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Tying Grant Eligibility to Religious Freedom
Proposed Education Department rule has higher ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over barring recognition of religious groups with membership restrictions.
Court Blocks 'Unlawful Presence' Policy
A federal court on Thursday permanently enjoined a Trump administration policy that would make it easier to impose multiyear bans...
New Presidents or Provosts: Denmark Technical College, Harford CC, Montana Technical U, Oregon State U, Rice U, Skidmore College, South Arkansas CC, U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, West Texas A&M U
F. King Alexander, president of Louisiana State University, has been appointed president of Oregon State University. Marc C. Conner, provost...
Feds Drop Foreign Gift Reporting Request
The Trump administration has dropped a proposed new form for collecting information from colleges about gifts and contracts from foreign...
Student Protesters Shut Down Iowa Regents Meeting
An Iowa Board of Regents meeting was shut down earlier this week by student protesters calling for a tuition freeze...
Upskilling Health-Care Workers
Certified nursing assistants are necessary as the population ages, but the work isn't high paying. How do health-care programs create faster pathways toward good jobs?
Georgetown to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Georgetown University is the latest institution to commit to divesting from fossil fuels. Its Board of Directors on Thursday approved...
Opinion
The Mind of the Moralist
Scott McLemee ruminates on the passing of literary critic George Steiner.