Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
SS Higher Education Trends
University of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania to shutter
The Christian institution is suspending education activities indefinitely after its board determined it “could not continue academic operations responsibly.”
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Aug 1, 2026
Senate panel OKs bill to block Education Department’s postsecondary office transfer
The proposed legislation moves to the full Senate just weeks after the House introduced 10 bills that would codify some of the agency’s transfers.
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Aug 1, 2026
$47M NSF pilot to arm Ph.D. students with private industry experience
Under the initiative, companies will provide funding so students can conduct dissertation research at their sites for at least a year.
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Aug 1, 2026
Bipartisan group of senators introduce bill to ban legacy admissions
Similar proposals have kicked around for years in Congress, but they’ve yet to become law despite sharpened public scrutiny of the practice.
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Aug 1, 2026