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    UConn expands budget-tightening measures to close $83.5M deficit

    The flagship plans to adjust contracts and restrict hiring as it grapples with rising costs, declines in federal research funding and other challenges.

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    Sponsored by Strayer University

    Meeting the modern student where they are: How Strayer is advancing creative and technology innovation

    From screen scoring to cybersecurity, Strayer University rewrites the rules of higher education.

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    EEOC opens antisemitism probe into NEA, Brandeis Center says

    The center's complaint alleges the teachers union didn’t specify Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust, among other things. 

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    A new site tracks foreign gifts to colleges. Is it misleading?

    The Trump administration launched a public dashboard to track Section 117 reporting, but policy experts worry it lacks necessary context.

    Updated 19 hours ago
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    Kansas board adopts definitions for ban of DEI-CRT in required courses

    The state higher ed board’s policy protects broadly teaching about racism and civil rights history under a new state law restricting college instruction. 

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    Iowa state board to review university gen eds for ‘substantial DEI’ and CRT

    The new policy follows an attempt by lawmakers to ban all diversity- and race-related content from general education at the state’s public universities.

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    Southern Oregon University plan would cut 3 majors, roughly 66 jobs

    The new proposal comes after the public institution carried out two recent rounds of workforce cuts and declared financial exigency last year.

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    Here’s the latest on the Education Department’s interagency agreements

    The agency now has 14 partnerships it says reduce federal bureaucracy. But critics argue they add confusion as federal oversight is splintered.

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    Northpoint Bible College ends degree programs after losing accreditation

    The Massachusetts institution is going forward with a new name and three-year programs that its president said will transfer for credit to partner institutions.

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    Week in review: Syracuse leader warns of ‘new normal’

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the latest moves from the U.S. Department of Education to cuts at major public universities.

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    Education Department to move core civil rights duties to DOJ

    Under the Trump administration, the department has now struck 14 agreements offloading its responsibilities to other federal agencies.

    Updated June 16, 2026
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    What does the class of 2026 want from their post-grad jobs?

    Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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    Kentucky State gets OK for program cuts amid state-mandated overhaul

    The state’s higher education authority signed off on the narrowed offerings even as a lawsuit contests the university’s transformation.

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    Columbia reinstates SAT, ACT requirements for 2027-28

    The New York City institution is the last Ivy League college to announce an end to its test-optional admissions policy.

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    Colleges hit in cyberattack by group behind Canvas breach, Google says

    The cybercrime group ShinyHunters targeted Oracle’s PeopleSoft software and may have gained access to data at more than 100 organizations, according to a Thursday report.

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    A ‘new normal’: Syracuse faces enrollment dip, first deficit in years

    The New York institution has so far dodged many of its peers’ woes. But demographic shifts and enrollment declines are weighing on its finances.

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    ‘Don’t budget off your hopes’: UNT president on institutional planning in a shifting world

    College leaders must "confront the brutal facts" of their finances if they want to build resilience, warns University of North Texas President Harrison Keller.

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    20 attorneys general sue Trump administration over federal contractor DEI order

    The plaintiffs argue the president’s March executive order impedes each state’s efforts and is unclear in what it prohibits. 

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    Bill to mandate FAFSA anti-fraud system passes House

    The No Aid for Ghost Students Act would largely codify a system for screening applicants that the U.S. Department of Education launched earlier this year. 

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    Marshall University to cut 7 programs, expand others

    The public West Virginia institution’s tweaks to its offerings follow a state-mandated review and come amid an effort to shrink its deficit.

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    Trump administration appeals ruling against $100K H-1B visa fee

    The fee has caused concern among higher education experts that it would hamper colleges’ ability to recruit foreign scholars and instructors. 

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    DOJ accuses UC Davis medical school of illegally using race in admissions

    The agency took aim at the Davis Scale, a metric tracking socioeconomic advantage that has helped the institution maintain diversity in its student body.

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    University of Denver to consolidate academic structures, cut departments

    Despite budget pressures, officials framed the moves as an effort to eliminate silos and improve the student experience.

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    House appropriators move to label graduate nursing as professional degree

    The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that would enable students in those programs to access higher federal borrowing limits. 

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    DOJ opens investigation into CUNY student success program

    The probe is one of dozens of civil rights investigations the federal agency has publicized over the last week.

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    The New School AAUP slams faculty layoffs

    The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.