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Universities Hiring Student Expression Specialists

The new staff members will focus on creating, explaining and enforcing college speech policies following years of escalating campus protest activity.

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How GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General Education

Legislators are increasingly determining colleges’ core classes, underscoring how higher ed has become a political lightning rod.

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Will Race-Based Scholarships Survive?

Colleges and funders are replacing race-based scholarships with race-neutral alternatives as the Trump administration targets these programs, raising questions about their future.

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What 2 Court Orders Reveal About Legal Battle Over Tuition Equity Laws

Laws that allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition have been targeted by the Trump administration. Two recent federal rulings offer a glimpse into how the wider legal battle is playing out.

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Opinion

What the Anti-Accommodation Rhetoric Misses

Articles and opinion essays decrying the supposed abuse of disability accommodations at wealthy, elite universities have ripple effects for community college students.

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DOJ Finds That UC Davis Medical School Considers Race in Admissions

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine has violated federal anti-discrimination law by considering racial proxies in its admissions...
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Tens of Millions of Adults Want to Go to College

Over a quarter of U.S. adults between the ages of 25 and 64—representing 41.7 million people—intend to enroll in some...
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DOJ Investigates CUNY’s Black Male Initiative

The Justice Department is investigating a program at City University of New York that offers support for men from underrepresented...