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Navient Pays the Piper

The U.S. government’s $120 million settlement with the onetime student loan giant concludes a seven-year legal saga and sets a precedent for stricter oversight.

N.C. Universities Have Cut 59 Positions Since DEI Policy Repeal

North Carolina’s four-year public universities have eliminated 59 positions and “realigned” about 130 more since the University of North Carolina...
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Federal Anti-Hazing Bill Moves One Step Closer to Becoming Law

Lawmakers have been trying to pass federal anti-hazing legislation for years, to no avail. On Wednesday, that aspiration got the closest it’s been to becoming reality.

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Should Sasse’s Résumé Have Raised Red Flags?

Ben Sasse abruptly stepped down as president of the University of Florida in July. Some critics blame the board, arguing they missed shortcomings on his unusual CV.

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Republicans Seek to Revive China Initiative

Many education and civil rights advocates are worried the proposed House legislation would justify racial profiling and hinder American science.

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Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway.

Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more?

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Claremont Institute, Home of ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer, Returns to Political Science Conference

Some American Political Science Association members are criticizing their organization for welcoming back a pro-Trump think tank that has been absent from annual meetings since 2021. But the association says it was never banned.

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Opinion

A Paramount Duty

Virginia attorney general Jason S. Miyares responds to a recent opinion piece about the duties of public university board members.