Johanna Alonso
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ICYMI: Financial aid experts are expressing concern as the Trump administration delays its annual FSA Conference.
A source within the Education Department told me the event is just being pushed back until March. But a department spokesperson has yet to confirm that statement.
A source within the Education Department told me the event is just being pushed back until March. But a department spokesperson has yet to confirm that statement.
Normally the @usdeptofed.bsky.social hosts a financial aid conference the first week of December to provide administrators with updated education on regulations.
But that hasn’t happened this year.
So @insidehighered.com talked with financial aid experts about why that's concerning.
But that hasn’t happened this year.
So @insidehighered.com talked with financial aid experts about why that's concerning.
Federal Aid Conference Delayed, University Employees Lament
Financial aid administrators are upset that the Education Department has not scheduled its annual training for them. But one official says it’s now slated for March.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
ICYMI: Financial aid experts are expressing concern as the Trump administration delays its annual FSA Conference.
A source within the Education Department told me the event is just being pushed back until March. But a department spokesperson has yet to confirm that statement.
A source within the Education Department told me the event is just being pushed back until March. But a department spokesperson has yet to confirm that statement.
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Reposted by Johanna Alonso
This fall, thousands of undocumented students in Texas don't have in-state tuition benefits for the first time in over two decades. They're having to make hard choices about how or if to continue their education.
Undocumented Students Face Fall Without In-State Tuition
After a court struck down the Texas Dream Act, thousands of undocumented students are left asking how—or if—they can finish their degrees.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This fall, thousands of undocumented students in Texas don't have in-state tuition benefits for the first time in over two decades. They're having to make hard choices about how or if to continue their education.
New: I had the pleasure to talk with two students from Myanmar & Libya who were committed to U.S. universities before Trump's travel ban went into effect. Despite ever-increasing barriers for intl. students, they still hope to study in the US someday.
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Students From Travel Ban Countries Denied a U.S. Education
Disappointed but not deterred, students from Libya and Myanmar shut out of the U.S. still harbor dreams of an American college education.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New: I had the pleasure to talk with two students from Myanmar & Libya who were committed to U.S. universities before Trump's travel ban went into effect. Despite ever-increasing barriers for intl. students, they still hope to study in the US someday.
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Ohio State is censoring... SpongeBob?
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Ohio State Restricts Decorations in Public Dorm Spaces
Ohio State University has advised resident advisers to restrict all dorm floor and common room decor—as well as welcome programming for incoming students—to “Ohio State spirit themes” to avoid offendi...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ohio State is censoring... SpongeBob?
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
NEW: Vital grants for supporting area studies & foreign language has been paused since July, and grantees say even their contacts at ED have no idea what's going on. The office that once facilitated those grants was dismantled in March. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Federal Grants for Area Studies and Foreign Language at Risk
Expected funding for National Resource Centers, which are dedicated to language and area studies education, never came through this summer. Experts worry this could spell disaster for the already-stru...
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August 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW: Vital grants for supporting area studies & foreign language has been paused since July, and grantees say even their contacts at ED have no idea what's going on. The office that once facilitated those grants was dismantled in March. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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"I’ve worked with institutions where students are literally walking past shuttered buildings on campus tours, or sweating through admitted-student events due to outdated HVAC systems.”
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Why College Deferred Maintenance Is a Growing Risk
A majority of colleges and universities were poised to fund less than a quarter of deferred maintenance needs last fiscal year, an IHE survey finds. Experts warn the backlog represents a growing enrol...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"I’ve worked with institutions where students are literally walking past shuttered buildings on campus tours, or sweating through admitted-student events due to outdated HVAC systems.”
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In addition to Susan D'Agostino and John K. Wilson joining IHE as columnist, we've got a new-old author back in the seat: Matt Reed is once again giving his "Confessions of a Community College Dean" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
So, Did I Miss Anything?
“Confessions of a Community College Dean” author Matt Reed returns to his column at Inside Higher Ed.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In addition to Susan D'Agostino and John K. Wilson joining IHE as columnist, we've got a new-old author back in the seat: Matt Reed is once again giving his "Confessions of a Community College Dean" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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EXCLUSIVE: The University of Baltimore turned 100 years old this year. It is also facing a structural deficit, 50% less enrollment in 10 years, and is cutting positions.
“Our ability to generate revenue is under duress," the CFO told me. Read:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/un...
“Our ability to generate revenue is under duress," the CFO told me. Read:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/un...
After a century, the University of Baltimore is struggling
Over the last 10 years, the University of Baltimore’s enrollment has dropped, its faculty has halved, leaving its deficit swollen amid state cuts.
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June 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Baltimore turned 100 years old this year. It is also facing a structural deficit, 50% less enrollment in 10 years, and is cutting positions.
“Our ability to generate revenue is under duress," the CFO told me. Read:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/un...
“Our ability to generate revenue is under duress," the CFO told me. Read:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/un...
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More professors are turning to in-class, hand-written assignments and assessments in an effort to break students' growing dependence on generative AI. The results are encouraging. @insidehighered.com's Johanna Alonso has the story: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Amid AI Plagiarism, More Professors Turn to Handwritten Work
Five semesters after ChatGPT changed education forever, some professors are taking their classes back to the pre-internet era.
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June 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
More professors are turning to in-class, hand-written assignments and assessments in an effort to break students' growing dependence on generative AI. The results are encouraging. @insidehighered.com's Johanna Alonso has the story: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Trump Administration Attempts to Rush Changes to Civil Rights Regs
But instead of the @usedgov.bsky.social taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/45WF99m
But instead of the @usedgov.bsky.social taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/45WF99m
Trump Admin Attempts to Rush Changes to Civil Rights Regs
But instead of the Education Department taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in education.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump Administration Attempts to Rush Changes to Civil Rights Regs
But instead of the @usedgov.bsky.social taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/45WF99m
But instead of the @usedgov.bsky.social taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/45WF99m