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Community college leaders look to lawmakers for additional funds, support

Iowa Capital Dispatch | January 12, 2026

Iowa community colleges are seeking more state funding and policy changes as lawmakers consider expanding programs, including possible four-year degrees. Leaders say new investment is key to boosting access, affordability and workforce training.

In the last minute of 2025, Martin University announces closure

Alcino Donadel | January 07, 2026

One student set to graduate this spring has been unable to reach anyone about receiving her credential or accessing her transcripts to transfer elsewhere.

Inside the $14.5 million federal push to create new college accreditors

Forbes | January 07, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education awarded $14.5 million to support new, outcomes-focused college accreditors that could reshape how higher education quality and access to federal aid are evaluated.

Why many U.S. colleges were once tuition-free

History | January 07, 2026

Shrinking state funding in the 1970s forced colleges to shift costs to students, ending the era of widespread tuition-free higher education. Expanded federal student loans then helped drive tuition sharply higher, according to History.

Here's why student censorship set a new record in 2025

Alcino Donadel | January 05, 2026

Backlash against student speech peaked in 2025 as college administrators and political officials grappled with dialogue and demonstrations.

U.S. law schools face loan limits, oversight pressures in 2026

Reuters | January 05, 2026

U.S. law schools head into 2026 under tighter student loan caps and growing scrutiny of ABA oversight, even as applications surge. The changes are reshaping how schools fund and regulate legal education.