Delta State University police and the local coroner's office say there's no evidence of foul play. But Trey Reed's family and lawmakers are demanding more information about the circumstances of his death as Black students and others nationwide reel from the news.

The Trump administration redirected funds from many minority-serving institutions to HBCUs and tribal colleges. Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money. Others have more mixed feelings about the source of the funds.

At least seven historically Black institutions in five states investigated threats of violence, evoking memories of the wave of bomb threats that shook HBCUs in 2022.

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end discretionary grant programs for HSIs and other minority-serving institutions, officials announced Wednesday—after Congress already appropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars to those programs.

In case you're not aware of what programs the education secretary just said she's going to stop funding, here's @saraweissman.insidehighered.com 's excellent explainer on MSIs www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

This fall, thousands of undocumented students in Texas don't have in-state tuition benefits for the first time in over two decades. They're having to make hard choices about how or if to continue their education.

Two accreditors are rolling out assessments and standards for non-credit programs in and outside of colleges. The question now is: will this help tame the Wild West of microcredentials? @saraweissman.insidehighered.com reports www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

As microcredentials proliferate and attract millions of students, some accreditors are poised to launch quality checks for alternative credential providers.

The Board of Trustees at Florida Memorial University has split into factions. One group hired the university’s new permanent president.

Some states are going to have a harder time than others proving their noncredit programs are eligible for workforce Pell, a new report says. But they can start preparing now.

Advocates for Hispanic-serving institutions are worried about the federal program after the Department of Justice refused to defend it in court.

The Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College lost several million dollars of federal funds. Director Thomas Brock describes how the center is pushing forward.

Trump has yet to pick an executive director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs and other advisory roles. Some HBCU advocates say the wait is normal. Others worry about a lack of representation at a time when higher ed policy is rapidly shifting.

The DOJ sued the state of Oklahoma over a state law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. It's the fourth state subjected to such a lawsuit. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking the federal government's side.

A new book argues for a renewed focus on the strengths of first-generation students.

Johnson County Community College now requires adult education students to show proof of immigration status. One instructor refused and quit in protest.

An Office for Civil Rights complaint filed against Smith College raises questions about how women's colleges will navigate Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans campaigns.

The federal government is suing states that offer in-state tuition to undocumented students. Here's a primer on the policies targeted and how they came to be.

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors moved forward with plans to start a new accreditor. But the board had questions about how it will work.

The BOG unanimously approved the new agency after repeatedly pushing back, arguing that the plans for starting an accreditor from scratch were half-baked and raising a litany of questions about how it would work in practice. By @saraweissman.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Today the Florida BoG will vote on forming a new accreditor. If passed, five other state systems will join the agency that will, among other things, "ensure no imposition of divisive ideological content on institutions". @saraweissman.insidehighered.com reports www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

The State University System of Florida’s governing board will vote later today whether to form a new accrediting agency with other state systems. The move would be controversial. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

The federal government paused about $716 million for adult education programs. Community college leaders fear they may have to cut staff and services.

Minority-serving institutions are in the news after a recent lawsuit targeted Hispanic-serving institutions. Here's a breakdown of the different types of MSIs. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

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Backed by civil rights groups, Texas undocumented students and Austin Community College are pushing back on the speedy dismantling of in-state tuition benefits for noncitizens.

The Department of the Interior proposed reducing funding for tribal colleges by more than $100 million. Some tribal college leaders fear their institutions wouldn’t survive it.

While paused for now, the Education Department has plans to let the Department of Labor take over funding for career and technical education programs. CTE advocates fear the shift.

The Justice Department sued Kentucky politicians over in-state tuition benefits for undocumented students, just as Texas students and advocates are pushing back against a lawsuit that killed a similar state policy.

An analysis of more than 23,000 nondegree programs found some boost workers’ incomes by thousands of dollars and help them advance. Others offer graduates no wage gains at all. And results vary widely, even in lucrative fields and among trusted providers.

The state of Tennessee and the group Students for Fair Admissions sued the federal government, arguing Hispanic-serving institutions—as currently defined—are unconstitutional.

After successfully suing Harvard and UNC to end consideration of race in admissions, Students for Fair Admissions has a new target: Hispanic-serving institutions. @saraweissman.bsky.social reports on the lawsuit and its implications for the country's 600 HSIs. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

The Trump administration discontinued Upward Bound grants at two community colleges without warning, shocking college leaders and worrying TRIO proponents.

Hours after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Texas over its law allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students, a district judge agreed to reverse it. Now thousands of undocumented students who grew up in the state no longer have access to in-state tuition benefits.

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Two Catholic universities are teaming up to expand graduate program offerings for students at both. For Walsh, it’s part of a broader effort to create a network of Catholic institutions.

ICYMI: The California Community College system considers new steps to beat back an influx of fraudsters applying to access student aid money. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

A new partnership between Getty Images and the genealogy website Ancestry aims to save the records and photographs of historically Black colleges and universities.

Students at Elizabeth City State University are calling on the University of North Carolina system and university leaders to enhance campus security.

An executive order assured apprenticeship and workforce development advocates that their goals were a priority. But Trump’s recent budget proposal leaves them uncertain.

The Trump administration wants to eliminate TRIO. @liamknox.bsky.social and I wrote about how the move would affect low-income students and institutions.

A recent report finds that chief diversity officers are doing their best to navigate state-level DEI bans but it's affecting their mental and physical health.

Trump dropped his “skinny budget” today. At the Education Department, TRIO and teacher prep grants are zeroed out, among other programs. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities also takes aim at state laws that allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. Advocates and legal experts say states shouldn’t give up these policies.

Trump recently told News Nation that HBCUs shouldn't be "at all" concerned about their federal funds, and he "got them more money than they ever dreamt possible and they’re in great shape now." Not quite. So, re-upping this and a few other stories that add context.

In recent weeks, more higher ed leaders and faculty members have been joining forces across institutions and taking public stands against Trump’s policies.

Federal agencies cut some grants to historically Black colleges in efforts to quash DEI. HBCU leaders hope a new executive order supporting their institutions creates a positive shift.

HBCUs are among the institutions least equipped to withstand the funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration. Now some are putting hope in the president's executive order to support them. Are those hopes misplaced? Great reporting by @saraweissman.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4w5y75nd

New from @jessicablake.bsky.social and me: Trump signed a bunch of education-related executive orders tonight. Here's what you need to know about the key higher ed ones. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Trump’s Funding Freezes Halt Medical Research, Deaf Education Training