Liam Knox

Medford, Washington, D.C., United States

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Articles

Adult and Independent College Applicants on the Rise

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The number of college applicants who are parents has grown by more than 200 percent in recent years. rudi_suardi/E+/Getty Images Financially independent students—including adult learners, emancipated traditional-age students and veterans—make up a large and fast-growing portion of the college applicant pool, according to a new report from Common App.
How Congress Could Make Paying for College More Complicated

3 days ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Liudmila Chernetska, Davizro and wabeno/iStock/Getty Images | RyanJLane/E+/Getty Images Ask any parent or prospective student and they’ll likely tell you that between opaque financial aid calculations, questions about degree value and the murky student loan system, paying for college is not a straightforward process.
Illinois Tech Establishes First U.S. Campus in India

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Illinois Tech has announced plans to open the first branch campus of a U.S. university in India.
How Trump’s Proposed TRIO Cuts Could Hamper College Access

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox |Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. TRIO programs have long been touted as a bridge to and through college. Now they’re at risk. Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | ferrantraite/E+/Getty Images | Morehead State University Darby Bersie will graduate with honors this Friday from Bemidji State University, a small regional college in central Minnesota. At commencement, he’ll deliver a speech as president of the university’s Student Senate.
Underserved Students Face Highest Admissions Anxiety

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Students from underprivileged backgrounds report more stress around the college search and admissions process than their higher-income peers, according to a new report from higher ed consulting firm Art & Science Group.
Attorneys File Challenge to Visa Revocations, New ICE Policy

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Immigration attorneys on Thursday amended an ongoing lawsuit in Georgia to challenge the State Department’s revocation of international student visas, the first suit to take aim at visas as well as at ICE’s residency status terminations.
New ICE Policy Puts International Students at Greater Risk

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Spencer Platt/Getty Images | Probal Rashid/LightRocket/Getty Images The Trump administration issued plans earlier this week for a new policy that vastly expands federal officials’ authority to terminate students’ legal residency status, according to newly released court documents.
ICE Reveals How It Targeted International Students

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Federal immigration officials targeted student visa holders by running their names through a federal database of criminal histories, according to court testimony given by Department of Homeland Security officials on Tuesday and reported by Politico.
Ep. 154: How Trump’s First 100 Days Changed Higher Ed

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer |Katherine Knott |Liam Knox |Johanna Alonso

Reviewing the Trump Administration's impact on the education landscape with Inside Higher Ed. May 01, 2025 Inside Higher Ed’s editor in chief, Sara Custer, speaks with IHE’s news editor Katherine Knott and reporters Liam Knox and Johanna Alonso about the executive orders, funding cuts and visa revocations of the last three months that have sent shockwaves through the higher education sector. This episode is sponsored by Strada Education Foundation.
How Trump’s First 100 Days Transformed Higher Ed

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Liam Knox |Johanna Alonso

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. President Donald Trump has targeted higher education on numerous fronts since beginning his second term, leaving those in the sector nervous about long-term impacts. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images It’s been 100 days since Donald Trump entered the Oval Office for a second time.