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A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It
Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.
Opinion
Public Higher Ed Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Cuts to Medicaid spending could prove to be the most devastating threat to the sector yet, F. King Alexander and Stephen Katsinas write.
Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders
The Trump administration won’t be able to follow through on all its plans to crack down on diversity, equity and...
10% of Federal Student Aid Staff Take Buyouts
One hundred and twenty-four employees at the Office of Federal Student Aid have accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offer, USA...
Amid Federal Upheaval, a Pell Shortfall Looms
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be unavoidable.
Education Dept. Lifts Pause on Some Civil Rights Investigations
After pausing most civil rights investigations, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is resuming some inquiries, but only those...
New Mexico Governor Appoints Brother as Student Regent
As scrutiny mounts over governing boards in New Mexico following a payout for an embattled president, Democratic governor Michelle Lujan...
Opinion
Standing Up to the New Segregationists
In rushing to comply with Trump’s executive actions, universities support a segregationist agenda, Subini Annamma and David Stovall write.