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3 States Weigh Changes to Presidential Search Processes

Florida, Utah and Washington are all reconsidering how they conduct presidential searches. Some proposed changes will increase transparency; others will make searches opaque.

D.C. Area Colleges Offer Career Support to Laid-Off Federal Workers

Colleges and universities in and around Washington, D.C., are offering career support services to federal employees whose jobs have been...
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Colleges Flag Words Like ‘Women’ to Comply With DEI Bans

Following the example of federal agencies, some campuses are coming up with lists of keywords to purge their webpages and courses of DEI content.

Holding a magnifying glass over Arizona State University, Cornell University, University of Wisconsin at Madison and Ithaca College.

Education Department Investigates Dozens of Colleges for Discrimination

The Trump administration is following through on its threat to crack down on colleges’ race-based programs, beginning with a small postgraduate recruitment partnership.

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Trump’s Demands to Columbia Reflect Assault on Higher Ed, Experts Say

The administration wants Columbia University to make sweeping changes to its discipline and admissions processes. Experts say the demands are overreaching.

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Layoffs Gut Federal Education Research Agency

The department says the research agency failed to effectively fulfill its mandate and exemplifies wasteful spending. But experts warn the cuts will undermine “the backbone of accountability” for the country’s schools and colleges.

States Sue to Block Education Department Layoffs

Twenty Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration for its massive job cuts at the...

University of Maine System Funding Freeze Lifted

Senator Susan Collins of Maine said the pause on federal agriculture funding for her state’s public colleges and universities has...