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Higher Ed Fights Back Against Trump’s DEI Order
The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.
Trump Reiterates Plan to Abolish the Education Department
Trump’s Antisemitism Order Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
The Trump administration has signaled it would take a harder line on colleges that don’t, in its view, sufficiently protect Jewish students’ rights.
Congressional Budget Office Projects $2.7B Pell Grant Shortfall
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.
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.
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.
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.