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Meet the Class of 2029
The CIRP Freshman Survey highlights the growing diversity of incoming college students, the pressures of paying for college, increased mental health concerns and, for the first time, how state policies factor into college choice.
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.
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
Democrats Seek Transparency on Trump’s Plans to Dismantle Education Department
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.
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.