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How House Lawmakers Could Reshape Higher Ed
House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, and higher ed experts say the picture is grim.
FIRE: 600 Students Punished for Protected Speech Since 2020
The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
50-Plus Groups Write to Trump Protesting His Attack on Higher Ed
Dozens of higher education associations publicly called on President Donald Trump to restore the “historic compact” between American universities and...
Bastyr Plans to Sell Campus
Cash-strapped Bastyr University is selling its campus in Washington State in an effort to stabilize its shaky finances, which landed...
Penn State Proposes 7 Campus Closures
Pennsylvania State University is weighing a plan to close seven of its 19 Commonwealth Campuses, which its governing board is...
Amid DEI Crackdown, Students Hold Their Own Affinity Graduations
Colleges have scrapped affinity graduation celebrations as Trump targets DEI and state bans take effect, but new traditions may be starting.
IU Bloomington Asked Faculty Taking Buyouts to Sign NDAs
The agreements, which have raised academic freedom advocates’ eyebrows, said that those wanting a voluntary retirement payout can’t criticize the university or any of its employees.
Harvard Hit With Further $450 Million Freeze on Grants
The Trump administration has frozen approximately $450 million in additional federal grants at Harvard University amid ongoing tensions over how...