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University of Iowa spring campus scene in Iowa City showing a statue of the mascot, Herky the Hawk, wearing graduation regalia.

Iowa’s Civics Center Has to Teach Thousands. It Currently Has One Professor.

State lawmakers said only the Center for Intellectual Freedom can offer required U.S. history and government courses at the University of Iowa. It may need to start hiring.

Students walk across the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan.

Some Kansas Faculty Uneasy Over ‘Vague’ DEI Definitions

The Kansas Board of Regents approved the definition in order to comply with a recent state budget bill. One free speech advocate said the policy amounts to “educational censorship.”

Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Arizona’s 2027 Budget Cuts Millions in College Funding, Scholarships

Arizona’s $18.29 billion fiscal year 2027 budget, which Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law earlier this month, eliminates millions in...
Gavel next to a diploma

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State Grant for Minority Students

The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that a state grant for minority students is unconstitutional, Wisconsin Public Radio reported...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey speaks at a lectern, with her hands balled into fists. She is a light-skinned woman with short brown hair, wearing an olive-green jacket over a white top.

Proposed Massachusetts High School Grad Requirements Push FAFSA Filing

Massachusetts officials would mandate students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a state version for...
A photo illustration of a stamp with the Commission for Public Higher Education, an accreditation body, logo in front of logos of the six public university systems that founded CPHE.

New Accreditor Seeks to Turn ‘Bean-Counting’ Process Into Outcomes-Focused One

Mark Becker, board chair of the Commission for Public Higher Education, discusses research integrity, good-faith negotiating and why public institutions need their own accreditor.

A photo illustration of an apple core with a small U.S. flag on a toothpick stabbed through it.

How GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General Education

Legislators are increasingly determining colleges’ core classes, underscoring how higher ed has become a political lightning rod.

A photo illustration of a student standing in the middle of the frame wearing a backpack, the left side of the frame has a glowing red "don't walk" pedestrian crossing hand illuminated and the right side of the frame has the "walk" figure illuminated with bright white light.

What 2 Court Orders Reveal About Legal Battle Over Tuition Equity Laws

Laws that allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition have been targeted by the Trump administration. Two recent federal rulings offer a glimpse into how the wider legal battle is playing out.