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Columbia On Edge Following ICE’s Arrest of Former Student

Columbia University remained on edge Wednesday following the Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card–holding recent...
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Religious Freedom as a Defense for DEI?

Georgetown University cited its Jesuit mission in responding to Trump administration critiques of DEI. Could religious freedom protect against attacks on diversity practices?

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Funding Student Success: Eliminating Transportation Barriers

Grant funding for green programs will support clean transportation offerings for a North Carolina community college, as well as skilled trades training for green jobs.

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Assessing the Damage After the Education Department’s Mass Layoffs

The Trump administration’s deep cuts at the department hit some offices harder than others, but the effects will likely be felt by students, families and institutions across the country.

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Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors

But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended.

Institutional Neutrality Policies Have Skyrocketed Since Oct. 7

Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, triggering a brutal retaliatory war in Gaza, at least 140 colleges and...

Court Revives Suit by Professor Who Defended Math Standards

A federal appeals court has revived a tenured math professor’s First Amendment lawsuit that was dismissed in 2023. In 2021...
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Native Students Are Undercounted in Higher Education, but ED Could Help

A new report urges the Department of Education to implement standards that improve data collection for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The Trump administration may derail this work.