APLU In The News

May 29, 2026

White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants

The White House is advancing a sweeping rule change that would give administration officials more power over billions of dollars in federal grants. The regulations seek to codify that Trump officials have the right to keep doing what they started last year: canceling thousands of grants that they said didn’t align with the president’s priorities,…
May 1, 2026

Inside Higher Ed

Loan Limits Finalized, but Litigation Looms

The Trump administration finalized regulations Thursday that will put in place new loan limits for postbaccalaureate degree programs, which could potentially limit college access for hundreds of thousands of students and weaken pipelines for several high-demand health-care professions, Inside Higher Ed reports. Press