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What to Know About Trump’s Definition of Professional Degrees

Social media critics have focused on the fact that certain female-dominated careers, like nursing, are “no longer” recognized as professional. But the term didn’t mean much before Congress passed new loan caps.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in front of campus shots of Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University and University of Southern California.

Universities May Lose State Dept. Partnership Due to Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade

An unfinalized list shows 38 institutions would be kicked out of a State Department program over alleged diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices, The Guardian reported. The department won’t elaborate beyond saying it’s following the “President’s agenda.”

A student contemplates an essay question while holding a laptop.

Are Diversity Essay Prompts Disappearing? Not Yet.

More than a dozen colleges have removed or edited diversity-related admissions essay prompts. Nevertheless, essays asking about identity and background remain a cornerstone this admissions cycle.

President Donald Trump along with text from the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education that the administration released.

Another HBCU Shows Interest in Trump’s Compact

Oakwood University supports the Trump administration’s controversial compact for higher education that would require signatories to make changes to their...
Four Duke students walk on campus in front of the chapel tower.

Duke Asked Some Faculty to Avoid Talking to Media

As Duke University navigates a $108 million federal research funding freeze and multiple investigations by the Trump administration, administrators want...
A group of protesters, some in animal masks, confront police outside a University of California, Berkeley, Turning Point USA event.

ED Investigates Berkeley Over Protest Violence

The Department of Education is reviewing potential violations of the Clery Act at the University of California, Berkeley following violence...
A graduate smiles with a diploma at Central New Mexico Community College’s commencement ceremony

Listen: How One Community College Is Embracing AI-Powered Data Tools

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college.

A Department of Homeland Security agent stands guard as protesters demonstrate against recent raids conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside the DHS office in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 16, 2025.

ICE Detains Oklahoma Professor With H-1B Visa

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a University of Oklahoma professor Saturday while he was on his way to a...