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Harvard Pledges $250M to Support Research Affected by Federal Freeze

Facing a $2.7 billion federal funding freeze, Harvard University said Wednesday that it will use $250 million of its own...
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How to Help Faculty Meet New Accessibility Requirements

Only 10 percent of faculty believe their college provides adequate tools to support students with disabilities, making it hard to meet updated ADA mandates on digital accessibility.

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‘Nonsense Detectives’ Give Academic Resources New Life Online

CUNY is working with Wikipedia to feed the information ecosystem more accessible, deeply researched articles on a variety of topics—including some fading from public memory.

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How House Lawmakers Could Reshape Higher Ed

House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, and higher ed experts say the picture is grim.

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FIRE: 600 Students Punished for Protected Speech Since 2020

The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Penn State Proposes 7 Campus Closures

Pennsylvania State University is weighing a plan to close seven of its 19 Commonwealth Campuses, which its governing board is...

Free Community College for N.Y. Adults in High-Demand Fields

New York governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Friday making community college free for adult residents of the state pursuing careers...
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Amid DEI Crackdown, Students Hold Their Own Affinity Graduations

Colleges have scrapped affinity graduation celebrations as Trump targets DEI and state bans take effect, but new traditions may be starting.