INSIGHT Staff, Author at Insight Into Academia

Microsoft Helps Colleges Harness AI and Data to Drive Student Success

January/February 2026

NIH Agreement Opens Path for Review of Frozen Research Grants

States Sue Trump Over $100K H-1B Visa Fee, Citing Risks to Higher Education

Can Talent Marketplaces Deliver? ED Launches $15 Million National Challenge

MacKenzie Scott Expands No-Strings Giving to HBCUs and Community-Based Organizations

Settlement Could End SAVE Plan, Forcing Millions Into New Repayment Options

FAFSA Now Flags Colleges With Below-Average Graduate Earnings

Workforce Pell Signals Sweeping Changes Ahead of 2026 Rollout

University of Alabama Cites Anti-DEI Memo in Suspension of Student Magazines

Political Climate Drives Major Shifts in DEI Work, New CDO Report Shows

CAP Report Warns Political Intrusion Is Eroding Higher Ed Independence

FAFSA Delays Are Disrupting Admissions Timelines—Here’s What Campus Leaders Need to Know

What Campus Leaders Need to Know About the Federal Plan to Restructure the U.S. Department of Education

International Students Added $43 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2024–25, But New Data Shows a Sharp Downturn Ahead

U.S. Colleges Report 17% Drop in New International Students — What It Means for Higher Ed

How Shifting International Student Enrollment Trends Are Reshaping U.S. Higher Education

New Report Maps the Uneven Geography of College Affordability

Enrollment Rebounds in 2025, Per Preliminary Data

Lumina Targets 75% College Attainment by 2040 Through State Collaboration

Columbia Taps Endowment to Stabilize Research Funding

ED Outlines New Funding Priorities

Cornell Agrees to Pay the Trump Admin $60M to Unfreeze Research Funding

Miami University, Cleveland Clinic Deepen Ties With New Facility and Programs

Achieving the Dream Launches National Effort to Expand Shortened College Terms

November/December 2025

Texas Voters Approve $850 Million Endowment for Technical College System

Vanderbilt Announces 2026 Launch of NYC Campus

Princeton President’s New Book on Free Speech Sparks Data Dispute with FIRE

Community Colleges are Crucial Partners in Economic Development Strategy, Study Says

Colleges Cautioned to Stay the Course Amid New Federal Immigration Guidance

MacKenzie Scott Channels $300 Million to HBCUs and Equity-Focused Nonprofits

Google Backs Community Colleges in New AI Workforce Push

Seven of Nine Universities Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

Northwestern Students Lose Court Battle Over Mandatory Bias Training

4 Universities Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

Newsom Vetoes CA Bill Allowing Admissions Preference for Slave Descendants

Public Trust in Higher Education Declines Amid Political Pressure and Rising Costs

Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Overhaul to Expand Dual Enrollment Access

MIT Rejects Trump’s Higher Ed Funding Compact

2026 Global Rankings Reveal Decline for U.S. Universities, Rise for Asia

The Viewfinder® National Campus Climate Data Center: A New Era for Understanding Campus Culture

ACE Launches Interactive Tool Showcasing Higher Education’s Economic Power

H-1B Visa Fee Hike Faces Broad Legal Challenge in Federal Court

Patent Proposal Could Undermine University Innovation, Experts Warn

October 2025

Trump Pressures Universities With New 10-Point Funding Memo

Judge Rebukes Trump for “Chilling” Campus Free Speech

HHS Threatens Harvard’s Federal Research Funding

NASA, Astronomical Society Bring Top Researchers to Community College Classrooms

New Jersey’s Community Colleges Unite to Tackle Student Hunger

Universities Push Forward with AI Integration

Philanthropic Gifts Boost Conservation at ASU, Mental Health Care at CU

UChicago Pauses Dozens of Graduate Programs Amid Budget Cuts

UC Faculty, Students, and Unions Sue to Restore Federal Funding

Students Increasingly Choose Colleges Based on Political Identity, Study Finds

Faculty Firings Over Charlie Kirk Comments Spark Free Speech Concerns

Queens, Elon Universities Announce Plans to Merge

ED Ends $350M in Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions

FIRE Survey Finds Majority of Colleges Failing Free Speech Test

College Board Ends Admissions Tool Amid Federal Pressure

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Funding Freeze on Harvard

House Republicans Propose Deep Cuts to ED Funding

CSU System Adopts New Tools to Streamline Financial Aid and Improve Access

DOJ Sues Illinois Over Tuition Policy for Undocumented Students

University of Chicago Announces $100 Million in Budget Cuts Amid Rising Deficit

Morgan State University Awarded $1.75M Grant to Plan Nonprofit Medical School

Frontier Nursing

Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine

Augustana College

A.T. Still University

Agnes Scott College

UF Names Columbia Professor as Interim President Amid Turbulent Leadership Search

Trump Stuns Allies With Proposal to Admit 600,000 Chinese Students

Cornell Faces $100 Million Settlement in Federal Antisemitism Probe

September 2025

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

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