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Congressional Budget Office Projects $2.7B Pell Grant Shortfall

The Pell Grant program has a $2.7 billion shortfall heading into the coming fiscal year, according to new projections from...
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State Higher Ed Funding Up, but ‘Volatility’ Looms

States allocated more money to higher ed this fiscal year. But with shrinking state budgets and heightened scrutiny of institutional spending, there’s no indication the uptick will continue.

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Trump Planning EO Directing Education Department to ‘Diminish Itself,’ Reports Say

News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff.

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Department of Education Reverts to Trump’s Title IX Rule

Advocates for victims of sexual violence said the decision would put students at greater risk of harassment while conservative lawmakers and advocates applauded the move, arguing it would make students safer.

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Trump Orders Disrupt Academic Research

As the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation review grants and programming for verboten topics—including DEI and “gender ideology”—many researchers aren’t sure if their projects will pass Trump’s nebulous, ideological tests.

ASU Group Urging Students to Report Undocumented Peers Faces Protests

A conservative student group, College Republicans United, held a tabling event at Arizona State University on Friday encouraging students to...

Lawmakers Say Boise State Flouted DEI Ban

Lawmakers in Idaho accused Boise State University officials of skirting a statewide ban on diversity, equity and inclusion during a...
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10 Days In: What Actions Has Trump Taken?

In two short weeks, the president has deconstructed DEI, attacked gender identities, cracked down on immigration and tried to freeze federal funds. But what does it mean for higher ed?