The philanthropist MacKenzie Scott dropped upward of $300 million on historically Black colleges and universities this fall. Here's how campus leaders are spending the money.

After court orders, the Trump administration agreed to use emergency reserves to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown. But the funds cover only half of what’s needed. Campuses are scrambling to fill in the gaps for food insecure students. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Paulette Granberry Russell ran the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education through high highs and low lows. She says diversity work isn’t dead—it’s evolving. My Q&A with Granberry Russell as she prepares to step down:

Historically Black college and university leaders say security is a priority after terroristic threats to their institutions last month and shootings on campuses in recent weeks.

University of North Georgia says it can no longer afford to maintain the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Advocates worry about losing decades of research, resources and support.

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.

Reverse transfer has been seen as a way to move the needle on college completion, but a majority of eligible students pass up the opportunities. And, from my reporting, there seems to be a gap in understanding why that is for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

The Trump administration’s death blow to funds for minority-serving institutions is expected to cost the California State University system tens of millions of dollars. Out of its 22 campuses, 21 are Hispanic-serving institutions.

Campus centers and programs for undocumented students are caught in a politically precarious moment after the Department of Justice called for an investigation of the University of Nevada at Reno’s undocumented student services.

Across the country, student groups and other organizations are working to fill the gaps left behind by campus centers and programs lost to a snowballing anti-DEI movement.

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.