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University of Missouri cuts designated funding for student affinity groups
The university's Legion of Black Collegians called the cuts "calculated steps to push minority students further away" from the center of campus life.
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Leadership LedgerSyracuse, Ohio State, Utah Valley: The latest college leadership transitions
At least fifteen campuses announced presidential comings and goings in March, as the higher ed sector prepares for the end of the academic year.
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Indiana public colleges to cut or merge about 580 programs due to state law
A new statute took effect last year that seeks to cull academic offerings that produce low numbers of graduates.
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Syracuse University to eliminate 93 academic programs
The cuts are meant to right-size the private nonprofit’s offerings and align them with student demand, according to the institution’s provost.
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Deep DiveWhat can financial metrics actually tell college leaders about their programs?
Measuring the costs and revenues of academic offerings isn't straightforward, but those accounting decisions have big implications in an era of austerity.
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Oregon public colleges to face state review of operations, programs
Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law a measure mandating a study recommending ways to put the state's institutions on better financial footing.
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Penn must turn over Jewish employee records to EEOC, judge rules
The agency has requested extensive data — including employee contact information and survey responses — as part of a federal antisemitism probe.
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Higher ed groups urge GSA to rescind anti-DEI certification proposal
The General Services Administration proposed new certification requirements for federal funding recipients like colleges, raising alarms in the sector.
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DOL seeks to hike H-1B visa holder wage rates to curb ‘abuse’ of program
Employers should expect the changes, which revive a regulatory effort from the first Trump era, to disrupt their skilled worker hiring plans, one attorney said.
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More colleges get delay on submitting new admissions data
A federal judge gave members of two higher education groups until April 14 before they must submit data on their applicants and admits by race and sex.
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Portland Community College reaches tentative deal with striking faculty
The Oregon institution previously reached an agreement with its staff union, which declared a strike with faculty on March 11.
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DOJ lawsuit dismissed over Minnesota tuition and aid laws for undocumented students
The Trump administration has sued seven states over policies allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at public colleges.
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Kentucky Senate passes bill making it easier to cut faculty
Faculty groups have slammed the measure, which would allow boards to terminate instructors who teach programs with low enrollment or revenue.
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Trump order directs federal contractors to dump DEI — or risk canceled contracts
Agencies must insert a clause by April 25 in their contracts that requires colleges and other partners to abstain from "discriminatory" DEI activities.
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Walla Walla Community College eyes 43 layoffs, closing a branch campus
The Washington institution may declare a financial emergency as it seeks $4.3 million in savings for a budget under strain from rising costs.
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Kentucky State could get dramatic academic overhaul under state proposal
A bill in the state’s General Assembly would declare financial exigency at the university and transform it into a polytechnic institution.
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Education Department now has 10 interagency agreements: Here are the details
Supporters say outsourcing will reduce federal bureaucracy. Critics claim it adds confusion to federal grantmaking and technical support services.
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Portland Community College reaches tentative deal with striking union staff
The college has been remote since March 11, the beginning of a work stoppage that has also delayed the beginning of spring classes by a week.
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Hampshire College risks losing accreditation amid financial troubles
The New England Commission of Higher Education asked the institution to show why it should not be placed on probation or lose accreditation.
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Week in review: University of North Texas slashes dozens of programs
We’re rounding up recent stories, from an analysis of changes in net tuition prices to the Trump administration’s latest attacks on Harvard University.
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NIH grant terminations disproportionately hurt women, early-career researchers
The federal agency's abrupt cancellation of about 2,300 grants weakened the U.S. research training pipeline, per a new peer-reviewed analysis.
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University of Alabama students sue over suspended magazines
Plaintiffs say the university’s cancellation of two publications over their focus on women and Black audiences violated the First Amendment.
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Federal judge again bumps deadline for new race and sex admissions data
Colleges covered by a lawsuit from 17 attorneys general now have until April 6 to fulfill the U.S. Department of Education's reporting requirements.
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Average net tuition down when adjusted for inflation, Brookings data shows
The findings stand "in stark contrast to the public’s perception,” report author Phillip Levine said.
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Deep DiveInside the ‘minefield’ of Indiana’s intellectual diversity law
The measure aims to promote diverse viewpoints in classrooms. But some experts say it's part of a troubling trend to restrict certain speech in classrooms.
