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Governor Janet Mills, a light-skinned woman with blond hair wearing a blue blazer

USDA Suspends All Grants for University of Maine System

This is the second time in less than a week that the Trump administration has pulled funding from higher ed institutions suspected of not following his policies.

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.

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Education Department Lays Off Nearly Half of Staff

McMahon said the reductions are a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.” Critics say they are reckless and will lead to chaos and confusion.

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Sonny Ramaswamy: Higher Ed Must Be Proactive

After seven years leading an accrediting agency, Sonny Ramaswamy is retiring, but he urged higher education leaders to speak up and tell their story amid mounting political challenges.

A scantron answer sheet with a pencil filling in some of the bubbles, but instead of being labeled A, B, C, the bubbles are labeled D, E, I.

How the SAT Became a Darling of the Anti-DEI Crowd

The Trump administration’s Dear Colleague letter railed against colleges’ racial diversity initiatives. How did testing policies wind up in the mix?

Citing Fiscal Concerns, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Drop Science Writers Conference

The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University won’t host a conference of science journalists and other science writers that...