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A protester holds up a hand fan in LGBTQ+ pride flag colors with "Howdy" written across it.

Report: 6 in 10 LGBTQ Texas Students Said They Were Negatively Impacted by DEI Ban

As DEI bans take hold nationwide, interviews with Texas college students and employees offer some hints about what could be on the horizon for universities and students across the country.

An illustration of the Department of Education building being torn down.

How Federal Law Could Hinder Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Dept.

Many of the agency’s offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce the department without Congress.

Dartmouth Applications Fall Following Return to Testing

Dartmouth College received 11 percent fewer applications for the Class of 2029 than last year, according to student newspaper The...
Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong

Columbia U Interim Leader Steps Down Amid Trump’s Attacks

The federal task force that pulled $400 million from Columbia said the resignation was “an important step toward advancing negotiations” to restore the funding.

The U.C. Berkeley campus sits empty on July 22, 2020, in Berkeley, Calif.

DOJ Admissions Probe Targets California Colleges

The Trump administration is investigating four California universities for allegedly considering race in admissions, three decades after the state banned affirmative action at public institutions.

Lawyer: Russia May Arrest Harvard Med Researcher if Deported

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining a Harvard Medical School research associate who’s a Russian native. One of Kseniia Petrova’s...

Rector: Recruiting U.S. Scholars Can Protect ‘Threatened Research’

Universities should offer opportunities to U.S. talent because it can “prevent fruitful lines of enquiry from being abruptly cut off,” says head of leading European institution.

Senator Bill Cassidy gestures during a Senate committee hearing.

Senate Republicans Put Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Campus Antisemitism

The hearing, held Thursday by Senate Republicans, focused primarily on steps taken by the Trump administration to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests. Democrats continued to criticize the president.