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    Harvard University faces funding ultimatum from Trump administration

    The move echoes an ultimately successful gambit several federal agencies pulled against Columbia University last month.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    Education Department plans to propose regulatory changes to student aid programs

    The agency said it is seeking public feedback, including for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and two income-driven repayment plans.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants

    Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”

    By • April 3, 2025
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    Scholar warns of chilling speech in higher ed after NYU canceled her presentation

    A prominent physician said university administrators nixed the event over concerns some material might be considered antisemitic and anti-government.

    By • April 2, 2025
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    Trump administration suspends dozens of Princeton University’s research grants

    The Ivy League institution’s leader said it wasn’t fully clear why the funds were paused but reaffirmed the university's commitment to combating antisemitism.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Northwestern University touts decline in antisemitic harassment amid lawmaker scrutiny

    The high-profile institution highlighted its efforts shortly after the Trump administration said it opened a probe over antisemitism concerns.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Democratic senators call for probe of Trump Education Department cuts

    Eleven lawmakers say efforts to shutter the agency and transfer its responsibilities will “interrupt and degrade” essential programs and services.

    By Naaz Modan • April 1, 2025
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    Ohio and Kentucky enact laws banning DEI at public colleges

    Conservative lawmakers in both states successfully pushed through the bills after failed attempts in previous years.

    By • March 31, 2025
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    Harvard University faces $9B federal funding review

    The investigation into the Ivy League institution is the largest yet by the Trump administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.

    By • March 31, 2025
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    Columbia interim president is out after less than 8 months

    Taking over for Katrina Armstrong is board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman after the university was targeted by the Trump administration.

    By • March 31, 2025
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    What do the massive Education Department layoffs look like? See for yourself.

    In eight visuals, we examine what the Trump administration's moves could signal for education's near future.

    By Naaz Modan , • March 28, 2025
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    University of New Orleans should rejoin LSU system, state board says

    The public institution has been deteriorating financially since Hurricane Katrina hit the city two decades ago.

    By • March 28, 2025
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    University of Michigan scraps multimillion dollar DEI investment

    The move shuttered the public flagship’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, effective immediately.

    By • March 28, 2025
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    House passes bill to lower foreign reporting threshold to $50K

    The legislation, known as the Deterrent Act, would also require colleges to report all foreign gifts and contracts with “countries of concern,” such as China.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    Education Department reopens IDR student loan plan applications

    The American Federation of Teachers sued the agency this month for blocking access to the congressionally mandated repayment options.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    ACE: Student outcomes at MSIs improve with full funding

    Public minority-serving institutions can graduate students in greater numbers if they get the federal money they're eligible for, a new report found.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    University of Pennsylvania ordered to stop work on $175M in federal contracts

    The Trump administration pulled research funding over the president’s mandate on transgender athletes — even though Penn says it is complying.

    By • March 26, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    ‘Undercutting your future’: What a higher endowment tax would mean for colleges

    The sector is worried about more risk, fewer resources and a disincentivized donor base as Republicans eye a bigger levy on university investments.

    By • March 26, 2025
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    AAUP and AFT sue Trump administration over threats to defund Columbia University

    The unions accused federal officials of trying to “overpower” the Ivy League institution’s autonomy and are asking that a court restore all funding.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling

    The plaintiffs allege that the executive branch has exceeded its constitutional authority and violated law after the president’s order to wind the agency down.

    By • March 24, 2025
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    ‘Turbulence’ and ‘confusion’: Groups raise alarm over Trump’s push to kill the Education Department

    Opponents of the effort to dismantle the agency worry the executive order will disrupt critical services, such as federal financial aid.

    By • March 21, 2025
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    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes bill to ban DEI at public colleges

    Civil rights groups in the state celebrated the move, but Republicans are expected to override the governor's decision next week.

    By • March 21, 2025
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    University of California freezes hiring as it braces for funding cuts

    The system cited uncertainty at both the federal and state level, including heavy potential cuts from the National Institutes of Health.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Trump signs order closing Education Department to ‘maximum extent appropriate’

    The directive comes on the heels of U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's decision to gut half the agency as its "final mission.”

    By Naaz Modan • Updated March 20, 2025
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    Judge blocks cuts to Education Department teacher training grants

    The agency must also reinstate canceled grants to the members of AACTE and two other educator preparation groups that sued.

    By Anna Merod • March 20, 2025