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Jessica Blake
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Inside Higher Ed, Policy Reporter | Mizzou Made | Ohio Born & Bred
This story comes as the result of weeks of observation and my conversations with a swath of higher ed experts.

It sheds light on how a determined department can control the direction and outcome of its rulemaking meetings and what we can learn from the Trump admin’s rule book.
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Many say ED “strong armed” voters to reach consensus. Others say that’s just the art of the deal.

But I’ve closely following every step of this rulemaking process and can confidently say that it is a different approach than we’ve seen from any other recent administration.
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“The way that I’ve been thinking about this,” on source said, “is if you take the major organs out of a human, do you still have a human or do you have a corpse?”
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM