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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...
USDA Cancels Hundreds of Journal Subscriptions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled nearly 400 of the National Agricultural Library’s roughly 2,000 journal subscriptions, Science reported...
Academic Publishers Braced for Slowdown as Trump DEI Purge Bites
Defunding of diversity-related research may deter American university libraries from buying titles in contentious topic areas, publishers fear.
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.
Tracking Higher Ed Legislation in Congress
Legislators in Congress have filed numerous bills focused on higher education.
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...
AFT Sues Trump for Blocking Access to Loan Repayment Plans
The American Federation of Teachers sued the Education Department on Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of “effectively breaking the student...