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Trump administration court filing may spell end of overtime final rule
The U.S. Department of Labor is still reconsidering the Biden-era effort to expand overtime pay eligibility, according to court documents.
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Deep DiveRisk-sharing: A ‘well-intentioned’ disaster for colleges?
Experts say a push to make institutions responsible for unpaid student loans could hit hardest on those serving historically underrepresented students.
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National Science Foundation caps indirect research costs at 15% for new grants to colleges
The move comes after federal judges blocked similar policies at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Kansas State professor sues university for alleged transgender bias
A supervisor at the public institution forced a transgender faculty member to drastically cut short his medical leave for a hysterectomy, the lawsuit said.
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Trump’s FY26 budget plan slashes Education Department programs
The president's proposed cuts would dramatically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and eliminate all spending on the TRIO program.
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Harvard faculty group pledges 10% of salary to help university fight Trump
President Donald Trump again threatened the Ivy League institution's tax-exempt status on Friday as the battle between the two escalates.
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Duke University offers buyouts and signals future layoffs as federal cuts hit
Policy changes under the Trump administration could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in funding losses for the institution.
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Education Department unveils guidance to make switching accreditors easier
The new process could result in colleges changing accrediting agencies with little review into whether they’re trying to evade oversight, one expert said.
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Limestone University to close after fundraising blitz falls short
The Christian institution in South Carolina raised over $2 million in two weeks but fell short of the estimated $6 million it needed to avoid shuttering.
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Senate education panel postpones vote on polarizing antisemitism definition
The bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to use a controversial definition that critics say would undermine free speech.
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Class of 2025 may face tight competition for fewer jobs
Graduating seniors also report trepidation around participating in meetings and giving feedback to managers, according to the recruiting platform Handshake.
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House education committee advances sweeping higher ed bill
Republicans say the plan would save $330 billion and spur institutions to lower costs, but Democrats argue it would create barriers to college.
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Johns Hopkins University self-funds some research in wake of federal cuts
Faced with grant delays and terminations, the university has created two new programs, partly funded through earnings on its endowment.
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‘A complete takeover’: Indiana lawmakers pass last-minute college governance overhaul
A proposed state budget would, in part, create post-tenure reviews at public colleges and give the governor full control of Indiana University's board.
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St. Andrews University announces abrupt closure
The North Carolina liberal arts institution’s president said that “financial sustainability is no longer attainable” and it will close May 5.
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University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges
The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
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Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant
New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent AI adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.
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Deep DiveHow colleges can support transgender students amid the Trump administration
Campuses shouldn’t be racing to comply with “harmful and discriminatory policies” before they are legally required to do so, one attorney said.
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Federal judges deal major blow to Education Department’s anti-DEI guidance
The agency didn’t follow the proper procedures when it issued sweeping guidance threatening federal funding in February, one court ruled.
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Federal agency reportedly texts survey to professors asking if they’re Jewish or Israeli
An administrative judge for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission criticized the move as a “complete overreach.”
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White House declares goal to reach 1M new apprentices per year
President Donald Trump castigated prior investment in higher ed, arguing many programs don't have necessary incentives “to meet workforce training needs.”
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‘The gatekeepers’: Trump’s action on accreditation sparks concerns over government intrusion
The president signed a directive seeking to punish accreditors for diversity criteria while easing the path for new quality-assurance bodies.
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Columbia University vows to remove any future encampments
The Ivy League institution also threatened student protesters with arrest amid reports that demonstrators were planning more encampments.
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Michigan promotes college access and skills training for men
The education initiative supports Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s goal to increase the percentage of Michiganders with a degree or certificate to 60% by 2030.
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Carnegie Classifications debuts redesign of system to group colleges
It now has multiple categories to capture the size and mission of colleges and a new classification focused on student access and earnings.
