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A photo illustration consisting of a screenshot of Indiana state lawmakers discussing Senate Bill 289 on the state Senate floor, combined with a quote from the legislation and overlaid over a photo of the Indiana Statehouse.

GOP State Lawmakers Targeting DEI and Tenure Again

Even before Trump’s return, Republican legislators in some states were rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The campaign continues in current legislative sessions.

Massachusetts attorney general Andrea Campbell, in a navy blue blazer, speaks a podium topped with several microphones

NIH Cuts On Hold After States Sue

University officials argued in court filings that the effects of the policy change “will be immediate and devastating.”

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Opinion

‘What’s Going to Happen to Science?’

The U.S. university-federal partnership is a miracle for global scientific progress. It must be protected, Mary Sue Coleman writes.

Lawmakers stand at a podium outside the Education Department building

Hill Dems Press Trump Over Plans to Dismantle Education Department

Standing outside the Education Department on Friday, a group of congressional Democrats said they had one question for acting education...

McMahon’s Financial Disclosure Forms Released

Linda McMahon has earned interest on millions of dollars in bonds issued to dozens of school districts, colleges, state boards...

Citing Trump Order, UNC System Ends DEI Course Requirements

North Carolina’s four-year public universities can no longer have in their general education requirements any mandated “course credits related to...
Bethesda campus of the National Institutes of Health with the main historical building (Building 1) at the focus. It is a sunny spring day.

‘Shortsighted’ and ‘Dangerous’: Colleges Warn of Budget Cuts After NIH Slashes Medical Research Funding

Federal officials said the change would save up to $4 billion. College leaders argue the cut will slow advances for millions of patients in need of critical breakthroughs.

Elon Musk with fists raised behind a podium at Trump's inauguration.

Is DOGE Digging Around in Student Data?

Elon Musk’s government efficiency office may have access to sensitive student information, raising alarms about privacy and threatening to throw the federal aid system into crisis.