Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis

SS Higher Education Trends

Transferring may not pay off for some students, study suggests

Students just above admissions cutoffs could see lower earnings after moving colleges than those who were rejected, a working paper found.

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Week in review: Classroom speech has its day in court

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Moody’s gloomier outlook for Brown University to workforce cuts at multiple institutions.

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University of Nebraska System braces for unexpected $36M state funding cut

“There are limits to what can be achieved through continued reductions,” the system’s president said as ever-deepening austerity measures loom.

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Temple University lays off 40 employees as it tackles deficit

The public Philadelphia institution is reducing its workforce for the second year in a row but has seen promising enrollment gains of late.

logo.png  By SS  Jul 12, 2026