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May 05, 2026

IHE 05-06-2026 DNU

By  IHE Staff

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First-Time Adult Enrollment Dropped This Fall. Should Colleges Be Worried?

Nearly 16 percent fewer adults started college for the first time this fall compared to the previous year. Some say the change represents rightsizing after an enrollment boom, but others say it’s a reversal worth keeping an eye on.

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Colleges Using Institutional Neutrality to Suppress Student Speech

College officials have cited the policies and state anti-DEI laws as they force students to remove language from fliers and theater sets. Experts say administrators are misinterpreting those policies and laws.

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‘PAY OR LEAK’: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor

The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.

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Business Financial Health
‘Everyone’s Going to Experience a Shock’ From New Federal Policies

A new study from Daniel Greenstein, a former state system leader, breaks down how many colleges were already on shaky financial ground before Trump’s new loan limits and earnings tests have even taken effect.

Student Success The College Experience
Why Students Take on Debt—and What It Reveals

A new Trellis Strategies report finds that many students are using loans to cover rising living costs while juggling work, caregiving and financial uncertainty.

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DOJ Continues Fight Over Minnesota’s In-State Tuition Policy for Noncitizens
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The Future Is Creative

Yet the proposed accountability framework tying programs’ eligibility for federal aid to graduate earning outcomes puts the future of arts education at risk.

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Put Your Teaching Evaluations in a Jar

You can just ignore them, or you can take some positive steps to ensure that they will push you forward in your teaching, writes Constanza Bartholomae.

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The Odd Couple: The Pecking Order in Higher Ed

Rachel and Gordon call out the pervasive and toxic snobbery in our industry.

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Frankencitations Ravage the Academic Countryside

An interview with an academic who has seen their impact up close and personal.

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