Filter & Sort
Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Faces Charges for Protest Actions
Prosecutors in St. Louis have formally charged former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and one other demonstrator for their...
Trump’s Plan to Move Student Loans to SBA Raises Concerns
The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the law.
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands
To address alleged antisemitism, the university will make the changes the Trump administration has demanded, despite legal and academic freedom concerns.
Congress Eyes More Control Over Colleges
Lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills related to higher education, according to a new searchable database from Inside Higher Ed. Taken together, the proposals offer a sketch of the Republican agenda to crack down on colleges.
UC System Freezes Hiring, Bans Diversity Statement Mandates
The University of California System’s president announced a systemwide hiring freeze and other “cost-saving measures, such as delaying maintenance and...
Judge Decides Drake Didn’t Defame Des Moines Community College
A federal judge recently dismissed claims that Drake University defamed Des Moines Area Community College, the latest development in a...
Northwestern Journalism Professor Says Pro-Palestinian Activism Cost Him Tenure
Steven Thrasher, an assistant journalism professor who tried to block police from breaking up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University...
Trump’s Latest Target: Foreign Scholars
As the administration continues its crackdown on noncitizens in higher ed, international academics face ICE raids, deportation and challenges at the border.