Policy & Legal: Page 11

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    Top takeaways from OCR nominee’s Senate confirmation hearing

    Kimberly Richey, the acting head of the Office for Civil Rights in the first Trump administration, addressed questions on higher caseloads, Title IX and more.

    By Naaz Modan • June 7, 2025
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    Trump administration appeals pause on Education Department cuts to SCOTUS

    The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that the agency’s efforts to reduce its workforce must stop while a lawsuit against it is argued.

    By Kara Arundel • Updated June 6, 2025
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    Trendline

    Artificial Intelligence

    As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, coursework and elsewhere.

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    No more in-state tuition for undocumented students in Texas

    A federal judge Wednesday signed off on a joint plan from the state and the U.S. Department of Justice to revoke the 24-year-old practice.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    University of Idaho abandons plan to acquire University of Phoenix

    Faced with opposition from the beginning, the state university and for-profit college ended negotiations.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Working-age adults with some college but no credential reaches 37.6M, report finds

    However, more stopped-out students returned to college in the 2023-24 academic year, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    ‘Finally’: Keystone College completes merger with nonprofit

    After a recent closure scare, the institution is continuing operations under the nonprofit Washington Institute for Education and Research. 

    By • June 3, 2025
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    3 takeaways from McMahon’s testimony on Trump’s FY26 budget plan

    The education secretary defended the proposed elimination of federal funding for TRIO and Gear Up despite bipartisan pushback from lawmakers.

    By • June 3, 2025
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    Illinois lawmakers pass bill to establish direct admissions program

    Participating public universities will set GPA standards each year for first-time and transfer students to gain automatic entry. 

    By • June 3, 2025
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    FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

    The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution. 

    By • June 2, 2025
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    Week in review: Trump administration targets Chinese student visas

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from another crackdown on international students to a new lawsuit against the National Science Foundation.

    By • June 2, 2025
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    Lawmakers and judge push back on Education Department’s gutting, citing inefficiency

    The agency appealed the May 22 court order temporarily blocking its dramatic downsizing efforts the same day U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued it.

    By Naaz Modan • May 30, 2025
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    Eastern Michigan University to cut ties with Chinese colleges amid lawmaker push

    The institution is the latest to dissolve its partnerships after Republican legislators raised concerns about national security and research theft. 

    By • May 30, 2025
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    16 states sue National Science Foundation over wide-reaching research cuts

    The lawsuit takes aim at the agency’s cap on indirect research costs and its mass termination of grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

    By • May 30, 2025
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    Trump administration to ‘aggressively revoke’ Chinese student visas

    Two federal agencies will also increase scrutiny of new visa applications from China and Hong Kong, per Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    How accreditors are navigating a new, anxious environment under Trump

    Officials from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation unpacked the current higher ed landscape, including attacks on diversity initiatives.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    Harvard v. Trump

    Trump administration moves to end Harvard University’s remaining federal contracts

    Since mid-April, the federal government has cut off roughly $2.8 billion in multi-year grants and contracts to the Ivy League institution.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    Harvard v. Trump

    What’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?

    The university slashed Ph.D. spots for the next two years by more than half, while a staff union lambasted mass layoffs at its engineering school.

    By • Updated Oct. 22, 2025
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    How will Trump’s tariff policies impact college students?

    Higher prices on essential items like computers, food and transportation could harm low-income students and jeopardize their academic track, experts say. 

    By Danielle McLean • May 27, 2025
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    Legal defense fund will seek to fill gap left by OCR reduction

    Set to launch in the fall, the fund backed by National Center for Youth Law aims to defend students’ rights in court and track civil rights data.

    By Naaz Modan • May 27, 2025
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    Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students

    Thousands of foreign students attending Harvard must now "transfer or lose their legal status," according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    ‘A shell of itself’: Federal judge pauses efforts to wind down Education Department

    Higher education advocates praised the ruling, while the agency promised to immediately challenge the preliminary injunction.

    By Kara Arundel • May 22, 2025
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    The reconciliation bill cleared the House. Here’s how it would change higher ed.

    Critics worry that the spending package, now headed to the Senate, would have a “historic and negative impact” on college access.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    Data breach reporting lags in education, study finds

    The sector reportedly takes an average of 4.8 months to report attacks — higher than for business, government and healthcare.

    By Anna Merod • May 22, 2025
  • Linda McMahon arrives to the U.S. Department of Education's building in Washington, D.C., for her first day in office.
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    McMahon defends $12B proposed cut to the Education Department

    During a budget hearing, some Republicans indicated support for dismantling the agency, while Democrats panned the proposed cuts.

    By • May 21, 2025
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    Harvard v. Trump

    House probe alleges Harvard University has research ties to ‘foreign adversaries’

    The inquiry is part of an onslaught of investigations and financial penalties the  institution is facing after it rebuked the Trump administration’s demands. 

    By • May 20, 2025