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ED Scraps Tool to Investigate Discrimination

For decades, the Office for Civil Rights investigated whether educational institutions’ policies disparately impacted minority groups in discriminatory ways. Not anymore.

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Harvard President Discusses Federal Fight

Alan Garber talked about the university’s legal fight with the federal government—and its implications for higher ed and the nation—in an interview at an event in D.C. Thursday.

Jensen Huang, a middle-aged Asian man with white hair, wearing glasses and a black leather jacket against a black background that says NVIDIA

NVIDIA CEO Donates $75M to Vanderbilt San Francisco

Vanderbilt University has received a $75 million gift from NVIDIA President and CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori, for...
University of Pennsylvania Locust Walk on campus.

Trump Administration Drops Demand for Names of Jewish Penn Employees

The Trump administration on Thursday withdrew its subpoena demanding the names and contact information of Jewish employees at the University...
 Mature caucasian male high school maths teacher explains blackboard exercise to asian girl teen student.

New Push to Fix Calculus Bottleneck

Calculus can derail STEM pathways. Twelve colleges are redesigning gateway math courses to help more students persist.

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NACIQI Recommends Denial of Recognition for Cosmetology Accreditor

Stripping the accreditor’s recognition could upend cosmetology programs reliant on federal aid. The final decision rests with senior leaders at the Education Department.

Podcast: IHE Reporters on the American Apprenticeship

In the latest episode of The Key, journalists from Inside Higher Ed’s newsroom discuss their work on the five-part series...
Todd Wolfson, a light-skinned man with curly salt-and-pepper hair, wearing a black collared shirt and speaking at a microphone

AAUP Denounces Politician, Donor ‘Extortion’ of Universities

Donors, state politicians and Trump administration officials are extorting universities to get them to give up their autonomy, the American...