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Western Michigan University launches buyout program to ease budget
The public institution is offering early retirements to tenured faculty, as long as enough sign up to save at least $5 million.
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West Point speech policies paused for civilian faculty by federal judge
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel called one of the military college's rules a "broad and standardless intrusion" on civilian faculty's constitutional rights.
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California Senate passes bill that would create $12B in state research funding
If enacted, the measure would establish a foundation focused on funding research areas where the federal government has cut.
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Florida budget deal would cut extra funding to top public universities
Lawmakers also agreed to transfer the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, a conservative favorite.
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DOJ lawsuit accuses UCLA of ignoring antisemitism on campus
The agency sued the University of California, arguing its Los Angeles campus was “deliberately indifferent” to harassment of Jewish and Israeli students.
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How can states encourage students to fill out the FAFSA?
States are adopting policies that mandate students to fill out the form, but experts say these efforts should come with funding and personnel.
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Week in review: Should higher education be overhauled?
We’re rounding up recent stories, from one regional public university sunsetting 21 programs to University of California faculty calling for standardized testing.
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SUNY Fredonia cutting 14 degrees, 7 minors
The public institution is still trying to close a multimillion-dollar deficit after years of enrollment declines.
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Warren requests GAO investigation into Education Department layoffs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the government watchdog to probe if employee reductions in the Federal Student Aid office have lessened college oversight.
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TrackerHere’s a list of the biggest donations to colleges in 2026 so far
We’re keeping tabs on gifts and commitments of $100 million or more made to higher education institutions.
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OpinionHigher education must be rebuilt to restore public trust. Here’s how.
The heads of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers lay out their vision for overhauling the sector.
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Pressure mounts for Education Department to release research funds
The U.S. Department of Education says it will meet its statutory obligations for funding, but lawmakers say nearly $300 million is still unspent.
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Education Department proposal would erode student protections, critics warn
They praised some regulatory proposals that would require programs to pass an earnings test but said others would weaken the gainful employment rule.
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UT System makes it easier to shutter programs, fire faculty
Under rules passed by the system’s board, university presidents can axe programs without faculty input and cut professors with limited appeal avenues.
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Baldwin Wallace University winds down 16 degree programs, 19 minors
The Ohio private nonprofit’s president said he wants to invest the savings in areas with high student and workforce demand.
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States sue over Education Department’s professional student definition
The lawsuit contends that the agency imposed requirements not found in statute that limit federal loan access for graduate nursing and other fields.
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Entry-level productivity expectations have increased due to AI, report says
Nearly a third of HR professionals told D2L they’re hiring fewer early career workers and using artificial intelligence to fill in the gaps.
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Stuart Bell named sole finalist for University of Florida president
A search panel praised his decade-long tenure at the University of Alabama, but some influential conservatives have criticized his past diversity efforts.
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University of Michigan poised to buy campus of downsized Lutheran college
Nearly two years after Concordia University Ann Arbor moved to fold most of its programs, it’s looking to sell real estate for $60 million.
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Education Department releases final rule for Workforce Pell
The regulations detail the process for how short-term programs can get approval from the federal government to be eligible for Pell Grants.
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DOL rescinds Biden-era overtime rule, formalizing return to 2019 salary threshold
The salary threshold is only part of the exemption test, one attorney reminded HR leads.
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Supreme Court to determine if college employees can sue under Title IX
The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that Title IX's right to sue doesn't apply to college staff, diverging from at least eight other appeals courts.
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University of Oregon freezes hiring as it aims to cut $65M from budget
The public institution’s leaders are projecting a decline in nonresident enrollment for the next academic year, which will bring a fiscal hit.
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Appeals court dismisses AAUP, AFT lawsuit over Columbia funding freeze
The case was ruled moot nearly a year after the university cut a deal with the Trump administration to restore most of its federal grants and contracts.
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Q&ADo enrollment management strategies lead to high debt for poor families?
The author of a New America report argues efforts to maximize enrollment have left many lower-income families relying heavily on Parent PLUS loans.
