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What were the biggest higher ed stories this year?
This week on dotEDU, the hosts count down their top five stories of 2025 and reflect on how each one reshaped the sector.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...
This week on dotEDU, the hosts count down their top five stories of 2025 and reflect on how each one reshaped the sector.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What were the biggest higher ed stories this year?
This week on dotEDU, the hosts count down their top five stories of 2025 and reflect on how each one reshaped the sector.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...
This week on dotEDU, the hosts count down their top five stories of 2025 and reflect on how each one reshaped the sector.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...
Headlines 12/4:
⬩ A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up. via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal Colleges Brace for Disruption as Oversight Shifts to Interior Department via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up. via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal Colleges Brace for Disruption as Oversight Shifts to Interior Department via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Headlines 12/4:
⬩ A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up. via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal Colleges Brace for Disruption as Oversight Shifts to Interior Department via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up. via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal Colleges Brace for Disruption as Oversight Shifts to Interior Department via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
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ACE’s new issue brief details how long-standing VA tech and implementation problems—worsened by the shutdown—have impacted military learners.
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
Congress Working to End Disruptions to VA Education Benefits
The chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity has written ACE to affirm his commitment to ensuring military learners receive their education payments on time from the D...
www.acenet.edu
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ACE’s new issue brief details how long-standing VA tech and implementation problems—worsened by the shutdown—have impacted military learners.
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
Headlines 12/3:
⬩ The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine via @nytimes.com
⬩ FAFSA Completion Is Up via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine via @nytimes.com
⬩ FAFSA Completion Is Up via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Headlines 12/3:
⬩ The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine via @nytimes.com
⬩ FAFSA Completion Is Up via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine via @nytimes.com
⬩ FAFSA Completion Is Up via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
Headlines 12/2:
⬩ Education Department Outsourcing Is Unlawful, Amended Lawsuit Alleges via Higher Ed Dive
⬩ Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Education Department Outsourcing Is Unlawful, Amended Lawsuit Alleges via Higher Ed Dive
⬩ Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Headlines 12/2:
⬩ Education Department Outsourcing Is Unlawful, Amended Lawsuit Alleges via Higher Ed Dive
⬩ Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Education Department Outsourcing Is Unlawful, Amended Lawsuit Alleges via Higher Ed Dive
⬩ Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
Headlines 12/1:
⬩Fewer International Students Are Enrolling at U.S. Colleges, Which Could Cost the Country $1 Billion, Reports Find via @cnbc.com
⬩ How a New Law Could Change the Way Low-Income Students Access College via @chronicle.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩Fewer International Students Are Enrolling at U.S. Colleges, Which Could Cost the Country $1 Billion, Reports Find via @cnbc.com
⬩ How a New Law Could Change the Way Low-Income Students Access College via @chronicle.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Headlines 12/1:
⬩Fewer International Students Are Enrolling at U.S. Colleges, Which Could Cost the Country $1 Billion, Reports Find via @cnbc.com
⬩ How a New Law Could Change the Way Low-Income Students Access College via @chronicle.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩Fewer International Students Are Enrolling at U.S. Colleges, Which Could Cost the Country $1 Billion, Reports Find via @cnbc.com
⬩ How a New Law Could Change the Way Low-Income Students Access College via @chronicle.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
Headlines 11/25:
⬩ Who Could Be Left Behind in Ed Split via @politico.com
⬩ Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Who Could Be Left Behind in Ed Split via @politico.com
⬩ Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
ow.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Headlines 11/25:
⬩ Who Could Be Left Behind in Ed Split via @politico.com
⬩ Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Who Could Be Left Behind in Ed Split via @politico.com
⬩ Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
ACE’s new issue brief details how long-standing VA tech and implementation problems—worsened by the shutdown—have impacted military learners.
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
Congress Working to End Disruptions to VA Education Benefits
The chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity has written ACE to affirm his commitment to ensuring military learners receive their education payments on time from the D...
www.acenet.edu
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ACE’s new issue brief details how long-standing VA tech and implementation problems—worsened by the shutdown—have impacted military learners.
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays.
www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...
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Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena
This is an abuse of power that singles out Jewish employees even as it fails to advance Penn's strenuous efforts to combat antisemitism.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
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International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise
IIE has released the annual Open Doors report, which tracks international student enrollment in the United States, the leading institutions and fields of study, and U.S. student participation in study...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena
This is an abuse of power that singles out Jewish employees even as it fails to advance Penn's strenuous efforts to combat antisemitism.
www.acenet.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
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On the latest dotEDU, the hosts unpack the Education Department’s massive regulatory to-do list and discuss what's next following the reopening of the federal government.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On the latest dotEDU, the hosts unpack the Education Department’s massive regulatory to-do list and discuss what's next following the reopening of the federal government.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise
IIE has released the annual Open Doors report, which tracks international student enrollment in the United States, the leading institutions and fields of study, and U.S. student participation in study...
www.acenet.edu
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Headlines 11/24:
⬩Next Generation of Nurses at Risk With Proposed Student Loan Caps via @usatoday.com
⬩ How Education Department Changes Could Affect Students via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩Next Generation of Nurses at Risk With Proposed Student Loan Caps via @usatoday.com
⬩ How Education Department Changes Could Affect Students via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Headlines 11/24:
⬩Next Generation of Nurses at Risk With Proposed Student Loan Caps via @usatoday.com
⬩ How Education Department Changes Could Affect Students via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩Next Generation of Nurses at Risk With Proposed Student Loan Caps via @usatoday.com
⬩ How Education Department Changes Could Affect Students via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
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ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear.
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carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
Reflecting on the Carnegie Classification’s 2025 Redesign
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear.
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear.
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
Reflecting on the Carnegie Classification’s 2025 Redesign
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear.
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...
Headlines 11/19:
⬩ Trump Administration Announces Dismantling of Parts of Education Dept. via @washingtonpost.com
⬩ Dismantling of ED Prompts Flurry of Reactions via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Trump Administration Announces Dismantling of Parts of Education Dept. via @washingtonpost.com
⬩ Dismantling of ED Prompts Flurry of Reactions via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
ow.ly
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Headlines 11/19:
⬩ Trump Administration Announces Dismantling of Parts of Education Dept. via @washingtonpost.com
⬩ Dismantling of ED Prompts Flurry of Reactions via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Trump Administration Announces Dismantling of Parts of Education Dept. via @washingtonpost.com
⬩ Dismantling of ED Prompts Flurry of Reactions via @insidehighered.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Trump Administration's Continued Dismantling of the Department of Education:
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Trump Administration's Continued Dismantling of the Department of Education
The Trump administration's continued dismantling of the Department of Education is an enormous waste of taxpayer money, another example of evading congressional authority, and a grave disservice to mi...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Trump Administration's Continued Dismantling of the Department of Education:
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
On the latest dotEDU, the hosts unpack the Education Department’s massive regulatory to-do list and discuss what's next following the reopening of the federal government.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On the latest dotEDU, the hosts unpack the Education Department’s massive regulatory to-do list and discuss what's next following the reopening of the federal government.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT
Headlines 11/18:
⬩ ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal College Leaders Are Uneasy About U.S. Financial Commitments Despite a Funding Increase via @apnews.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal College Leaders Are Uneasy About U.S. Financial Commitments Despite a Funding Increase via @apnews.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
ow.ly
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Headlines 11/18:
⬩ ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal College Leaders Are Uneasy About U.S. Financial Commitments Despite a Funding Increase via @apnews.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era via @nytimes.com
⬩ Tribal College Leaders Are Uneasy About U.S. Financial Commitments Despite a Funding Increase via @apnews.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
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The Education Department’s new rule narrowing which employers qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness has sparked lawsuits claiming it injects politics into student debt relief.
Read more and see ACE’s summary: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Read more and see ACE’s summary: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
ED Finalizes Loan Forgiveness Rule Limiting Nonprofit Eligibility
The rule, published Oct. 30 and set to take effect July 1, 2026, narrows which government and nonprofit employers qualify for loan forgiveness
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November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Education Department’s new rule narrowing which employers qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness has sparked lawsuits claiming it injects politics into student debt relief.
Read more and see ACE’s summary: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Read more and see ACE’s summary: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
Headlines 11/17:
⬩ New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds via @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
⬩ Judge Blocks Trump Administration Push to Fine UCLA $1.2 Billion for Alleged Antisemitism via @latimes.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds via @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
⬩ Judge Blocks Trump Administration Push to Fine UCLA $1.2 Billion for Alleged Antisemitism via @latimes.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
ow.ly
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Headlines 11/17:
⬩ New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds via @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
⬩ Judge Blocks Trump Administration Push to Fine UCLA $1.2 Billion for Alleged Antisemitism via @latimes.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds via @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
⬩ Judge Blocks Trump Administration Push to Fine UCLA $1.2 Billion for Alleged Antisemitism via @latimes.com
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
Explore the ACEx2026 speaker lineup! Discover the presidents, policymakers, researchers, and innovators who will take the stage at ACEx2026. Browse our growing list of featured speakers and learn more about the conversations they will lead.
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ow.ly/HSv050Xr2rH
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Explore the ACEx2026 speaker lineup! Discover the presidents, policymakers, researchers, and innovators who will take the stage at ACEx2026. Browse our growing list of featured speakers and learn more about the conversations they will lead.
ow.ly/HSv050Xr2rH
ow.ly/HSv050Xr2rH
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A new ACE issue brief outlines problems that have caused payment backlogs for key VA education benefit programs.
www.acenet.edu/Documents/Is...
www.acenet.edu/Documents/Is...
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A new ACE issue brief outlines problems that have caused payment backlogs for key VA education benefit programs.
www.acenet.edu/Documents/Is...
www.acenet.edu/Documents/Is...
Headlines 11/14:
⬩ Underrepresented Applicants Grow, International Ones Drop via @insidehighered.com
⬩ Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But for How Long? via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Underrepresented Applicants Grow, International Ones Drop via @insidehighered.com
⬩ Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But for How Long? via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
A selection of the day's most important college and university news stories.
ow.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Headlines 11/14:
⬩ Underrepresented Applicants Grow, International Ones Drop via @insidehighered.com
⬩ Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But for How Long? via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f
⬩ Underrepresented Applicants Grow, International Ones Drop via @insidehighered.com
⬩ Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But for How Long? via @npr.org
more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f