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    Southern Oregon University to cut 23 programs and lay off 18 employees

    The public institution "is no longer a comprehensive university" and must pare down its academic offerings, according to a new board-approved plan.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Federal judge orders NIH to restore grants to UCLA

    The ruling also directs three federal agencies to reinstate grants cut en masse from University of California campuses under the Trump administration.

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    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, courrsework and elsewhere

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    Digging into diversity in college admissions

    Researchers pointed to disparities by race among prospective and admitted students during a Friday presentation at an annual admissions and counseling conference.

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Harvard v. Trump

    Education Department gives Harvard 20 days to turn over admissions data

    The agency also put the university under increased federal oversight, arguing its finances are at risk due to the Trump administration’s own attacks.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    What does the end of Grad PLUS loans mean for higher ed?

    The end of the 20-year program could push more students to the private loan market and force colleges to end some of their graduate offerings. 

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Opinion // President Speaks

    Lessons from a college merger on higher education’s next chapter

    Colleges that stay agile can withstand the shifting higher ed landscape and serve students better, according to Lackawanna College’s president.

    By Jill Murray • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Kent State professor’s ‘Twitter tirade’ — not bias — caused opportunities to be revoked, court finds

    The professor lost out on a leadership role and lighter teaching load due to their online behavior, not because of retaliation, the three-judge panel ruled.

    By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 18, 2025
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    UC employees, unions sue Trump administration over ‘financial coercion’

    The government is seeking $1 billion and expansive access to University of California records, among other things, to settle antisemitism allegations.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Invoking Charlie Kirk’s death, Texas launches new panels on campus speech

    The GOP-led committees will issue reports on “bias, discourse, and freedom of speech” amid concerns around free speech and expression in the state.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    ACLU of Indiana sues Indiana State over termination of student worker funds

    The public university last month revoked funding for students to work at the Pride Center, a local LGBTQ+ nonprofit, citing recent federal guidance.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Week in review: Professors fired over videos and comments on social media

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from posts on X leading to instructor terminations to looming regulations from the U.S. Department of Education.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Energy Department withdraws controversial Title IX athletics rule

    The department's efforts, which could have been a trial run for other agencies to set education policy, were stymied by public opposition.

    By Naaz Modan • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Federal judge declines to restore $1B in grants cut by NSF

    The lawsuit over the agency’s mass grant terminations will proceed, but plaintiffs will have to seek monetary relief in another court. 

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Education Department cancels $350M in grants for minority-serving institutions

    U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon decried the funding as promoting “government-mandated racial quotas.”

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Texas A&M fires professor after viral video, raising free speech concerns

    The termination came the day after a state lawmaker shared the clip and accused the professor of perpetuating "DEI and LGBTQ indoctrination.”

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Virginia Democrats accuse George Mason board leader of ‘untenable ethical conflict’

    The lawmakers called for Charles Stimson to recuse himself in negotiations with the Trump administration, but he reportedly rebuffed those demands. 

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    DOL says it’s thinking about overtime as it provides timelines for regulations

    The agency said it intends to revisit its overtime regulations but did not disclose a deadline by which to issue an update on the subject.

    By Ryan Golden • Sept. 10, 2025
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    How many undocumented students are enrolled at US colleges?

    More than 500,000 students without legal status attend colleges nationwide, but Trump administration policies could hinder their enrollment.

    By Danielle McLean • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Education Department seeks to offer ‘proactive’ federal student loan guidance

    The agency is revamping the Office of the Ombudsman to increase financial literacy and share the risks and benefits of student loans to potential borrowers.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Education Department wants to streamline process for pulling federal funds from colleges

    A coming regulatory proposal could make it easier to terminate financial assistance to institutions that the agency finds have violated civil rights laws. 

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    University of California would need $5B if it lost federal funding, leader says

    The public university system’s president warned of a “distinct possibility” that the Trump administration would take further action against it.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    ‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Student groups sue over Texas law limiting campus protests

    The state enacted a law earlier this year that bans expressive activities “protected by the First Amendment” at public colleges from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Harvard v. Trump

    Federal judge strikes down Trump administration’s $2.2B funding freeze at Harvard

    Comments from President Donald Trump showed his concerns about the university were "untethered from antisemitism," the judge wrote.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    George Mason University’s board looks to negotiate with Trump administration

    The governing body wants a resolution to claims by the U.S. Department of Education that the public institution violated civil rights law.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    DOJ sues Illinois over in-state tuition for undocumented students

    A spokesperson for Gov. JB Pritzker pushed back on the lawsuit, saying the state's policies "are consistent with federal laws.”

    By • Sept. 3, 2025