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Headshots of President Donald Trump, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Sen. Patty Murray

Congressional Republicans Look to Build on 2025 Higher Ed Reforms

Republicans achieved a key victory in passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and addressing a number of higher ed–related priorities last year. But more challenges loom in 2026.

President Trump speaks at a podium while Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on, smiling, in a photo taken in February in the Oval Office.

Virginia Agrees to Scrap In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

The state’s lame-duck Republican officials sided with the Trump administration and asked a federal judge to block the Virginia Dream Act. Incoming Democrats and advocacy groups are vowing to fight.

National Institutes of Health logo on building

NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied

Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.

The sun setting behind Texas A&M University’s clock tower.

Texas A&M Won’t Reinstate Instructor Fired for Gender Identity Lesson

Texas A&M University will not reinstate Melissa McCoul, the instructor fired in September after a video showing a student confronting...
A bouquet is left outside of the engineering and physics building

ED to Investigate Brown Over Campus Shooting

The Department of Education is investigating whether Brown University violated the Clery Act in relation to a campus shooting earlier...
A cracked crystal ball shows the acronym MSI shrouded in fog.

DOJ Report Declares MSIs Unconstitutional

The decision comes after the Department of Education asked the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel to review the legality of a number of programs they said used racial “quotas.”

Students walking across the California State University, Fullerton, campus

CSU Trade Workers’ Union Votes to Strike Statewide

Members of Teamsters Local 2010, a union representing 1,100 skilled trade employees at the California State University system, voted Monday...
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Suspect in Brown Shooting Found Dead

The suspect wanted in connection to a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine was...