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    1 in 2 graduates say their college major didn’t prepare them for today’s market

    Respondents report feeling unprepared in numerous ways, especially in finding a job after graduation and navigating student debt and personal finances.

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    22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds

    The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said. 

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    ‘A dangerous precedent’: Critics slam Columbia’s agreement with Trump administration

    While some stakeholders praised the deal, others warned it could spur federal officials to pursue more attacks on other colleges. 

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    Union seeks delay in Education Department layoffs

    AFGE Local 252 seeks to delay employees' Aug. 1 termination date, which they say is too soon under their bargaining agreement.

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    Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds

    Despite media attention and Trump’s attacks on universities, most professors neither discuss hot topics in class nor engage in activism around them.

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    Ransomware attacks in education jump 23% year over year

    The first six months in 2025 saw 130 confirmed and unconfirmed ransomware attacks against colleges and schools, according to a report from Comparitech.

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    Tennessee launches direct admissions pilot with student aid component

    The initiative aims to ease the path to higher education by providing financial aid information along with automatic acceptance to participating colleges.

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    ‘Inadequate and deeply troubling’: George Mason AAUP votes no confidence in board

    The group blasted the governing body, alleging it failed to defend the university and its president amid successive investigations by the Trump administration.

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    Trump administration opens a fourth probe into George Mason University

    The federal government is ratcheting up pressure on the institution through a flurry of investigations, with the latest focused on its admissions practices. 

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    Judge pauses Mississippi’s DEI ban at public colleges and schools

    Accounts from educators and students fearing discussion of certain topics signal “possible widespread suppression of speech,” the judge wrote. 

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    What does Trump’s executive order on foreign gift reporting mean for colleges?

    Institutions that don’t fully comply with Section 117 could end up in the Trump administration’s crosshairs and miss out on federal grants, experts suggested. 

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    Temple University to lay off 50 employees

    The public institution is cutting 190 positions in an effort to slash its $60 million deficit in half.

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    George Mason University faces federal probe into hiring and promotion practices

    The U.S. Department of Justice’s probe marks the third new federal investigation opened against the public Virginia institution this month.

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    Stanford researcher sues over termination, alleging antisemitism

    A university spokesperson said officials take antisemitism allegations seriously but added a “thorough investigation” found these to be unsubstantiated. 

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    Columbia University formally adopts controversial antisemitism definition

    Acting President Claire Shipman said the Office of Institutional Equity will use the definition to help investigate discrimination and harassment.

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    Energy Department delays multiple rules after public pushback

    The proposals, quietly introduced in May, would have gone into effect for colleges and schools this week had critics failed to register their complaints.

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    Fitch: Private nonprofits see lowest operating margins in a decade

    The credit rating agency expects the environment for the higher education sector to deteriorate in 2025, thanks to federal policy shifts and other challenges. 

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    Trump 2.0 brings layoffs and budget cuts at 8 major colleges

    With uncertainty around research funding, international students and financial aid, institutions are shrinking budgets as they try to weather financial turmoil.

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    University of Southern California signals layoffs amid $200M budget gap

    A transformed operating model is needed to address lower federal research support and a growing shortfall, USC's interim president said.

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    How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?

    Morningside University announced plans to acquire St. Luke’s College, a small healthcare-focused institution located nearby in Iowa. 

    Updated July 16, 2025
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    Confidence in higher education increases for the first time in a decade

    Among adults surveyed by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, 42% expressed high confidence in the sector, up from 36% in the last two years.

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    Labor Department to take on day-to-day management of CTE programs

    Career and technical education is among the workforce development programs to be jointly administered with the U.S. Department of Education.

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    Supreme Court green-lights Education Department layoffs

    The decision is a significant victory for the Trump administration as it seeks to close the department to the greatest extent possible.

    Updated July 14, 2025
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    The King’s College closes after 2 years without classes

    New York's education department gave the Christian institution until Tuesday to present a plan for resuming operations — a deadline it could not meet.

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    How Trump is deploying multiple agencies to set education policy

    ​​Rule changes for U.S. Department of Energy grants to colleges are primed to alter policies. Other federal agencies could be next.