IHE 10-21-2025 DNU

Monday’s deadline to provide feedback on the Trump administration’s proposed deal passed with no signatories and silence from some university leaders invited to join.

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.

The Trump administration is going on the offensive against institutions, but higher education groups continue to find success in courts as they secure orders blocking parts of the president’s agenda. More on key legal challenges here.

An ethics course at Pepperdine University used virtual reality to help students develop critical thinking skills.

The only action needed now is no action at all, Joseph Fishkin writes.

By Joseph Fishkin

Small decisions chairs make can have big impacts on how department members relate to one another and the culture that results, Emily Heaphy writes.

By Emily Heaphy

We need to recognize a broad range of views opposing government censorship, even if we think they have pursued the wrong strategy.

By John K. Wilson

A guest post by Princeton’s Mona Fixdal.

By Mona Fixdal

Three transfer alumni reflect on what’s working and where further reform is needed.

By Brianna Huynh et al.