Even before the Supreme Court green-lighted mass layoffs at the Education Department, colleges were struggling to get questions answered. Advocates worry it will only get worse.
By Jessica Blake
7月 21日
Republican representatives condemned a Georgetown University scholar’s alleged post on the United States’ bombing of Iran. The university’s president said the professor is being investigated and punished.
By Ryan Quinn
7月 18日
Students enrolled in short-term programs will qualify for Pell Grants under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now federal, state and college officials need to figure out how to carry out the long-fought-for policy.
By Sara Weissman
7月 17日
Republicans in multiple states passed laws this year pushing institutions to ax academic programs that graduate few students—and requiring them to appeal to state leaders if they want exemptions. Faculty lament the trend.
Without foreign research talent pouring into leading US institutions, America will fall further behind in tech race, says former US energy secretary Steven Chu
Experts say the wave in hiring of Title VI staff mirrors a similar surge in the early 2010s, when institutions changed how they respond to Title IX complaints.
By Johanna Alonso
7月 14日
The State University System of Florida’s governing board will decide Friday whether to form a new accrediting agency with other state systems. The move would be controversial.
By Sara Weissman
7月 11日
Colleges should start communicating with students about the changes while bracing for state budget cuts, higher ed experts say.
By Jessica Blake
7月 10日
After years of declining enrollment, Pennsylvania’s 14-campus higher education system is piloting plans to allow students to access courses beyond their home institution.
The federal government is funding educational seminars about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Applying institutions get a leg up if they have what are often criticized as conservative centers.
By Ryan Quinn
7月 8日
The Department of Justice has traditionally focused on regulatory compliance in academe, but now it’s weaponizing civil rights law to force ideological alignment, experts say.