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Former Education Secretary Defends Qatar to McMahon

Qatar has tapped former secretary of education William Bennett, who served in the Reagan administration, as a consultant amid mounting...
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Trump Order on Grants Puts Politics Above Peer Review, Researchers Say

The executive order says senior appointees must review grants, and it demands awards be easier to terminate. Research groups say it undermines science.

Donald Trump, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat that clashes with his fuchsia tie, walks past a line of saluting, gray-uniformed West Point cadets in May 2025.

Anti–Affirmative Action Group Settles With Military Academies

Students for Fair Admissions, the organization that successfully fought to end race-conscious admissions practices, settled with two military academies that...
A statute of George Washington is covered in a stickers, a Palestinian flag and keffiyeh.

DOJ Claims George Washington U Violated Federal Civil Rights Law

The Department of Justice said Tuesday that George Washington University was “deliberately indifferent” toward Jewish students and faculty who said...
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Community College Research Collateral Damage in Columbia Fight

The Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College lost several million dollars of federal funds. Director Thomas Brock describes how the center is pushing forward.

President of American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten speaks to members of MomsRising.

After Months of Lawsuits, Courts Stymie Some of Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda

Despite victories at the district and appellate level, higher education advocates remain cautious as the Supreme Court sides with Trump.

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Texas Lawmakers Create Overseer to Ensure Colleges Follow Laws

After banning DEI efforts, the Legislature passed another law this year upending faculty senates, mandating curriculum review and creating more regulations. It also invited people to complain to a new watchdog about alleged violations of these rules.

A suitcase with university stickers in front of a map of the United States.

How Colleges Use Geography to Recruit Students

The long-standing practice of geographic recruitment is now under scrutiny by the Trump administration, which claims it can be unlawfully used as a proxy for race.