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Virginia Agrees to Scrap In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

The state’s lame-duck Republican officials sided with the Trump administration and asked a federal judge to block the Virginia Dream Act. Incoming Democrats and advocacy groups are vowing to fight.

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NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied

Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.

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Texas A&M Won’t Reinstate Instructor Fired for Gender Identity Lesson

Texas A&M University will not reinstate Melissa McCoul, the instructor fired in September after a video showing a student confronting...
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AAUP Raises Alarm Over Palantir’s Work for Ed Department

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is publicly expressing concern about the Education Department working with Palantir, a controversial...
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Opinion

Demagogy or Pedagogy? A Better Way to Approach Antisemitism on Campus

Policing speech about Israel is counterproductive.

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Opinion

No, Colleges Do Not “Over-Accommodate”

A certain genre of articles skeptical of higher ed’s disability accommodation process fuels attacks on civil rights.

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Pomona College, UC Settle Antisemitism Allegations

Both Pomona College and the University of California settled antisemitism allegations last week. Pomona’s agreement resolves an antisemitism complaint filed...
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Is DEI Dead—or Just Changing?

After a year of repeated blows, diversity professionals and scholars are debating whether DEI has a future on college campuses, and if so, what its next iteration looks like.