Inside Higher Ed

ICYMI | Half the states in the country and Washington, D.C., sued the U.S. Department of Education Tuesday, asking a judge to vacate the agency’s decision to subject students in all but a few graduate programs to the most stringent new federal loan limits. At stake is students’ access to their desired careers, universities’ ability to charge them what they deem a degree should cost and the nation’s supply of health-care workers, among other matters. The states—all led by either a Democratic governor or a Democratic attorney general—that filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Maryland seek to overturn parts of ED’s rule implementing loan limits created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dnHldz

Harvard University Will Cap A-Grades The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Tuesday wrapped up a vote to cap the number of A-grades at 20 percent per course, plus or minus four A’s. The policy proposal, which faculty have deliberated over for months, passed in a 458 to 201 vote and will take effect in fall 2027. https://bit.ly/4uZbJka

Bard College President Didn’t Opt to Retire—the Board Voted for It In the weeks following the May 1 announcement that Bard president Leon Botstein would end his tenure in June, three trustees resigned and an alum has asked the New York attorney general to investigate the board. https://bit.ly/4nDkHRX

Career Advice | Why Authenticity Is the Wrong Standard for Faculty Hiring What makes a candidate “authentic” is in the eye of the beholder. By Mohammed Albakry: https://bit.ly/3RQIJgc

Connecticut State System Board Chair Resigns https://bit.ly/43iiiCF

After Federal Cuts, State to Give UConn $35M https://bit.ly/4dzUPBJ

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Opinion | ‘Stealing Rembrandts’ and College Museum Art Thefts A book-inspired list of university-affiliated art heists since 1984. By Joshua Kim: https://bit.ly/3Rz8W2J

Workforce Pell Regulations Finalized https://bit.ly/49aqb0v

25 States Sue ED Over Grad Student Loan Limits Democratic-led states say the agency’s rule implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act contradicts that law and arbitrarily limits federal borrowing by aspiring nurses and other students. https://bit.ly/3RnnSB2