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Supreme Court Passes on Another Affirmative Action Case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a major case over whether admissions criteria at elite Boston public high schools...
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College Leaders Share Perspectives on Shortened Terms

A new report from AACRAO identifies the benefits and some of the administrative challenges of implementing short-form, accelerated courses.

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Financial Woes and Finger-Pointing at Tennessee State

The historically Black land-grant university is hurting for cash and making significant cuts. State lawmakers blame former administrators for the financial woes, while former administrators blame chronic state underfunding.

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UVA Students Resume Campus History Tours Without Officials’ Approval

In August, administrators banned the volunteer student guide service from giving university-sanctioned historic tours. Now, the club has decided to go out on its own.

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Where Trump’s Cabinet Picks Went to College

Nearly a quarter of Trump’s picks to lead cabinet departments and agencies attended Ivy League universities.

NIH Nominee Might Base Grants on Campus Academic Freedom

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the National Institutes of Health is considering somehow factoring campus academic freedom into how...

Federal Judge Rules Naval Academy Can Consider Race in Admissions

The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to consider race when evaluating applicants to the elite military higher education institution, a...
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What San José State Volleyball Teaches Us About the Debate Over Trans Athletes

The team has triggered the biggest controversy over trans collegiate athletes since Lia Thomas. But with anti-trans bills proliferating and Trump headed back to the White House, things feel different than they did in 2022.