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  <title>What the Future Holds for Federal TRIO Programs</title>
  <description>Questions about the future of federal TRIO programs—academic and support services for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students—come up more than almost any other topic on the podcast. We're joined this week by Kimberly Jones, president of the Council for Opportunity in Education, for a conversation about where TRIO stands and what may be ahead. We begin with some speculation on whether or not we're heading toward a partial government shutdown, and the latest on the Department of Education's moves on accreditation. Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:  Contact Congress to Urge a Broader Professional Degree Definition  2026 Winter Term Pulse Point Survey&amp;amp;nbsp;(PDF) Appropriations  House Passes FY 2026 Spending Package Preserving Education and Research Funding as Senate Showdown Looms&amp;amp;nbsp; ACE |&amp;amp;nbsp;Jan. 26, 2026  ACE, Higher Ed Groups Urge Congress to Safeguard FY 2026 Education Funding&amp;amp;nbsp; ACE | Oct. 1, 2025  Letter to Congress on MSI Funding&amp;amp;nbsp; ACE | Oct. 3, 2025 Legal Updates Education Dept. Drops Appeal of Court Order Blocking Anti-DEI Guidance&amp;amp;nbsp; Inside Higher Ed&amp;amp;nbsp;| Jan. 22, 2026  Higher Ed Groups Back Harvard in Appeal Challenging Trump Proclamation on International Students&amp;amp;nbsp; ACE |&amp;amp;nbsp;Jan. 21, 2026 Accreditation U.S. Department of Education Announces Negotiated Rulemaking to Reform and Strengthen America’s Higher Education Accreditation System&amp;amp;nbsp; Department of Education&amp;amp;nbsp;| Jan. 26, 2026 ED Eyes Rewrite of Accreditation Rules&amp;amp;nbsp; Inside Higher Ed&amp;amp;nbsp;| Jan. 27, 2026  Comments on the Education Department's Proposed Revisions to the Accreditation Handbook ACE | Jan. 26, 2026 NACIQI Members Stalemate on Picking New Chair Republic Report&amp;amp;nbsp;(December 2025) TRIO Council for Opportunity in Education&amp;amp;nbsp;and TRIO Programs COE Trio Advocacy Congressional Outreach Packet Federal Court Orders Reconsideration of Canceled TRIO Grants Inside Higher Ed&amp;amp;nbsp;| Jan . 20, 2026 Trump’s DEI Crackdown Closes 120 TRIO Programs Inside Higher Ed&amp;amp;nbsp;| Oct. 27, 2025 Trump Administration Delays $660M for College Access Programs&amp;amp;nbsp; Inside Higher Ed | Sept. 12 2025 </description>
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