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Deep DiveCongress green-lights education interagency agreements — with reservations
The U.S. Department of Education has nine such agreements with other agencies, including the departments of Labor and Health and Human Services.
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Sponsored by EncouraThe comeback starts here: How university leaders are reclaiming the future of higher ed
As pressures mount against higher education institutions and the industry as a whole, colleges and universities are stepping up to lead higher education’s comeback.
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Lawmakers release $8.8M of Utah State University’s funding after audit
Legislators had withheld the money for months while waiting for the audit, which ultimately found spending and governance problems.
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Can Drexel’s new president make the university into a household name?
Antonio Merlo discussed leading the Philadelphia private nonprofit through an academic transformation and navigating higher education’s choppy waters.
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TrackerHow publicly traded higher education companies are performing
For-profit operators including Grand Canyon Education and Perdoceo Education posted revenue growth as enrollments increased.
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Blueprint for state bills aims to tighten control over gen eds
New model legislation from conservative think tank Manhattan Institute would also weaken shared governance by limiting faculty bodies to advisory roles.
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Harvard v. TrumpWhat’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?
The U.S. Department of Defense has cut academic ties with the Ivy League Institution over its "woke" behavior, according to Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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University of Texas System adopts new teaching limits despite faculty concerns
The system’s governing board approved a policy that requires instructors to limit and balance their teaching about controversial subjects.
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Resistance to management style didn’t create hostile work environment at Drexel, court finds
The court said that a direct report’s responses were not discriminatory microaggressions, but rather “innocent workplace misunderstandings.”
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Trump administration drops appeal over its $1.2B demand from UC system
The federal government agreed to no longer challenge an injunction that blocked its mass grant cancellations and hefty payment demand.
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University of North Texas braces for budget cuts amid $45M deficit
The institution’s leader attributed the gap to drops in state funding and larger-than-expected declines in international graduate enrollment.
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Education Department to nix race-based criteria for McNair program
Conservative groups and two students voluntarily ended their legal challenge against the program given the agency’s plans.
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University of Texas System considers restrictions on ‘controversial’ teaching
A major faculty group in the state described the proposal as a “sweeping, vague policy” and urged the governing board to reject it.
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Deep DiveInternational enrollment is under pressure. How can colleges respond?
Amid tighter visa policies, experts suggest colleges expand recruitment efforts and provide foreign students with more flexibility to help them feel welcome.
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Florida university system board chair questions medical school accreditor
In a new front in the state’s fight with traditional accreditors, Alan Levine asked why the group hadn’t spoken out against gender-affirming care for minors.
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Labouré College to close in August
After the Massachusetts institution ceases operations this summer, the nearby Curry College plans to absorb its nursing programs.
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Deep Dive
How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?
Labouré College of Healthcare, in Massachusetts, said it would close in August following enrollment and financial challenges.
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Lourdes University in Ohio closing at end of academic year
Like many small Catholic institutions, it has wrestled with dwindling enrollment and rising financial pressures.
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Iowa lawmakers mull anti-DEI bills for private and public colleges
State legislators are considering a flurry of proposals this year that would more tightly regulate the higher education sector, including classroom instruction.
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Down 9.2%: Colleges see drop in new gifts to endowments
Colleges also tapped their endowments more in FY 2025, found the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund.
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Former OSU football coach alleges his gender doomed his harassment complaint
The lawsuit comes amid an apparent — and anticipated — focus on “reverse” discrimination cases.
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Week in review: Trump scores legal victory on anti-DEI orders
We’re rounding up recent news, from the U.S. Department of Justice suing Harvard University to the latest figures on college endowment returns.
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Providence Christian College to close at end of academic year
The leader of the California institution blamed the closure on factors like enrollment troubles, accreditation woes and rising costs.
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‘We’re now seeing the results’: Education Department officials tout FAFSA progress
Satisfaction is up and wait times are short, an agency official told the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ legislative conference.
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Accreditor takes North Idaho College off probation
The institution experienced years of leadership and governance turmoil. Now its enrollment is rising and operations are stabilizing, the college says.
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Trump secures legal victory on anti-DEI directives
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let two executive orders stand that target diversity, equity inclusion in the higher education sector and elsewhere.
