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Injunction Blocking Parts of Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders Doesn’t Affect DEI Guidance
Legal experts say the executive orders and guidance use different levers to obtain the same goal—eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs—so colleges still need to comply.
A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It
Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.
Colleges Restrict Graduate Student Admissions After NIH Proposes Rate Cut
College officials say the pause is necessary while they determine the impacts of the potential federal funding cuts.
California Judge Rules Adjuncts Should Be Paid for Nonclassroom Work
A superior court judge in California ruled last week that adjunct faculty in the Long Beach Community College District should...
Florida Launches DOGE Equivalent to Audit State Universities
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is launching a state initiative to cut spending and optimize efficiency modeled after the Elon Musk’s...
Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Student Data
A federal judge temporarily barred Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive student data on Monday, after the...
Survey Shows Voters Not Keen to Slash Education Department Funding
A clear majority of voters supports preserving or increasing funding for the Department of Education, according to a new poll...
USDA Launches Investigation Into Trans Athletes at U of Maine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a Title IX compliance review of the University of Maine System based on...