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    AFT sues Education Department over anti-DEI guidance

    The union alleged that the agency's recent guidance barring colleges from considering race in any of their programs and policies is unconstitutional.

    By • Feb. 26, 2025
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    DeSantis moves to create Florida’s own DOGE to target college spending

    The governor also suggested the department would eliminate what he called “ideological” curriculum and programming.

    By • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Artificial Intelligence

    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

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10

    A judge said the Trump administration failed to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency needed “sweeping access” to the agency’s records. 

    By • Feb. 24, 2025
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    Trump’s anti-DEI orders for colleges and others paused in part

    The ruling said plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their arguments that the directives undermined free speech and were unconstitutionally vague. 

    By • Feb. 24, 2025
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    NIH cuts remain on hold as judge extends temporary pause

    Some colleges have already frozen hiring after the National Institutes of Health unveiled a policy to cap billions of dollars in funding for indirect research costs.

    By • Feb. 21, 2025
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    Another reprieve for gainful employment, financial value transparency reporting deadline

    The U.S. Department of Education is giving institutions until Sept. 30 to send in data and correct information they’ve already submitted. 

    By • Feb. 21, 2025
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    NLRB rescinds stack of Biden-era enforcement memos

    The affected documents include a 2021 memo stating that certain NCAA college athletes should be considered employees.

    By Ryan Golden • Feb. 20, 2025
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    McMahon confirmation as education secretary advances to full Senate

    Democrats opposing the nomination voiced concerns about calls for the closure of the U.S. Department of Education.

    By Kara Arundel • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Colleges tighten budgets amid NIH funding uncertainty

    From hiring freezes to spending cuts, research universities are trying to manage their finances amid a fluid and harrowing situation.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Kentucky lawmakers seek to weaken tenure, restrict DEI

    A pair of wide-ranging proposals revived versions of previous bills that failed to gain enough traction in the 2024 legislative session.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data

    U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief. 

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
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    ‘Another twisting of civil rights law’: Free speech group pans Education Department’s DEI guidance

    The guidance threatens to pull federal funding from colleges that consider race in any of their programs and policies — not just admissions.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
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    Want to measure how much college graduates make? Timing matters.

    Associate and bachelor’s degree holders have similar earnings right after graduation, but the differences widen over time, research finds. 

    By Lilah Burke • Feb. 18, 2025
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    12 Trump moves in 4 weeks: What college leaders need to know

    The new administration has implemented several policies that have sparked outcry from university researchers and student advocates. 

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
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    3 takeaways from Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing

    Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department faced questions about the agency’s future, Title IX enforcement and antisemitism on college campuses.

    By Kara Arundel • Feb. 14, 2025
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    Ohio Senate passes bill to ban DEI and faculty strikes at public colleges

    The legislation would also establish post-tenure reviews and require all instructors to share their contact information and syllabi publicly.

    By • Feb. 13, 2025
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    $50K threshold for college foreign gift reporting passes House panel

    The bill would lower the reporting floor from $250,000 and require a waiver for colleges to enter contracts with “countries of concern” like China and Russia.

    By • Feb. 13, 2025
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    The latest roundup of DEI cuts across the country

    From liberal arts colleges to massive public flagships, institutions of all kinds are moving to comply with changing federal expectations.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

    The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.

    By Kara Arundel • Feb. 11, 2025
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    DOGE temporarily blocked from accessing Education Department student aid data

    In a lawsuit, the University of California Student Association alleged that the “scale of intrusion into individuals’ privacy is enormous and unprecedented.”

    By • Updated Feb. 24, 2025
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    ‘Self-inflicted wound’: Widespread alarm as Trump administration slashes NIH funding

    A federal judge issued orders blocking the National Institutes of Health from enforcing its new 15% cap on indirect research costs.

    By • Updated Feb. 11, 2025
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    Legacy admissions tumbled dramatically over past decade

    The share of four-year institutions considering an applicant's family ties to an alum has dropped by half since 2015, Education Reform Now found. 

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Education Department’s doors blocked to House Democrats

    The lawmakers want to meet with a senior official over concerns about the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the department's responsibilities.

    By Kara Arundel • Feb. 7, 2025
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    Tennessee State University could run out of cash this spring without help

    The struggling HBCU is dependent on state money to survive — but is also owed money by Tennessee, the Biden administration had said.

    By • Feb. 7, 2025
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    Democratic leaders demand details on DOGE access to Education Department

    The lawmakers want details, including who in the Elon Musk-led agency has access to sensitive data and the steps taken to protect that information.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2025