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New Analysis Finds NIH Awarded 7,400 Fewer Grants

The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly 12 percent fewer grants in fiscal year 2026 compared to the year before...
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Democratic Senators Criticize ED for Front-Loading Grants

Two Democratic senators are urging Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reverse her department’s practice of “front-loading” grants. They argue that...
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A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition

The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”

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Minnesota State to Divert Millions to Struggling 4-Year Institutions

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal Wednesday to transfer up to $25 million...
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4 Ways Colleges Are Rethinking Degree Completion

New institutional initiatives and research highlight ways to help transfer students, returning learners and other students navigate college.

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Calculus Is an Admissions Barrier—Even for Students Who Weren’t Offered It

Admissions officers were 16.4 percentage points less likely to recommend a student for admission who hadn’t taken calculus than one who had, even when the former had taken as many advanced courses as they could.

Why Universities Need to Start Taking Microaggressions Seriously

Drawing on research into the experiences of Chinese academics in the U.K., we hear how these subtle but powerful discriminatory acts manifest in universities and what can be done to address them.

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New Earnings Test Will Have Limited but Concentrated Impact

A new report and interactive tool from the Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center at American University show that only...