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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.
IU Bloomington Asked Faculty Taking Buyouts to Sign NDAs
The agreements, which have raised academic freedom advocates’ eyebrows, said that those wanting a voluntary retirement payout can’t criticize the university or any of its employees.
Listen: Learning to Bridge Differences by Talking to Strangers
In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, a professor talks about her course that takes students into unfamiliar towns via railway to engage in conversation with strangers.
Harvard Hit With Further $450 Million Freeze on Grants
Ep. 156: Voices of Student Success: Learning to Talk With Strangers
In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, a professor talks about her course that takes students into unfamiliar towns via railway to engage in conversation with strangers.
Colleges Spend Heavily on Lobbying
Amid conflict with the Trump administration, many institutions have increased federal lobbying efforts, in some cases doubling or tripling what they spent in the first quarter of 2024.
Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Apprenticeships
An executive order assured apprenticeship and workforce development advocates that their goals were a priority. But Trump’s recent budget proposal leaves them uncertain.
Independent Applicants: A Growing but Underserved Pool
The number of adult learners and other independent students applying to college has doubled in under a decade. The trouble, a new report suggests, is getting them to enroll.