Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis

SS Higher Education Trends

Moody’s turns negative on higher ed’s financial outlook amid Trump cuts

Federal policy changes like layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and funding reductions create major new risks for the sector, analysts said.

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Feds suspend $175M to University of Pennsylvania over trans athletics policy

The Trump administration shared the news in a social media post, but a Penn spokesperson said the institution hasn’t received “official notification.”

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Charitable giving to colleges jumped 3% in FY 2024

The increase is a “powerful vote of confidence” in the higher education sector, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s CEO. 

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Judge blocks cuts to Education Department teacher training grants

The agency must also reinstate canceled grants to the members of AACTE and two other educator preparation groups that sued.

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