My colleagues and I will be answering questions about our reporting on the Trump admins rapidly evolving higher ed agenda at 10:30—tune in!

I’m on this morning’s Apple News Today podcast discussing the mounting financial pressures that are pushing beleaguered colleges toward deals with the Trump administration. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/app…

Join us now for this live chat at 10:30 am with Nathan Hager Liam Knox david voreacos bloomberg.com/sessions/2025-…

UCLA is in talks with the Trump administration to restore more than half a billion dollars in federal funding, the first public university to seek a deal. We spoke with researchers about why the freeze is an "immediate crisis" for the California flagship: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Trump will sign an executive action requiring colleges and universities receiving federal funding to offer greater admissions data transparency w/Liam Knox bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICYMI: This morning the DOJ said George Washington University breached civil rights law for "indifference" to alleged campus antisemitism. I wrote about how the finding echoes a pattern for the Trump admin, usually followed by a federal funding freeze. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

With $45 billion on the table, a bunch of disaster relief companies you’ve never heard of are plotting a pivot to ICE detention They’re hoping to be the ones building the Trump administration’s tent camps. W/Rachel Adams-Heard and Sophie Alexander 🎁: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

NEW: Hundreds of unseen docs indicate Josh Shapiro gained an unprecedented level of influence at Penn, sought to ban its main pro-Palestinian group, and had a “partnership” with a significant pro-Israel group on campus. My latest in The Chronicle of Higher Education(!): chronicle.com/article/josh-s…

New from me and Nancy Cook -- a look at the way Bill Pulte is handling the job as the Trump administration's top housing regulator. His behavior has "created unease inside the White House and among senior administration officials and other cabinet members" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

In April, DOGE exposed a sensitive program in Afghanistan as part of its campaign to discredit the U.S. Institute of Peace. Their actions lead to a Taliban crackdown in Kabul. For the last few months, Chris Bing & I have been chasing this wild story: propublica.org/article/doge-m…

As federal cuts and chaos around foreign student visas scuttle college enrollment planning, elite schools are dipping into their waitlists much later than usual. Some sent acceptances just a few weeks ahead of the semester. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

In honor of the start of the school year, I took over this afternoon's Businessweek newsletter to write about how the Trump administration's aggressive education policies and sweeping spending cuts mean back-to-school looks different this fall. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

UCLA wants a diplomatic end to the Trump administration's funding freeze. But they face a unique challenge: Gov. Gavin Newsom's anti-Trump crusade. UC leaders are working to insulate negotiations from their politically ambitious governor's brash rhetoric: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Columbia welcomed its largest freshman class ever this fall, 20% larger than last year, after boosting admits over worries about campus tumult and student visa troubles. The school took nearly 400 students off its waitlist, far more than recent years. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Northwestern president Michael Schill resigned today amid ongoing talks with the Trump administration to restore $790 million in federal research funding. Schill came under Republican scrutiny last year for giving concessions to student protesters. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

As colleges grapple with the White House over billions in frozen funds, trade schools seem poised to benefit to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. I wrote about how Ivy League deals could give vocational programs a cash infusion: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…