Katherine Knott

3 days ago | insidehighered.com | Katherine Knott

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The University of Phoenix will pay the University of Idaho $17.24 million to end their planned acquisition. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (left); Scott Olson/Getty Images (right) More than two years after detailing plans to acquire the University of Phoenix, the University of Idaho won’t be buying the for-profit college after all.

4 days ago | insidehighered.com | Katherine Knott

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A lawsuit challenging sweeping grant cuts at the National Institutes of Health can move forward, a federal judge ruled Monday. Judge William Young of the District of Massachusetts did grant part of the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss but denied the bulk of the motion, allowing the lawsuit to continue. The lawsuit is one of several challenging grant cuts at federal agencies.

5 days ago | insidehighered.com | Katherine Knott |Josh Moody

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The proposed budget slashes the Education Department’s funding by 15 percent. J. David Ake/Getty Images The Trump administration wants to lower the maximum Pell Grant by $1,685 for the 2026–27 academic year as the program faces an estimated $2.7 billion shortfall.

5 days ago | insidehighered.com | Katherine Knott

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Education Department is planning to defend before the Supreme Court the Biden administration’s rule that makes it easier for students misled or defrauded by their colleges to access debt relief.

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Katherine Knott

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Trump administration still won’t be able to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students after a federal judge decided Thursday to keep a temporary restraining order in place.