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University of Pennsylvania Locust Walk on campus.

‘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.”

Columbia AAUP Urges University to Reject Trump’s Demands

The American Association of University Professors chapter at Columbia University is urging officials there to reject the Trump administration’s demands...
President Donald Trump gestures in the Grand Foyer of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Moody’s Downgrades Sector Outlook to Negative

In December, the ratings agency predicted stability for higher education, but the Trump administration has upended that forecast.

Education Department Reinstates 65 Probationary Employees

The Education Department is reinstating 65 probationary employees who were fired in the last two months, following a court order...
Photo illustration: Jed Atkins, director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Resignations, Disagreements With Dean Roil Chapel Hill Civics School

UNC professors who supported the initiative when others derided it are resigning and denouncing its leader. It’s an ironic turn for a civil discourse school.

Democrats Blast McMahon Over Education Department Cuts

Sen. Bernie Sanders, ranking member of the Senate committee that oversees education policy, and 37 Democrats blasted Education Secretary Linda...
The entrance to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

U of Hawai‘i System Raises Money for Grad Students Impacted by Federal Action

The UH Foundation launched a campaign to support graduate students whose funding has been interrupted due to federal funding freezes.

Photo illustration: A list of flagged words behind an image of a thinking grad student

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.