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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Governance Trustees & Regents

Higher Ed Sounds Off on Proposed Compact

The sector has overwhelmingly panned Trump’s plan to give preferential treatment to universities that commit to his policies. So have some conservative leaders.

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Government Politics & Elections

ED Pushes Workforce Readiness as a Priority

Workforce development advocates are excited to see the Education Department name workforce readiness as a potential grant priority—but they have questions.

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Student Success Life After College

Tapping Alumni to Be Career Mentors for Students

Colleges are orchestrating formal connections for students with alumni who can provide support as they approach graduation and prepare to launch their careers.

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Quick Takes

UNC Professor Accused of Advocating Political Violence Reinstated

Dwayne Dixon, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was reinstated Friday after the university performed...
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Quick Takes

Judge Upholds Biden-Era Gainful Employment Rule

A federal judge rejected an effort to overturn the gainful-employment rule, which was put in place during the Biden administration...
A headshot of Mike Gavin, president of Delta College. He is a light-skinned bald man wearing a suit and tie with a patterned shirt.
Quick Takes

DEI Champion Resigns to Lead Higher Ed Defense Coalition

Mike Gavin, the founder of Education for All, a grassroots group of community college administrators fighting legislative attacks on diversity...
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Faculty Academic Freedom

Texas Tech Clarified Its Anti-Trans Policies in an FAQ—Then Removed It

The short-lived frequently asked questions page only applied to the flagship campus, not to Angelo State University or the three other system campuses.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference in New York. She is a light-skinned woman with long dark hair, standing behing a podium with the seal of the Department of Homeland Security on it.
Global International Students in U.S.

Institutions, Faculty Oppose Plan to Limit Foreign Students’ Time in U.S.

Commenters from across numerous sectors say they fear that the new rule, which would require international students to get extensions to stay in the U.S. more than four years, would be a barrier for the vast majority of students.