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Uncertain Changes Loom at Accreditation Conference

Trump has promised to overhaul higher ed. What that means for the sector was a focal point of discussion at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education meeting.

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The Longhorn Long Shot

The University of Texas at Austin has rapidly become one of the most selective colleges in the country. That’s partly due to a 30-year-old state policy attracting national attention as an affirmative action alternative. But Texans say it’s no perfect model.

Tim Walberg, a white man wearing glasses and a green tie

Walberg Chosen to Lead House Ed Committee

The Michigan representative lost his bid for the chairmanship in 2023 but will pick up the gavel now as Virginia Foxx steps down.

Boise State Closes DEI Centers

Boise State University shuttered its Student Equity Center and the Gender Equity Center over Thanksgiving break, reported KTVB, an NBC-affiliated...
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Republicans Host Campus Free Speech Roundtable

The discussion focused on claims that DEI programs are silencing conservative students and faculty, reinforcing the GOP’s message that colleges and universities are liberal bastions and do not welcome intellectual diversity.

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Has Chapel Hill’s ‘Civic Life’ School Become a Conservative Center?

Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.

Judge Pauses Abuse Lawsuit Against Linda McMahon

A federal judge has paused a lawsuit against Linda McMahon; her estranged husband, Vince McMahon; and WWE, which alleges the...

NIH Nominee Might Base Grants on Campus Academic Freedom

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the National Institutes of Health is considering somehow factoring campus academic freedom into how...