INSIGHT Staff, Author at Insight Into Academia

Federal Appeals Court Overturns Drag Show Ban at West Texas A&M

AAUP Rebukes DOJ Finding Against George Washington University

Mellon Foundation Invests $1M in Expanding AI for Humanities Research

Judge Overturns Trump’s Higher Ed Anti-DEI Directives

DOJ Accuses GWU of Ignoring Antisemitism, Threatens Federal Action

Princeton Expands No-Tuition Policy to Most Families Earning Under $250,000

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Patent Portfolio in Escalating Dispute

Director Academic Student Advising, UC Clermont College, University of Cincinnati

New AI-Focused Mathematics Institute Launches at Carnegie Mellon with NSF Backing

Stanford to Cut 363 Jobs, Citing Federal Policy Changes and Steep Tax Hike on Endowment

DOJ Memo Warns Colleges: Considering Geography, Life Experience May Be Unlawful

Northwestern Slashes 425 Jobs as Trump Freezes $790M in Federal Funding

AAUP Condemns DOJ Probe of George Mason Faculty Senate

Federal Funding Boosts Workforce Development at Community Colleges Nationwide

Columbia Reaches $221M Settlement with Federal Government, Regains Research Funding

Columbia Suspends, Expels Dozens of Student Protesters Amid Federal Pressure

Why Benchmarking Campus Climate Matters More Than Ever in 2025

AAUP Report Urges Faculty Oversight in AI Adoption Across Higher Education

Public Confidence in Higher Education Rebounds, New Gallup Data Shows

More U.S. Students Apply to UK Universities Amid Political Turmoil at Home

Campus Leaders Defend Universities in Final House Antisemitism Hearing

Using Climate Survey Data to Support Accreditation & Strategic Planning

Supporting At-Risk Students: Using Climate Surveys to Guide Early Interventions

Baylor University Returns Grant for LGBTQIA+, Women-Inclusion Study

How to Design a Burnout Survey That Resonates With Faculty & Staff

DHS Subpoenas Harvard in Escalating Dispute Over International Students

Florida Pushes Ahead with New Accreditor Amid Concerns of Political Overreach

Making Climate Survey Data Actionable for Leadership

Rollins College

Hudson County Community College

Naropa University

Suffolk University

Amherst College

New Endowment Tax Could Reshape College Finances, Aid, and Access

Campus climate surveys can be powerful—but only if you act on them.

Data Science Instructor, Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

House Republicans Escalate Ivy League Price-Fixing Probe

New Illinois Laws Aim to Ease College Access, Affordability for High School Students

Trump Further Threatens Harvard with Total Loss of Federal Funding

July/August 2025

UVA President Resigns as Trump Administration Escalates Fight With Colleges Over DEI Programs

California Higher Ed Leaders Urge Congress to Reject Pell Grant Cuts

Court Sides with Harvard in Clash Over International Student Policy

Georgetown Study Warns of Growing Credential Gap in Middle-Skills Jobs

Texas Passes Sweeping Law to Curb Faculty Senates at Public Universities

Court Rejects Columbia Faculty Unions’ Challenge to Federal Education Cuts

Trump’s NIH Grant Terminations Ruled Unlawful by Federal Judge

Treasury Department Weighs Revoking Tax-Exempt Status from Colleges That Consider Race

Michigan House Passes Controversial Higher Ed Budget with Deep Cuts, Cultural Restrictions

Lawsuit Aims to Dismantle Support for HSIs

Higher Ed News Roundup: June 11

Values-Driven and Digitally Drained: How Gen Z Is Rewriting the College Search

Trump’s Pell Grant Cuts Could Shut College Doors for Low-Income Students

Harvard Wins Temporary Court Victory Against Trump’s Student Visa Ban

Columbia University’s Accreditation Threatened Over Antisemitism Response

Higher Ed News Roundup: June 4

Florida Board Rejects Santa Ono’s Appointment to Lead UF Amid Political Backlash

The 2025 Insight Into Academia Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

MIT to Close Central DEI Office

Higher Ed News Roundup: May 28

Trump Sets Sights on UC System

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Restrict International Students at Harvard

Federal Court Halts Mass Layoffs at Department of Education

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Against Anti-DEI Executive Orders, With Broad Support for NADOHE Lawsuit

Higher Ed News Roundup: May 21

Rural Maine Schools Caught in Crossfire as Trump Administration Threatens Federal Education Funds

Sweeping House Budget Bill Threatens College Access and Student Aid, ACE Warns

Boston Students Look to HBCUs Amid Pressure on Higher Ed

Penn State Weighs Closure of Seven Branch Campuses Amid Enrollment, Budget Pressures

AAAS Launches New University Institutional Memberships Amid Science Funding Cuts

Howard University Funding on the Chopping Block in Trump’s 2026 Budget

HSI Secures Nearly $1 Billion in Voter-Approved Funds for Education and Economic Development

Trump Targets Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status as Faculty Pledge Salary Donations

Higher Education News Roundup – April 30, 2025

Controversial GOP Bill Would Restructure Federal Student Aid Programs

ICE Restores Immigration Status for Some International Students Amid Lawsuits

Michigan Grants Expand Pathways to Nursing Careers

ASCEND Curriculum Personalizes Medical Education

Trump Orders Crackdown on College Accreditation

Joint Statement from University Leaders Condemns Trump Administration’s “Unprecedented Overreach”

NIH to Halt Grants Over DEI Programs and Boycotts, Raising Alarms Across Research Community

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Federal Funding Freeze

Protests Erupt on California Campuses In Response to Trump’s Higher Education Crackdown

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Amid Federal Funding Freeze

Funding, Free Speech, and DEI: Colleges Confront New Political Reality

Federal Contractors Urged to Stand by DEI

Harvard Pushes Back Against Trump Demands, Defending Academic Freedom and $9 Billion in Research Funding

Trump Administration Revokes Hundreds of Student Visas, Targeting International and Pro-Palestinian Students

Higher Ed Under Pressure: Lawmakers, Infrastructure Woes, and Policy Battles Shape the Future of U.S. Universities

New Federal Actions Threaten Trans Rights and International Students in Higher Education

Trump Escalates Campus Crackdown: Nearly $2 Billion in Funding Withheld from Top Universities

Barack Obama to Universities: Stand Firm Against Federal Overreach

Legal Action Taken Against Trump for Termination of NIH Grants

Higher Education Developments: Federal Actions and Institutional Changes

Harvard Faces Federal Scrutiny Over Handling of Antisemitism

Higher Ed in Turmoil: DEI Rollbacks and Federal Scrutiny Intensify

SCOTUS Intervention Sought in DEI Grant Dispute

State Funding, Federal Policy Shifts, and Major Investments Reshape Higher Ed

Educators Sue Trump Over Columbia Funding Cuts