Accreditation, the Pell Shortfall, Grants

In the latest episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, editor in chief Sara Custer and news editor Katherine Knott discuss the latest higher ed news: how regulation for accreditors could change after two weeks of negotiated rulemaking; the Office for Civil Rights’ hiring spree and use of Title IX to target trans student athletes; and the House GOP plan to plug the shortfall in Pell grant funding.

Custer and Knott also shared what the newsroom will be watching as the July 1 deadline for the One Big Beautiful Bill laws looms and how colleges will respond. 

Listen to the full episode here.