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Three historic photos put together in an illustration with damage added to the photos. Clockwise from top left: An elevated view of a suffrage parade, in the rain, in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, 1910s. A portrait of Susan B. Anthony. A group of young female suffragists, wearing sailor costumes, on a float decorated to resemble a boat, the mainsail reads “Votes for Women,” and the marquee reads “We Are Rudderless—We Need The Ballot,” 1900.”
Faculty Academic Freedom

Can Embattled Women’s and Gender Studies Programs Survive?

Scholars say recent Republican-led attacks on the field are nothing new, but nonetheless alarming.

A woman returns her voter card after casting her ballot inside the Galleria at Sunset Mall in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 2024.
Government Politics & Elections

Education Dept. Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data

The department announced Thursday it’s investigating Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse over alleged student privacy violations in the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement.

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Government State Policy

Report: Growth in State Higher Ed Funding Is Slowing Down

Years of growth in student funding should help public colleges and universities absorb a round of stagnant funding and future declines, policy experts say.

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Quick Takes

ICE Sued Over Policy That Allows Immigration Enforcement on Campus

A collection of public school districts and university faculty members are challenging Department of Homeland Security policies that allow Immigration...
A local resident prays as people gather at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents.
Quick Takes

St. John’s Suspends CBP Partnership

St. John’s University has backed out of a partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol amid scrutiny of the agency’s...
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Quick Takes

Partial Government Shutdown Ends

Four days after funding for the Education Department and other federal agencies ran out, the House of Representatives voted 217...
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Government Politics & Elections

4-Year Institutions Eye Programs Eligible for Workforce Pell

Four-year colleges and universities won nearly half of the FIPSE grants awarded for short-term programs eligible for Workforce Pell, surprising some community college leaders who have spent decades building up those options.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

Post–Affirmative Action, Black and Hispanic Enrollment Increased at Flagships

Black and Hispanic enrollment dropped sharply at highly selective institutions, indicating students who may have gone to an Ivy League university may have ended up at their safety schools, according to the researcher.