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.

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