Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.https://theunderline.netlify.app/source/highereddive/https://www.highereddive.com/news/week-in-review-international-student-policies-in-flux/832668/https://www.highereddive.com/news/week-in-review-international-student-policies-in-flux/832668/We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the latest college leadership changes to planned layoffs at Stockton University.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTNatalie SchwartzNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/spons/more-pas-is-only-part-of-the-answer-to-the-healthcare-workforce-shortage/832090/https://www.highereddive.com/spons/more-pas-is-only-part-of-the-answer-to-the-healthcare-workforce-shortage/832090/Elon University's Charlotte campus offers a model for connecting PA education and community health.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTVeronica Marciano, DMSc, PA-CNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/trump-administration-investigates-9-universities-over-visa-fraud-claims/832666/https://www.highereddive.com/news/trump-administration-investigates-9-universities-over-visa-fraud-claims/832666/Many of the institutions named by Vice President JD Vance, including Stanford and Yale universities, said they comply with applicable visa laws.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:47:00 GMTBen UnglesbeeNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/why-women-of-color-leave-admissions-work-and-what-institutions-can-do/832629/https://www.highereddive.com/news/why-women-of-color-leave-admissions-work-and-what-institutions-can-do/832629/Panelists discussed how to support this group and boost employee retention at the annual National Association for College Admission Counseling conference.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMTLaura SpitalniakNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/judge-tosses-purdue-former-diversity-chief-race-bias-and-retaliation-claim/832109/https://www.highereddive.com/news/judge-tosses-purdue-former-diversity-chief-race-bias-and-retaliation-claim/832109/The university was able to show legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for its sanction decisions against the plaintiff, the court found.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTEmilie ShumwayNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/stockton-university-plans-21-faculty-and-staff-layoffs-sparking-union-back/832554/https://www.highereddive.com/news/stockton-university-plans-21-faculty-and-staff-layoffs-sparking-union-back/832554/The public New Jersey institution is wrestling with a $20 million structural deficit and declining enrollment.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:59:00 GMTBen UnglesbeeNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/doj-suffers-court-loss-over-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/832567/https://www.highereddive.com/news/doj-suffers-court-loss-over-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/832567/A judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit that challenged two Virginia statutes, ruling they weren’t preempted by federal law.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:58:00 GMTNatalie SchwartzNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/can-3-year-degrees-boost-the-teacher-pipeline/832113/https://www.highereddive.com/news/can-3-year-degrees-boost-the-teacher-pipeline/832113/Arizona State University is offering a shorter teacher pathway this fall with a goal of removing financial barriers for students aspiring to enter the profession.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAnna MerodNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/aaup-gets-order-over-jewish-employee-records-at-penn-off-the-books/832431/https://www.highereddive.com/news/aaup-gets-order-over-jewish-employee-records-at-penn-off-the-books/832431/Although the Trump administration backed off a subpoena, the faculty group won an appeal vacating a court order that instructed the university to comply.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:44:00 GMTBen UnglesbeeNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/dhs-sued-over-guidance-restricting-training-program-for-international-stude/832314/https://www.highereddive.com/news/dhs-sued-over-guidance-restricting-training-program-for-international-stude/832314/The Association of American Universities and other groups argued the agency has unlawfully narrowed the Curricular Practical Training program.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTNatalie SchwartzNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/dhs-proposes-70k-fee-for-initial-opt-participation-and-30k-for-extensions/832436/https://www.highereddive.com/news/dhs-proposes-70k-fee-for-initial-opt-participation-and-30k-for-extensions/832436/Colleges would be on the hook for up to $100,000 in fees for each international student seeking to participate in Optional Practical Training.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTNatalie SchwartzNewshttps://www.highereddive.com/news/education-department-wants-grantees-to-defend-the-spend-DOGE/831946/https://www.highereddive.com/news/education-department-wants-grantees-to-defend-the-spend-DOGE/831946/All recipients of grant funding from the agency will be required to have written justification for drawing down pre-approved funding, a recent memo said.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:33:00 GMTKara ArundelNews