The Year That Changed Research A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nation’s research enterprise broke many scientists’ trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year. https://bit.ly/4j95Ps8 #EDUSky #AcademicSky

Well, we made it y’all! Now I need a nap.

In case you have never seen this.

Me to the higher ed news cycle this week:

Most of the 1,365 institutions flagged for lower earnings are for-profits and beauty schools. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

So after years of debates of how to designate low-performing colleges and programs, the Education Department has labeled more than 1,300 institutions as low earnings. Here's my story from 2023 on the broader issue. I'll have more TK. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Coach Buyouts Boom to Record Highs Colleges have agreed to nearly $228 million in severance pay for football coaches this year, almost doubling a previous record for buyouts and prompting fresh scrutiny and legislation. https://bit.ly/3Mq4m4m #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Citing Anti-DEI DOJ Memo, Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

If your family wants to talk about professional degrees this Thanksgiving, read @jessicablake.bsky.social’s latest to get caught up. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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As we talk about the dismantling of ED, I’ve often wondered, “why do we have an Education Department anyway?” @ryanequinn.bsky.social answered my question and more in his latest. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

I love when my family tunes into higher ed coverage. And yes, I do send them IHE stories like this one www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

“No pro franchise in town has leaned into the District, its residents and the issues they care about the way the Spirit has. It’s a beautiful combination of organic and intentional.” Read Barry Svlurga in today’s @postsports.bsky.social:

I wanted to write a story about how public universities discussed the proposed federal compact in private. But public universities are resistant to turning over public records, ignoring deadlines and fighting to keep documents private. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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And ED makes it official. Numerous programs are getting shipped out to four different agencies. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Here's what we know about today's announcement regarding the dismantling of ED www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

@insidehighered.com has received multiple tips that the Department of Education will be signing a number of interagency agreements later today. The agreements would move the responsibilities of key offices to other departments. Stay tuned for more coverage.

chat is it good that the league went on a media blitz to laud the salary cap after being asked about trinity rodman's contract thedistrictpress.com/2025/11/17/t...

Fewer International Students Came to the U.S. This Fall Nearly a year into the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and visas, data reveals that new international student enrollment is down 17 percent since last fall. https://bit.ly/3JCkG16 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

So excited to spend the next week hating on Gotham FC.

I might have cried at this moment

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From @jessicablake.bsky.social, who is in the room, ED reached consensus on its proposed professional definition, which was released last night. So that's a wrap on this neg reg. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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.

U of Austin to End Tuition ‘Forever’ With Help of $100M Gift After receiving even more support from a big conservative donor, the not-yet-accredited institution announced it will neither charge tuition nor accept government funds. Some are skeptical. https://bit.ly/47sNHW4

We’re at day 4 of this week’s neg reg, and the department offered a slight expansion of its list of professional programs. More from @jessicablake.bsky.social here: www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

I'm back on The Key this week with @saracuster.insidehighered.com. We talk about Dancing with the Stars, the romance novel I'm trying to write and all the news from the last month. www.insidehighered.com/podcasts/key...

What a fun story! And now I need to watch tonight www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Trump Research Funding Plans: Penalize ‘Repeat Players,’ Reward Compact Signers www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

The Princess Bride references during the editing process were many. But @jessicablake.bsky.social hasn’t seen it so alas.

This remains the most important piece I’ve ever read about baseball defector.com/is-the-phill...

So do they not fight it out in baseball like they do in hockey? Disappointing.

Faculty union rep: “You can’t discriminate against someone based on foreign birth. My big question coming away from this is: Where’s the authority?” Florida public universities have employed nearly 3,000 people via the H-1B program since 2022.

The latest on funding freezes from me: —Princeton quietly got some of its frozen grants restored this summer. —Cornell prez says total funds affected was $250M, not more than $1B —As of Oct. 17, Northwestern was struggling to get the Feds to negotiate. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

We added a new category to our tracker to cover this stance www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Searching for Compromise on Student Loan Caps Talks over which graduate programs qualify for more loans resume next week. The Education Department and higher ed negotiators remain far apart on the best solution. https://bit.ly/47KAMPd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Here's a new way for lawyers to get rid of race-based scholarships. “I think the law was intended to kind of fulfill the promise of the Declaration of Independence, that all Americans are created equal,” said one of the lawyers involved. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Using an Anti-KKK Law to End a Black-Only Scholarship www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

UPDATE: Following court order, UC has posted the UCLA settlement proposal on its website: ucop.edu/communicatio...

After we asked a few times for it, Penn releases its letter to ED on the compact www.inquirer.com/news/upenn-l...

As more universities whether they'll sign the compact, @insidehighered.com is keeping track of all the responses here. We even made a map for you. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Me whenever I find a feature in the CMS

In Fourth Week, Government Shutdown Increasingly Hinders Higher Ed Georgia Tech says it’s cutting expenses to “preserve cash,” the University of Hawaiʻi system is paying federally funded workers $20 million every two weeks and a N.J. community college says... https://bit.ly/4hozeh3

UVA essentially agreed to follow this DOJ memo www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

A growing number of universities are using spoken "policies" to scrub transgender identity from course content and scare faculty members into compliance with legally fuzzy rules that violate academic freedom. More at @insidehighered.com: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty... #AcademicSky

There's been lots of discussion about what the Office of Special Education's major reduction in force will mean for K-12 schools, but what about colleges and universities? I sat down with Jacqueline Rodriguez, CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, to find out.

Breaking news: The Education Department is looking to move a $15 billion program supporting students with disabilities out of the agency as it works to close the agency altogether, a department official said.

Hi I'm an @insidehighered.com reporter writing about which universities are cutting travel expenses, freezing hiring or slashing other costs citing the fed government shutdown. Please DM me or email me any examples at [email protected] today (especially statements on websites)!