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Calling Out NIH for ‘Discrimination,’ Judge Orders Restoration of Canceled Grants
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore hundreds of research grants the...
Federal Judge Dismisses AAUP Lawsuit Challenging Columbia Grant Freezes
The Trump administration’s cuts to research funding at Columbia University can remain in effect, at least for now, a federal...
Senate Republicans Reduce House’s Proposed Endowment Tax Hike
The proposed increase would be less than what House Republicans want to see, but it’s still a blow for colleges that have lobbied against the plan.
Trump Officials Continue to Detain Mahmoud Khalil
Despite a judge’s ruling last week that the Trump administration can’t continue to detain pro-Palestine campus activist Mahmoud Khalil “based...
Congress Opens the Credential Floodgates
Lawmakers are poised to extend Pell eligibility to short-term credential programs. With few guardrails in place, it could incentivize an explosion in unaccredited and for-profit providers.
Trump Administration Attempts to Rush Changes to Civil Rights Regs
But instead of the Education Department taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in education.
Supreme Court Weighs Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging Education Department Layoffs
As the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow the Trump administration to proceed with mass layoffs at the Education Department...
Nondegree Credentials Yield Mixed Outcomes
The American Enterprise Institute and Burning Glass Institute analyzed upward of 23,000 nondegree programs to see how well they meet learners’ goals.