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‘Proactive Punishment’: Trump Admin Pauses $175M to Penn
The university is facing an investigation related to transgender athletes’ participation in sports, and a White House official says the freeze is “just a taste of what could be coming down the pipe.”
Wyoming Governor Signs Anti-DEI Law Restricting Curriculum
Colleges Flag Words Like ‘Women’ to Comply With DEI Bans
Following the example of federal agencies, some campuses are coming up with lists of keywords to purge their webpages and courses of DEI content.
Education Department Investigates Dozens of Colleges for Discrimination
The Trump administration is following through on its threat to crack down on colleges’ race-based programs, beginning with a small postgraduate recruitment partnership.
Trump’s Demands to Columbia Reflect Assault on Higher Ed, Experts Say
The administration wants Columbia University to make sweeping changes to its discipline and admissions processes. Experts say the demands are overreaching.
The Coalitions We Need to Defend Open Inquiry
Our research shows that silence in the face of anti-DEI laws only serves to compound suppression, Jackie Pedota and Liliana M. Garces write.
Native Students Are Undercounted in Higher Education, but ED Could Help
A new report urges the Department of Education to implement standards that improve data collection for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The Trump administration may derail this work.
Kentucky’s Legislature Is Rushing Through a Bill to Ban DEI
House Bill 4, which also targets courses that “indoctrinate participants with a discriminatory concept,” is on the brink of passage. Opponents have raised academic freedom concerns.