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Cal State sues Trump administration over Title IX funding threats
The administration is threatening San José State University's funding over a transgender student-athlete's previous participation in women's sports.
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Sponsored by Rize EducationOwn your model: Why small, residential colleges must reclaim control of the undergraduate experience
Small colleges don’t need to abandon their core model in order to survive.
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Portland State University could close 3 departments, trim over a dozen others
The public institution is grappling with a $35 million budget hole, but some faculty criticized the plan for cuts as “hasty and unimaginative.”
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GSA plan would ban DEI for all federal funding recipients — including colleges
The General Services Administration proposal comes after a similar policy from the U.S. Department of Education was blocked in courts.
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Ohio State University president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’
Ted Carter abruptly stepped down from the public flagship this weekend and said Monday he had allowed "inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership.”
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University of Wyoming must review programs and staffing for possible cuts
The public institution came out of a cut-hungry legislative session with its funding intact, but it now has a state mandate to look for reductions.
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Indiana public colleges must soon accept this alternative to the SAT and ACT
The state's public colleges will be required to accept the Classic Learning Test, a conservative darling, in their admissions beginning in July.
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Public comment period for Workforce Pell regulations opens
The U.S. Department of Education issued its proposed rule to govern the expansion of Pell Grants to programs as short as eight weeks.
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Key federal education data collections under review in IES overhaul
An internal document recommended "six big shifts" for the Institute for Education Sciences, which was gutted by layoffs a year ago.
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Public colleges could face pressure amid state budget woes, Fitch says
Republican-led federal cuts and a shaky economy could set up competition for funds — and historically, higher education gets cut first in tough times.
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The New School to shrink workforce by 7% — with more cuts to come
The private New York institution is facing deficits of tens of millions of dollars and declining enrollment.
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Oregon lawmakers move to review public colleges, explore restructuring
They passed a bill that would mandate a study of the state’s institutions to recommend ways to put them on better financial footing.
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Q&AMcMahon: Education Department shutdown is still the goal
Despite legal challenges to the agency’s layoffs, the secretary said she sees progress with several Trump administration priorities.
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Florida bill seeks further limit on out-of-state enrollment at top universities
The state’s House passed a measure that would cap nonresident students to no more than 5% of first-time, full-time fall enrollment at certain institutions.
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Lawmakers mull $15M in emergency funding for Southern Oregon University
The proposal comes as the public institution wrestles with dwindling cash reserves and a potentially dangerous shortfall by next year.
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Education Department urged to broaden ‘professional’ student definition
Professional students will be able to borrow $100,000 more than other graduate students, but a proposed rule would exclude certain fields from the higher cap.
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Leadership LedgerUSC, Southwest Minnesota State elevate interim leaders to permanent spots
From West Virginia to California, February brought a wave of colleges appointing new presidents.
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Indiana governor signs law to cut ‘low earning’ college degrees
Republican Gov. Mike Braun's signature on Thursday likely sets up further cuts to his state's higher education offerings.
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How 3 college administrators are tackling higher education disruption
From AI adoption to tightening visa policies, college officials shared how they’re tackling issues during American Council on Education’s annual conference.
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‘We will hold institutions accountable,’ top US education official vows
At the American Council on Education’s annual conference, Under Secretary Nicholas Kent promised changes to accreditation and other policies.
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UNC board approves contested academic freedom definition
Amid faculty protests, the public North Carolina system's governing board unanimously passed the policy change during its Thursday meeting.
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University of Iowa seeks to cut 7 degrees
The proposed eliminations follow a mandated review that flagged undergraduate majors and master’s degrees deemed to have low enrollment.
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Washington University to acquire St. Louis College of Pharmacy
The college will become WashU’s 10th academic school and “strengthen interdisciplinary connections” across health fields, it said.
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California history professor wins injunction against DEI regulations
Officials are barred from enforcing the diversity, equity and inclusion rules against Daymon Johnson over his classroom instruction.
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The Education Department’s 9 interagency agreements: What is going where
In moves to downsize, the department is sending some higher education and K-12 programming to other agencies.
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DOJ sues University of California over antisemitism allegations in latest salvo
A University of California, Los Angeles spokesperson said the institution has taken numerous steps to combat antisemitism and "we will vigorously defend our efforts."
Updated Feb. 25, 2026
