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Congress Targets Northwestern Legal Clinics
The university’s legal clinics are under investigation after representing pro-Palestinian Chicago activists. The move raises questions about the fates of other clinical programs.
FIRE Defends WVU Football Players’ Right to Dance on TikTok
West Virginia University’s football team is experiencing a digital Footloose: The coach has prohibited the players from dancing on TikTok...
A Bastion for Neurodivergent Researchers Loses Its NSF Funding
The program was planning to expand to other universities. Instead, it won’t even be able to accept students for the coming academic year.
Supreme Court Sides With Trump in Suit Over Canceled Teacher Grants
The Supreme Court overturned a Massachusetts District Court ruling that required the Trump administration to restore millions in previously terminated...
Education and Justice Departments Form Title IX Investigations Team
Following an order to address “a staggering volume of Title IX complaints,” the Education and Justice Departments are creating a...
Former Faculty Member, Alumnus Donates $50M to Wayne State
An alumnus and former faculty member at Wayne State University and his wife donated $50 million to support the Detroit...
Trump Presents Harvard With an Ultimatum for Federal Funds
The administration’s demands of Harvard are vaguer than those placed on Columbia but risk the same punishment for lack of compliance: a significant loss of federal grants.
As Universities Yield to Trump, Higher Ed Unions Are Fighting
From lawsuits to protests, labor organizations representing faculty, grad students and other workers are resisting. Discussions about what to do next continue.