Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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Sonoma State to relaunch NCAA athletics after budget cuts eliminated sports
The university faced outcry and a lawsuit over its decision to eliminate sports last year as part of broader cuts to close a $24 million deficit.
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Jul 30, 2026
Will the College Transparency Act get the green light from lawmakers?
Major higher education groups argued the proposal would improve student outcomes data ahead of a Senate education committee markup.
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Jul 30, 2026
Week in review: Is a new era ahead for federally funded research?
We’re rounding up recent stories, from civil rights groups slamming a regulatory change to a ruling against the administration’s approach to grant cuts.
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Jul 28, 2026
Inside the federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding
In court documents, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and others shared which words they used to target grants.
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Jul 28, 2026