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Education Department Steps Up Efforts to Combat Antisemitism
Amid widespread campus unrest, new guidance from the Office for Civil Rights spells out how the agency is interpreting federal civil rights laws.
Texas Lawmakers Applaud Crackdown by UT Austin President
Fifty-one Texas lawmakers signed a letter of support for University of Texas-Austin president Jay Hartzell after the university’s chapter of...
Cardona Tangles With House Republicans
In a fiery House hearing Tuesday, the education secretary apologized for FAFSA delays and pressed for more funding to support investigations into campus antisemitism. But many of his answers frustrated Republicans.
MIT Will Stop Asking Faculty Applicants for Diversity Statements
Massachusetts Institute of Technology departments will no longer ask for diversity statements as part of applications for faculty positions, the...
State Higher Ed Funding is Still Rising—for Now
Even as federal stimulus waned, lawmakers boosted support for public colleges in 2023, with an emphasis on financial aid. Can it make up for falling tuition revenue?
Commencement Changes at Columbia and Emory
Two more universities have changed their commencement ceremonies amid ongoing student protests. After the University of Southern California announced last...
3 Academics Win Pulitzer Prizes for the Arts
Three academics at American universities were among Monday’s winners of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for their literary or musical achievements, as...
Colorado Bill Seen as Model for Improving Credit Transfer
The measure, passed on a bipartisan basis, would guarantee that more courses count toward students’ majors and require transparency on colleges’ transfer activity.