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@insidehighered.com Oct 11, 2026, 3:51 PM

ICYMI | Headlines from last week:

🏛️ Cornell Will Take ‘Serious Look’ at Role of Greek Life, President Says
📜 What Does the Law Require of Colleges to Prevent Sexual Assault?
💰 Trump Proposes $70K Fee for Foreign Student Work Program

Read the full weekly news update ➡️ https://bit.ly/4idzOQJ

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In white text the kicker Governance, the headline Cornell Will Take ‘Serious Look’ at Role of Greek Life, President Says, and the dek Meanwhile, The New York Times has published details from documents that reveal how Cornell punished the seven men accused of raping a former student.
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A Cornell University student leaves Uris Library on Oct. 7, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y.
In white text the kicker Students, the headline What Does the Law Require of Colleges to Prevent Sexual Assault?, and the dek Survivor advocates say it’s not close to enough.
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International education experts have long anticipated changes to OPT under Trump.
In black text the kicker Global, the headline Trump Proposes $70K Fee for Foreign Student Work Program, and the dek The Department of Homeland Security argues in the proposal that any negative impacts on employers or institutions are outweighed by its goal of reducing fraud.
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@insidehighered.com Oct 10, 2026, 4:06 PM

ICYMI | Here are some headlines from this week:

✂️ Some Campuses Announced Massive Personnel Cuts in September
💬 Alabama Makes State Workers Say ‘Gulf of America.’ Colleges Aren’t Spared.
🏛️ When a Community College Becomes a Transfer Destination

Read the full WNU ➡️ https://bit.ly/4idzOQJ

@insidehighered.com Oct 10, 2026, 12:27 AM

Column | Whac-a-Mole Revisited

The more things change …

By Matt Reed: https://bit.ly/4AXTJKL

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 11:26 PM

Opinion | The AI Invasion Has Come for Mathematics

Must mathematicians resign themselves to a future in which we are mere advisers to the LLMs and their corporate overlords? By Ahmed Abbes and Haynes Miller: https://bit.ly/47cvoDv

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 10:23 PM

Student Success | The Uneven Payoff of Returning to College

A new report from California Competes finds that adults who return to college and graduate report benefits beyond earnings, but debt and local job opportunities impact their returns. https://bit.ly/4yIK7Cn

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 9:14 PM

University of Colorado Denver to Open Branch Campus in India

The research institution will be the first public American university to offer U.S. degrees on Indian soil.

Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hEDj2t

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 7:24 PM

‘Bold and Inventive’ Professor Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature https://bit.ly/4y8740v

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 6:34 PM

9 Universities Accused of J-1 Visa Fraud

At a press conference Thursday, officials said they’d subpoenaed the institutions for bringing in too many noncitizens, undercutting the wages of American researchers. https://bit.ly/4hPurFU

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 5:31 PM

More Than 1,000 Colleges Failed to Fully Submit Student Outcomes Data https://bit.ly/3VCLOCH

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 4:27 PM

Valley Forge Eyes Move Across State Lines

Amid ongoing tensions with local officials, the Pennsylvania military college is looking to relocate in search of state support. Now it’s being courted by Oklahoma and other states. https://bit.ly/4zJNoS7

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 3:18 PM

3 Indicted for Stealing $20M From Now-Shuttered Ohio Community College https://bit.ly/4AYAyR5

@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 2:27 PM

What Does the Law Require of Colleges to Prevent Sexual Assault?

Survivor advocates say it’s not close to enough. https://bit.ly/4768Vbh

A Cornell University student leaves Uris Library on Oct. 7, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y.

@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 1:39 PM

Career Advice Reminder | 10 Dos and Don’ts for Ph.D. Applications

Common mistakes can undermine your chances for admission. By Rebekah Burroway: https://bit.ly/4x8tyin

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@insidehighered.com Oct 9, 2026, 12:26 AM

Editor's Note | Who Will Stand With All Jane Does?

Outrage over campus sexual assault has erupted again. Could this be the time colleges make real change? By Sara Custer: https://bit.ly/4dYDTFY

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@insidehighered.com Oct 8, 2026, 11:27 PM

Opinion | Moral Lessons From the Demoralized

If faculty are to be the sole arbiters of AI cheating, what should the standards of evidence be? By Lucy Collins: https://bit.ly/4y6E2OL

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@insidehighered.com Oct 8, 2026, 10:26 PM

Voices of Student Success | What Are We Missing About Student Mental Health?

Harvard’s Alexis Redding discusses how the entire college experience shapes student well-being and what it takes to build a culture of care.

Read and listen ➡️ https://bit.ly/4s3Y0sb

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@insidehighered.com Oct 8, 2026, 9:24 PM

8,000 on Wait List at Utah Technical Colleges https://bit.ly/4jNb6rD

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@insidehighered.com Oct 8, 2026, 8:22 PM

Fighting Back on Restrictions to Internships for International Students

The federal government attempted to quietly change the requirements for a long-standing policy allowing international students to participate in internships. Four higher ed groups say the method... https://bit.ly/4zkuEIv

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@insidehighered.com Oct 8, 2026, 7:36 PM

Minnesota State College to Close a Campus https://bit.ly/4AXOlYg

@insidehighered.com Oct 8, 2026, 6:24 PM

3 Takeaways From the Harvard v. Trump Appeal Hearings

At issue is whether the administration can lawfully strip Harvard of federal funding and its ability to enroll international students. https://bit.ly/4zgiFvs

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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