Sara Weissman

Religiously affiliated colleges are facing the blowback of seismic higher ed policy shifts under Trump. They’re making careful decisions about how to advocate for themselves.

Trump Defends Enrolling International Students

Carnegie’s new Student Access and Earnings Classification has stirred up controversy among community college advocates. Carnegie is standing by its approach.

Billions of State and Institutional Aid Dollars Go to High-Income Students

After court orders, the Trump administration agreed to use emergency reserves to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown. But the funds cover only half of what’s needed. Campuses are trying to fill in the gaps for needy students.

Paulette Granberry Russell ran the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education through high highs and low lows. She says diversity work isn’t dead—it’s evolving.

Academic Libraries Embrace AI

Blexit Escorted Off Hampton University’s Campus

Indiana University Alumni Pull Donations Over Student Newspaper Censorship

A new report finds nondegree credentials are booming but questions whether students are shouldering too much of the cost.

Shutting Women Out of Preferred Courses Sets Them Back

A new report found that federal disinvestment in Pell Grants hit higher ed in Southern states hard. It also likely played a role in plummeting Black student enrollments.

A new book charts a fresh way forward for the reform effort that’s rapidly spread among community colleges over the last decade to boost completion rates.

Combining Dual Enrollment With AP Courses Yields Positive Student Outcomes

MacKenzie Scott Gives Morgan State Its Largest Gift Ever

The Trump administration’s death blow to funds for minority-serving institutions is expected to cost the California State University system tens of millions of dollars.

Changes to the FAFSA complicated what data colleges can share and with whom. Scholarship providers say it’s made their jobs harder and delayed awards to students.

Workforce development advocates are excited to see the Education Department name workforce readiness as a potential grant priority—but they have questions.

First-generation students’ enrollment rates match their peers’, but a new report found these students face stubborn graduation rate gaps—regardless of their levels of income or academic preparation.

Purdue Ends GEAR UP Program After Federal Grant Cut