<description>&lt;p&gt;The dotEDU hosts look back at a year that reshaped higher education in ways few expected back in January. Mushtaq, Sarah, and Jon talk through their top five stories of 2025, including  the push to dismantle the Department of Education, the cuts at NIH and NSF, the sweeping changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and Congress's response to it all.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt;Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW63612974 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW63612974 BCX8" href= "https://web.cvent.com/event/7d76e475-73c0-4b97-b034-7cf56b1dd7b9/summary?REFID=dotedu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW63612974 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;Register&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt; now for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;ACEx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt; Feb. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt;25-28, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW63612974 BCX8"&gt; in Washington, DC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW63612974 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.acenet.edu/Policy-Advocacy/Pages/2025-Trump-Administration-Transition.aspx"&gt; Higher Education &amp; The Trump Administration: Resources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.acenet.edu/Policy-Advocacy/Pages/National-Engagement/Federal-Executive-Actions.aspx"&gt; Trump Administration Higher Ed Executive Order Tracker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.chronicle.com/package/donald-trump-and-higher-ed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Full coverage&lt;/a&gt; of the 2nd Trump administration from &lt;em&gt;The Chronicle of Higher Education&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/02/upshot/trump-science-funding-cuts.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;The New York Times&lt;/em&gt; (sub. req.) | Oct. 3, 2025&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

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American Council on Education

2025 in Review: A Year That Redefined the Higher Ed Landscape

DEC 4, 202563 MIN
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2025 in Review: A Year That Redefined the Higher Ed Landscape

DEC 4, 202563 MIN

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The dotEDU hosts look back at a year that reshaped higher education in ways few expected back in January. Mushtaq, Sarah, and Jon talk through their top five stories of 2025, including the push to dismantle the Department of Education, the cuts at NIH and NSF, the sweeping changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and Congress's response to it all. Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: Register now for ACEx, Feb. 25-28, 2026, in Washington, DC Higher Education & The Trump Administration: Resources Trump Administration Higher Ed Executive Order Tracker Full coverage of the 2nd Trump administration from The Chronicle of Higher Education The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine The New York Times (sub. req.) | Oct. 3, 2025