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Marquee Conference for Women Historians Canceled, Co-Presidents Ousted
A message to prospective “Big Berks” attendees led to online blame on the planned host university and the political moment. But the cancellation is more complicated than that.
Arkansas Passes Higher Ed ‘Reform’ Bill
Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a wide-ranging bill last Tuesday, upending the state’s higher education budget and clamping down...
Democrats Seek Transparency on Trump’s Plans to Dismantle Education Department
House Democrats are demanding greater transparency from President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon regarding their plans for dismantling the...
UVA Releases Heavily Redacted Reports on Campus Shooting
The University of Virginia has released two external reports on a November 2023 campus shooting that left three student athletes...
The Struggling Sanctuary Campus Movement
Students want colleges to call themselves “sanctuary campuses” as a show of support for undocumented students. Higher ed leaders balk at the term.
Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Faces Charges for Protest Actions
Prosecutors in St. Louis have formally charged former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and one other demonstrator for their...
Trump’s Plan to Move Student Loans to SBA Raises Concerns
The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the law.
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands
To address alleged antisemitism, the university will make the changes the Trump administration has demanded, despite legal and academic freedom concerns.