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Environmental portraits of Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump are split above an image of the North Carolina Central University campus.

ED Rejects Call to Expand Access to Higher Graduate Loan Caps

Under the final rule, the agency is sticking with its plan to categorize 11 degree programs as professional, giving them access to the $200,000 limit.

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, arrives for her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.

McMahon Meeting With Senate Committee Canceled After Live-Stream Threat

A roundtable discussion between Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was canceled...
A color-blocked layering of state capitol buildings of Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Utah.

New State Laws Land Blows Against Shared Governance, Tenure

Many legislatures have wrapped up their regular sessions. Inside Higher Ed provides a rundown of major legislation that passed in nine of these states.

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Federal Lobbying Expenditures Hold Steady for Q1

Major research universities spent about the same in early 2026 as last year, lobbying on issues including federal research funding, student visas, financial aid, AI and more.

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Civil Rights Office Resolved 1% of Cases in 2025, Report Finds

It’s the fewest resolution agreements in at least 12 years, according to an analysis by Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office, including no resolutions related to sexual harassment or sexual or racial violence.

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3 Brown University Students Sue Over December Shooting

Three Brown University freshmen who say they were seriously injured in December’s mass shooting on campus are suing the institution...
A photo of students walking on Saint Augustine's University's campus.

Saint Augustine’s Declares Bankruptcy but Won’t Close

The beleaguered university will automatically lose eligibility for federal financial aid, so current students will have to finish their degrees at another institution.

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Judge Grants Stay in EEOC v. Penn Case on Jewish Employees

A district court judge issued a stay Monday in the ongoing legal battle between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and...