NEA, ACLU challenge Education Department’s DEI letter

Despite the department's attempt to clarify the original directive, education and civil rights organizations are pushing forward with their lawsuits.

By Naaz Modan • March 5, 2025

Education Department sued over cuts to teacher training grants

Three teacher preparation groups allege that the agency’s recent termination of three federal grant programs approved by Congress is unlawful.

By Anna Merod • Updated March 19, 2025

Trump administration launches review of Columbia University’s grants and contracts

The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is probing the institution’s funding over allegations it hasn’t protected Jewish students from harassment. 

By Natalie Schwartz • March 4, 2025

McMahon confirmed as education secretary

Linda McMahon says she will end federal bureaucracy at the U.S. Department of Education but did not commit to closing the agency.

By Kara Arundel • March 3, 2025

Education Department Q&A clarifies DEI restrictions

The agency's new document appeared to ease some of the strictest aspects of its February letter taking aim at colleges' diversity initiatives.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 3, 2025

Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction

If signed into law, faculty at the state's public colleges would not be able to teach about subjects like antiracism and unconscious bias.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 28, 2025

A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Some colleges, like Ohio State University, are reversing their stances on diversity efforts as federal and state policymakers ratchet up the pressure.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 27, 2025

‘Inaccurate and misleading’: Democrat AGs push back against Trump’s DEI executive order

Sixteen AGs issued guidance for private employers regarding a recent executive order targeting diversity efforts at colleges and other organizations. 

By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 27, 2025

Liberty University must face former trans worker’s discrimination claim, judge rules

"Religious institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of sex, even if motivated by religion," the judge wrote.

By Emilie Shumway • Feb. 26, 2025

AFT sues Education Department over anti-DEI guidance

The union alleged that the agency's recent guidance barring colleges from considering race in any of their programs and policies is unconstitutional.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 26, 2025

DeSantis moves to create Florida’s own DOGE to target college spending

The governor also suggested the department would eliminate what he called “ideological” curriculum and programming.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 25, 2025

DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10

A judge said the Trump administration failed to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency needed “sweeping access” to the agency’s records. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 24, 2025

Trump’s anti-DEI orders for colleges and others paused in part

The ruling said plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their arguments that the directives undermined free speech and were unconstitutionally vague. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 24, 2025

Another reprieve for gainful employment, financial value transparency reporting deadline

The U.S. Department of Education is giving institutions until Sept. 30 to send in data and correct information they’ve already submitted. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 21, 2025

NIH cuts remain on hold as judge extends temporary pause

Some colleges have already frozen hiring after the National Institutes of Health unveiled a policy to cap billions of dollars in funding for indirect research costs.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 21, 2025

NLRB rescinds stack of Biden-era enforcement memos

The affected documents include a 2021 memo stating that certain NCAA college athletes should be considered employees.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 20, 2025

McMahon confirmation as education secretary advances to full Senate

Democrats opposing the nomination voiced concerns about calls for the closure of the U.S. Department of Education.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 20, 2025

Kentucky lawmakers seek to weaken tenure, restrict DEI

A pair of wide-ranging proposals revived versions of previous bills that failed to gain enough traction in the 2024 legislative session.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 20, 2025

Colleges tighten budgets amid NIH funding uncertainty

From hiring freezes to spending cuts, research universities are trying to manage their finances amid a fluid and harrowing situation.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 20, 2025

Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2025

‘Another twisting of civil rights law’: Free speech group pans Education Department’s DEI guidance

The guidance threatens to pull federal funding from colleges that consider race in any of their programs and policies — not just admissions.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 18, 2025

12 Trump moves in 4 weeks: What college leaders need to know

The new administration has implemented several policies that have sparked outcry from university researchers and student advocates. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2025

Want to measure how much college graduates make? Timing matters.

Associate and bachelor’s degree holders have similar earnings right after graduation, but the differences widen over time, research finds. 

By Lilah Burke • Feb. 18, 2025

3 takeaways from Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing

Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department faced questions about the agency’s future, Title IX enforcement and antisemitism on college campuses.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 14, 2025

Ohio Senate passes bill to ban DEI and faculty strikes at public colleges

The legislation would also establish post-tenure reviews and require all instructors to share their contact information and syllabi publicly.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 13, 2025