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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.
UVA Releases Heavily Redacted Reports on Campus Shooting
Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Faces Charges for Protest Actions
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.
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.
Tracking Higher Ed Legislation in Congress
Legislators in Congress have filed numerous bills focused on higher education.