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2 TAs Provided Students Mental Health Resources on Gaza. They’re Not TAs Anymore
University of Texas at Austin faculty members and students are protesting the removal of two teaching assistants who sent students a pro-Palestinian statement.
Texas Colleges Prepare for the End of DEI
Eliminating multicultural centers. Adding new offices for “engagement” and “citizenship.” Dispersing DEI personnel. These are just some of the steps Texas institutions have taken ahead of the Jan. 1 launch of SB 17.
Fired LSU Professor Accused of Student Affair, Illegal Anti-CRT Lobbying
An ousted political science professor is denying salacious ethics charges against him.
AAUP: DeSantis’s Florida Part of ‘Assault on Democracy Worldwide’
Will the Feds Strip Colleges’ Funds Over Anti-Jewish, Muslim Bias?
Pulling federal money from colleges would happen only after a long, complicated process. For the Education Department, it would be a “nuclear option.”
Reinstating Pell Grants in Prisons Moves Slowly After 26-Year Ban
Pell Grants were officially restored for incarcerated students in July. But helping them access the funds is a multi-step process for colleges and corrections agencies.
Foreign Language Enrollment Sees Steepest Decline on Record
The MLA’s new census shows plummeting class head counts far outstripped the general student enrollment decrease. Korean continued its rise, while Western European languages further shrank.
House Republicans Blame DEI Programs for Rise in Campus Antisemitism
At a hearing Tuesday, Democrats disagreed—and said the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, facing budget cuts, needs more money to respond to the crisis.