker dispute at South Carolina State University has turned into a fight over $5 million in state funding. The clash highlights broader tensions over campus speech and political power.
June 8, 2026
Students
What It Really Means to Put Students First in Higher Education
From flexible online programs to universal transfer pathways, higher ed innovators are pulling back the curtain on the policy overhauls required to move beyond the rhetoric and serve students well.
June 3, 2026
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