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This week in 5 numbers: Trump bans transgender students from women’s sports
From an order threatening colleges’ federal funding to a shortfall in the Pell Grant program, here are figures from our latest stories.
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Lawmakers weigh solutions to poor academic performances and college debt
House Republicans touted school choice and alternative career pathways as Democrats vowed to protect the U.S. Department of Education.
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‘In the United States, there is no king’: AAUP sues Trump over attacks on DEI
The lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's orders overstep his authority, use overly vague language and intend to chill speech he opposes.
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Pell Grant program projected to end fiscal 2025 with $2.7B deficit
The funding shortfall could eventually threaten recipients’ eligibility or benefits, one student advocacy group warned.
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Expected Trump order on Education Department’s future rattles advocates
Since congressional approval is needed to shut down the agency, experts say the more likely scenario is a combination of budget cuts and restructuring.
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Higher ed sees 4.3% jump in state funding for FY2025
Support for institutions is up by a third from five years ago, according to early data from the annual Grapevine report.
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Hegseth bars ‘race-based’ admissions goals, DEI curriculum at military academies
The three colleges under the U.S. Department of Defense are also banned from teaching "gender ideology," as defined by recent executive orders.
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Accreditors brace for Trump’s promised higher ed shakeup
At Council for Higher Education Accreditation's annual conference, sector leaders shared the policy shifts they're expecting under the new administration.
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Florida lawmakers pass bill to roll back in-state tuition for undocumented students
But Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated he would not sign the sweeping legislative package, saying it "would actually weaken state immigration enforcement.”
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Higher education’s outlook for 2025
We’re rounding up the trends, policy changes and legal shifts that college and university leaders could face in the year ahead.
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Deep Dive
How 4 of Trump’s policy actions could impact higher education in 2025
The new administration has undertaken a flurry of executive actions during its first two weeks that could bring major changes to the sector.
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Education Department will enforce 2020 Title IX rule
A letter to colleges and K-12 schools says sex discrimination enforcement activities will only recognize two sexes — male and female.
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North Carolina AG’s office raises ‘red flags’ about Saint Augustine’s $70M deal
The concerns could imperil a financial lifeline the historically Black institution needs to prove that it can meet its accreditor’s requirements.
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Trump executive order targets DEI at military academies
The directive also says the institutions should teach that “America and its founding documents remain the most powerful force for good in human history.”
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Trump administration reverses course on federal funding freeze
Agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education, will still need to review their allocations for conflicts with White House executive orders.
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Deep Dive
5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2025
From Biden-era policies under fire to an antitrust suit against academic publishers, 2025 could see major legal waves.
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At 11th hour, judge blocks Trump’s pause on federal funding
The higher education community faced an "enormous amount of confusion" in the wake of an OMB directive aimed at ensuring programs adhere to recent executive orders.
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This week in 5 numbers: The coming decline of high school graduate numbers
From a look into projected demographic changes to another attack on diversity programs, here are figures from some of our recent stories.
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DOL pauses contractor hiring discrimination enforcement after Trump order
The decision is the result of a Jan. 22 executive order that rescinded a half-century-old effort to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors.
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Polarization is battering campuses. Here is how college leaders are fighting back.
College presidents discussed strategies for constructive debate at the American Association of Colleges and Universities′ annual conference.
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Texas A&M University to restrict undergrad enrollment growth following ‘massive’ increases
The public university wants to hold new undergraduate enrollment at its main campus to 15,000 a year so its infrastructure can catch up with recent growth.
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The coming decline in high school graduate counts, in 5 charts
A recent forecast dove deep into the demographics and number of future traditional-aged college prospects. The news wasn’t all bad.
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Trump’s Education Department nixes DEI initiatives and guidance
The agency also said it has canceled contracts and placed employees tasked with leading diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on paid leave.
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Opinion // President Speaks
Fostering campus dialogue doesn’t start with silence
If college leaders fail to address key public events, they leave room for outside voices to fill the vacuum, argues one college president.
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How Stony Brook University got students off academic probation
Leaders from the public college unveiled the results at the American Association of Colleges and Universities' conference in Washington, D.C.