Sara Weissman
@SaraWeissman
Reporter at @insidehighered. Runs on coffee. Covering post-traditional students and the institutions that serve them + religion and higher ed.
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. insidehighered.com/news/instituti…
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. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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. insidehighered.com/news/instituti…
The federal government paused about $716 million for adult education programs. Community college leaders fear they may have to cut staff and services. insidehighered.com/news/instituti…
Black, Hispanic, First-Gen Students Receive Shorter Letters of Recommendation Even for the highest-achieving first-generation students, counselors were less likely to include details about things like intellectual promise and extracurricular activities. bit.ly/40EWRe4
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. insidehighered.com/news/instituti…
Religion’s Shifting Role in Higher Ed A new book explores how religion, once at the core of American higher education, made its way to the margins of campus life. bit.ly/4lkcCQc
🚨 Breaking News | House Passes ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Paving Way for Higher Ed Overhaul Experts worry that the legislation will have a detrimental impact on America’s universities—changing who gets to attend college and how they pay for it. bit.ly/4lbQbwh
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. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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. insidehighered.com/news/instituti…
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. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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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. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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. insidehighered.com/news/tech-inno…
The state of Tennessee and the group Students for Fair Admissions sued the federal government, arguing Hispanic-serving institutions—as currently defined—are unconstitutional. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
Senate Higher Ed Bill Walks Back Some House Proposals Senate Republicans did not cut Pell Grants and replaced a controversial risk-sharing plan proposed by the House. Higher ed advocates are relieved but wary. bit.ly/3FWPmrJ
The Trump administration discontinued Upward Bound grants at two community colleges without warning, shocking college leaders and worrying TRIO proponents. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
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. insidehighered.com/news/instituti…