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Student Success Life After College

Building Pathways for Women in Construction

Stephens College’s pre-apprenticeship program connects women to in-demand trades while helping address workforce shortages.

University Hall, the main academic building, on the campus of Ohio State University on Nov. 23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.
Quick Takes

DOJ Investigates Admissions at 3 Medical Schools

The Trump administration’s investigations and demands for admissions data have extended beyond undergraduate colleges and universities, The New York Times...
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Government Science & Research Policy

New Survey Announcements From IES Give Hope for Agency’s Revival

Higher ed researchers and policy experts are pleased to see the agency get back to work after losing 80 percent of its staff. But one college access group has concerns about how the Trump administration may use the data it collects.

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Government Politics & Elections

Education Department Leaves MSI Programs Out of Grant Eligibility Application

The move could signal the department’s plans to nix grants to minority-serving institutions and move the funds to another grant program for underresourced colleges.

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Quick Takes

U of Alabama Students Sue Over Magazines Closed Due to Anti-DEI Policies

Eight University of Alabama students have sued their institution’s Board of Trustees as well as Gov. Kay Ivey for shutting...
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Opinion
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DEI Didn’t Fail; Institutions Did

The anti-DEI campaign was never premised on a principled critique of strategies and methods.

By Caroline Laguerre-Brown

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Quick Takes

ED Opens 2 New Investigations Into Harvard

The Trump administration launched two new investigations into Harvard University “amid allegations that it continues to discriminate against students on...
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Students Financial Aid

‘Nice-to-Have’ FAFSA User Experience Updates Coming Soon

The improvements will, among other things, make the federal aid process quicker for parents without Social Security Numbers and families who have filled out the FAFSA for previous children.