Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
SS Higher Education Trends
‘You are college-ready’: Direct admissions comes to Alabama
Nearly 40 public and private institutions are participating, and many will include merit-based scholarships with their fall 2026 acceptance offers.
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Aug 8, 2025
University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget
The state’s flagship could eliminate academic programs and offer voluntary separation packages to make the cuts, its chancellor said.
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Aug 8, 2025
Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants
The Trump administration has asked the high court to pause the June ruling against the National Institutes of Health’s mass award cancellations.
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Aug 8, 2025
Stanford University lays off 363 employees
The California research institution has been buffeted by shifting federal funding policies and a forthcoming increase to the endowment tax.
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Aug 8, 2025