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Students for Fair Admissions drops lawsuits against West Point, Air Force Academy
The anti-affirmative action group has found an ally in the Trump administration, which barred race-conscious admissions in the nation’s military academies.
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32 colleges accused of using early decision to drive up costs
The lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status, alleged the practice also allows colleges to offer less financial aid to their students.
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University of Nebraska System offers buyouts to tenured faculty amid budget woes
The offer comes after leaders of the four-campus network said they were looking to trim $20 million from its budget.
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Iowa board reworks anti-DEI course policy proposal following pushback
The original language sought to restrict the state's three public universities from requiring classes that teach "substantial content that conveys DEI or CRT.”
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As higher ed ramps up modular construction, easier maintenance could follow
Standardization and factory-like quality control processes could lead to fewer problems once buildings are in service, a general contractor executive says.
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Trump issues directives on college admissions data and research grants
Together, the orders set up the administration to exert more control over who institutions enroll and which grants are funded.
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‘You could be next’: Stanford student newspaper sues over federal attacks on foreign students
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which is representing the plaintiffs, said targeting learners based on speech violates their rights.
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$584M on the line as University of California agrees to negotiate with Trump administration
James Milliken, president of the university system, pushed back on the federal funding cuts at UCLA, saying they do “nothing to address antisemitism.”
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University of Utah board moves to cut 81 academic programs
The planned eliminations are in response to a new state law ordering public colleges to cut certain academic offerings and invest in high-demand fields.
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Stanford University lays off 363 employees
The California research institution has been buffeted by shifting federal funding policies and a forthcoming increase to the endowment tax.
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Trump administration illegally axed NIH grants, government watchdog says
The U.S. Government Accountability Office can file a lawsuit in an attempt to restore the grants, though the agency has not yet opted to do so.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget
The state’s flagship could eliminate academic programs and offer voluntary separation packages to make the cuts, its chancellor said.
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Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants
The Trump administration has asked the high court to pause the June ruling against the National Institutes of Health’s mass award cancellations.
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‘You are college-ready’: Direct admissions comes to Alabama
Nearly 40 public and private institutions are participating, and many will include merit-based scholarships with their fall 2026 acceptance offers.
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College gives lower-income students less of a boost than it once did. Why?
Low-income students have become less likely to enroll at research universities and pursue high-return fields than their higher-income peers, a study found.
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Massachusetts governor pitches $400M to support research funding
The money would back projects and jobs at colleges, hospitals and research institutions amid vast federal funding threats.
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Employers’ emphasis on skilled trades lost on Gen Z: Harris poll
Young workers don’t realize that going into the trades can offer good pay more quickly than pursuing a college-based career, the report says.
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Justice Department threatens federal funding for colleges over DEI policies
The agency released guidance targeting a sweeping set of practices at colleges and other institutions, from race-based scholarships to diversity statements.
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A sportswear brand vs. an Ivy League school: Columbia sues Columbia
Columbia Sportswear says the university violated a contract between the two regarding the use of the name Columbia on shirts, sweatshirts and hats.
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150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.
A sharp drop in foreign enrollment could cost colleges $7 billion in revenue and 60,000 jobs, according to NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
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NACUBO '25‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: How Trump has upended higher ed finance in 2025
Experts at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ annual conference broke down the wave of policy changes the sector is facing.
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Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure
The private institution is laying off staff and axing vacant roles in a time that is “among most difficult in our institution’s 174-year history,” senior leaders said.
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UCLA violated civil rights law, Justice Department alleges
The DOJ’s findings stem from how university leaders responded to a pro-Palestinian protest encampment in the spring 2024 term.
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Federal officials open probes into Duke University’s law journal, medical school
The investigations into the North Carolina college come less than a week after the Trump administration struck a controversial deal with Columbia University.
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Q&A‘Who’s going to want these jobs?’: How the role of college president is changing
Public policy professor James Finkelstein spoke with Higher Ed Dive about the increased political and private sector influence on higher education’s top role.
