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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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Sponsored by PerlegoThe hidden cost of the textbook tax
Textbook costs and the hidden institutional levers to improve college affordability.
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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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Week in Review: The University of California braces for another federal fight
We’re rounding up recent news, from the latest effort to defang the U.S. Department of Education to one leader’s insight into experiential education.
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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."
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Trump touts ‘we ended DEI’ in State of the Union
The president’s declaration follows a yearlong attack on DEI during which some employers rolled back their initiatives, while others stayed the course.
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Louisiana governor urges Education Department to expand college DEI probe
Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, asked the federal agency to investigate each of the state’s colleges to root out any diversity, equity or inclusion efforts.
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Deep DiveCongress green-lights education interagency agreements — with reservations
The U.S. Department of Education has nine such agreements with other agencies, including the departments of Labor and Health and Human Services.
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Lawmakers release $8.8M of Utah State University’s funding after audit
Legislators had withheld the money for months while waiting for the audit, which ultimately found spending and governance problems.
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Can Drexel’s new president make the university into a household name?
Antonio Merlo discussed leading the Philadelphia private nonprofit through an academic transformation and navigating higher education’s choppy waters.
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TrackerHow publicly traded higher education companies are performing
For-profit operators including Grand Canyon Education and Perdoceo Education posted revenue growth as enrollments increased.
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Blueprint for state bills aims to tighten control over gen eds
New model legislation from conservative think tank Manhattan Institute would also weaken shared governance by limiting faculty bodies to advisory roles.
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Harvard v. TrumpWhat’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?
The U.S. Department of Defense has cut academic ties with the Ivy League Institution over its "woke" behavior, according to Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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University of Texas System adopts new teaching limits despite faculty concerns
The system’s governing board approved a policy that requires instructors to limit and balance their teaching about controversial subjects.
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Resistance to management style didn’t create hostile work environment at Drexel, court finds
The court said that a direct report’s responses were not discriminatory microaggressions, but rather “innocent workplace misunderstandings.”
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Trump administration drops appeal over its $1.2B demand from UC system
The federal government agreed to no longer challenge an injunction that blocked its mass grant cancellations and hefty payment demand.
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University of North Texas braces for budget cuts amid $45M deficit
The institution’s leader attributed the gap to drops in state funding and larger-than-expected declines in international graduate enrollment.
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Education Department to nix race-based criteria for McNair program
Conservative groups and two students voluntarily ended their legal challenge against the program given the agency’s plans.
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University of Texas System considers restrictions on ‘controversial’ teaching
A major faculty group in the state described the proposal as a “sweeping, vague policy” and urged the governing board to reject it.
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Deep DiveInternational enrollment is under pressure. How can colleges respond?
Amid tighter visa policies, experts suggest colleges expand recruitment efforts and provide foreign students with more flexibility to help them feel welcome.
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Florida university system board chair questions medical school accreditor
In a new front in the state’s fight with traditional accreditors, Alan Levine asked why the group hadn’t spoken out against gender-affirming care for minors.
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Labouré College to close in August
After the Massachusetts institution ceases operations this summer, the nearby Curry College plans to absorb its nursing programs.
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Deep Dive
How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?
A healthcare-focused St. Louis university is turning over its campus and core pharmacy school to Washington University in Saint Louis.
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Lourdes University in Ohio closing at end of academic year
Like many small Catholic institutions, it has wrestled with dwindling enrollment and rising financial pressures.
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Iowa lawmakers mull anti-DEI bills for private and public colleges
State legislators are considering a flurry of proposals this year that would more tightly regulate the higher education sector, including classroom instruction.
