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Civil liberty groups vow to fight Louisiana’s Ten Commandments displays in colleges
A new state law requires every public postsecondary and K-12 classroom to display in easily readable font the Ten Commandments by Jan. 1.
By Kara Arundel • June 24, 2024 -
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OpinionAdmissions shouldn’t be about the tests anymore
The test-optional movement could pave the way for stronger admissions and student success policies, one administrator argues.
By Emily Rawers • June 24, 2024 -
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University of Arizona narrows its budget gap to $52M
However, officials are still working through how they will adjust the budget to account for a multimillion-dollar reduction in state funding.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 21, 2024 -
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Arizona public universities face multimillion dollar cuts under new state budget
The funding decreases could hit University of Arizona — already grappling with major deficits — especially hard.
By Ben Unglesbee • Updated June 19, 2024 -
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Title IX rule blocked in 6 more states
Conservative states contest the rule’s inclusion of LGBTQ+ students and have filed multiple lawsuits seeking to stop the rule from taking effect Aug. 1.
By Naaz Modan • June 18, 2024 -
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U of Michigan, CUNY mishandled shared ancestry complaints, Education Department finds
The two institutions each misstepped as campus tensions — and reports of harassment — rose in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, the agency found.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 17, 2024 -
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Federal judge blocks Title IX rule from taking effect in 4 states
The injunction came as part of a Louisiana-led lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, one of many the agency is facing.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 14, 2024 -
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Inside the dueling visions for the future of Pennsylvania’s higher education
The Democratic governor has offered up a plan to revamp the state’s higher education, but Senate Republicans have answered with their own proposals.
By Lilah Burke • June 14, 2024 -
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House education committee advances resolution to repeal Title IX final rule
The attempt to use the Congressional Review Act to revoke the regulation released in April is among several pieces of legislation sent to the full House.
By Kara Arundel • June 14, 2024 -
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Grand Canyon Education accused of racketeering scheme in new class action
Plaintiffs say that “artificial bottlenecks” in doctoral programs at Grand Canyon University, the company’s biggest client, led to higher costs than advertised.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 13, 2024 -
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Penn State to pare down commonwealth leadership after buyout offers
Eleven campuses will soon be run by four regional chancellors, after 10% of employees accepted voluntary buyout packages.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 12, 2024 -
University of the Arts’ sudden closure draws state, city reviews
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is reviewing the abrupt shutdown, while Philadelphia’s city council is planning a hearing over the matter.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 11, 2024 -
What to do when salaried employees fall below the new overtime threshold
There is more to the decision-making process than colleges may realize, especially with future increases and litigation on the horizon, attorneys said.
By Ryan Golden • June 11, 2024 -
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Judge orders temporary halt to University of California strikes
The system said walkouts would cause "irreparable harm" if not stopped — an argument the state's employment relations board has twice denied.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 10, 2024 -
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Hoping to block Title IX final rule, lawmakers invoke Congressional Review Act
If passed, the resolution would go to President Joe Biden, who is unlikely to allow the rule to be overturned.
By Naaz Modan • June 6, 2024 -
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University of the Arts’ accreditor looks to correct the record on closure timeline
News of the institution’s pending shutdown first came in an accreditation notice. But the accreditor says it wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 6, 2024 -
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Cardona denies Title IX athletics rule delays are due to election year
Despite no release update, the U.S. Secretary of Education said releasing the rule alongside the broader Title IX final rule would have delayed the latter.
By Naaz Modan • June 4, 2024 -
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University of Missouri System moves to strip racial criteria from donated scholarship funds
The four-university network’s governing board asked for court permission to remove the eligibility requirements from over four dozen award programs.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 4, 2024 -
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Republican lawmakers accuse Education Department of ‘stonewalling’ FAFSA probe
They cited recent notices from a government watchdog saying the agency hasn’t yet handed over many items related to the investigation.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 3, 2024 -
Retrieved from House Committee on Education & the Workforce.
Education Department civil rights cases eclipse prior year’s record high
A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.
By Naaz Modan • June 3, 2024 -
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Federal Student Aid office to undergo ‘full-scale review’
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced the in-depth evaluation as colleges and students reach the end of a tumultuous financial aid cycle.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 31, 2024 -
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DOL overtime expansion ‘unlawful,’ business groups argue
The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the same court that enjoined an Obama-era overtime rule, saying “the Department has done it again.”
By Caroline Colvin • May 31, 2024 -
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AAUP calls out think tanks for ‘culture war against higher education’
More than 150 bills have been introduced targeting DEI, tenure and the teaching of “divisive concepts,” according to a report from the faculty group.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 30, 2024 -
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Fayetteville State audit finds $700K in unauthorized charges
Employees directed funds to businesses owned by university staff, as well as first class flights and Amazon purchases, North Carolina's state auditor said.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 30, 2024 -
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University of California strike spreads to more campuses
Union members at the Los Angeles and Davis campuses began striking Tuesday, as UC Santa Cruz entered its second week of strikes.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 29, 2024
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