# Ep.: 185: Three Stories that Defined Higher Ed Policy in 2025

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Podcast: [The Key with Inside Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013)
Published: 2025-12-18T07:49:00+00:00
Episode link: https://insidehighered.podbean.com/e/three-stories-that-defined-higher-ed-policy-in-2025/
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## Resource

In the final Key episode of 2025, IHE’s news editor Katherine Knott and federal policy reporter Jessica Blake join editor in chief Sara Custer to discuss the three stories that encapsulate the year in state and federal policy.

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