Supreme Court maintains freeze on teacher training grants

The case in question involves the agency’s February announcement to cancel $600 million in “divisive” teacher preparation grants. 

By Anna Merod • April 6, 2025

‘New sheriff in town’: DOJ to enforce anti-trans Trump orders

A joint Title IX Special Investigations Team will shift some civil rights investigations and enforcement from the Education Department to the Justice Department.

By Naaz Modan • April 4, 2025

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As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere

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UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts

Citing “unprecedented conditions,” the university’s chancellor said it was freezing hiring and delaying capital projects.

By Ben Unglesbee • April 4, 2025

Harvard University faces funding ultimatum from Trump administration

The move echoes an ultimately successful gambit several federal agencies pulled against Columbia University last month.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 4, 2025

Education Department plans to propose regulatory changes to student aid programs

The agency said it is seeking public feedback, including for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and two income-driven repayment plans.

By Natalie Schwartz • April 4, 2025

Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants

Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”

By Ben Unglesbee • April 3, 2025

Scholar warns of chilling speech in higher ed after NYU canceled her presentation

A prominent physician said university administrators nixed the event over concerns some material might be considered antisemitic and anti-government.

By Ben Unglesbee • April 2, 2025

Trump administration suspends dozens of Princeton University’s research grants

The Ivy League institution’s leader said it wasn’t fully clear why the funds were paused but reaffirmed the university's commitment to combating antisemitism.

By Ben Unglesbee • April 1, 2025

Northwestern University touts decline in antisemitic harassment amid lawmaker scrutiny

The high-profile institution highlighted its efforts shortly after the Trump administration said it opened a probe over antisemitism concerns.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 1, 2025

Democratic senators call for probe of Trump Education Department cuts

Eleven lawmakers say efforts to shutter the agency and transfer its responsibilities will “interrupt and degrade” essential programs and services.

By Naaz Modan • April 1, 2025

Ohio and Kentucky enact laws banning DEI at public colleges

Conservative lawmakers in both states successfully pushed through the bills after failed attempts in previous years.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 31, 2025

Harvard University faces $9B federal funding review

The investigation into the Ivy League institution is the largest yet by the Trump administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 31, 2025

Columbia interim president is out after less than 8 months

Taking over for Katrina Armstrong is board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman after the university was targeted by the Trump administration.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 31, 2025

What do the massive Education Department layoffs look like? See for yourself.

In eight visuals, we examine what the Trump administration's moves could signal for education's near future.

By Naaz Modan , Jasmine Ye Han • March 28, 2025

University of New Orleans should rejoin LSU system, state board says

The public institution has been deteriorating financially since Hurricane Katrina hit the city two decades ago.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 28, 2025

University of Michigan scraps multimillion dollar DEI investment

The move shuttered the public flagship’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, effective immediately.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 28, 2025

House passes bill to lower foreign reporting threshold to $50K

The legislation, known as the Deterrent Act, would also require colleges to report all foreign gifts and contracts with “countries of concern,” such as China.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 27, 2025

Education Department reopens IDR student loan plan applications

The American Federation of Teachers sued the agency this month for blocking access to the congressionally mandated repayment options.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 27, 2025

ACE: Student outcomes at MSIs improve with full funding

Public minority-serving institutions can graduate students in greater numbers if they get the federal money they're eligible for, a new report found.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 27, 2025

University of Pennsylvania ordered to stop work on $175M in federal contracts

The Trump administration pulled research funding over the president’s mandate on transgender athletes — even though Penn says it is complying.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 26, 2025

‘Undercutting your future’: What a higher endowment tax would mean for colleges

The sector is worried about more risk, fewer resources and a disincentivized donor base as Republicans eye a bigger levy on university investments.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 26, 2025

AAUP and AFT sue Trump administration over threats to defund Columbia University

The unions accused federal officials of trying to “overpower” the Ivy League institution’s autonomy and are asking that a court restore all funding.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 25, 2025

AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling

The plaintiffs allege that the executive branch has exceeded its constitutional authority and violated law after the president’s order to wind the agency down.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 24, 2025

‘Turbulence’ and ‘confusion’: Groups raise alarm over Trump’s push to kill the Education Department

Opponents of the effort to dismantle the agency worry the executive order will disrupt critical services, such as federal financial aid.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 21, 2025

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes bill to ban DEI at public colleges

Civil rights groups in the state celebrated the move, but Republicans are expected to override the governor's decision next week.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 21, 2025