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Elizabeth Warren calls for Linda McMahon to resign: 'No business leading the Department of Education'
Senator accuses the Trump administration of sabotaging public education by dismantling the federal agency.
By Jared Harris 
Dec 1, 2025
Lawsuit filed to stop Trump administration from dismantling Department of Education
The coalition says the administration's move would harm students with disabilities and disrupt vital federal educat…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 26, 2025
Department of Education investigating UC Berkeley over potential Clery Act violation
The Clery Act gives the Department of Education broad authority to review universities that receive federal funding…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 26, 2025
Department of Education being dismantled, other agencies will absorb its core functions
The sweeping restructuring fulfills a central promise of President Donald Trump’s education agenda: to shut down th…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 18, 2025
McMahon says government shutdown 'proved an argument that conservatives have been making for 45 years'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the recent 43-day government shutdown made one thing clear: America doesn’t …
By Jared Harris 
Nov 18, 2025
FL universities awarded $15M to teach America’s founding principles, boost civics education
Florida’s public universities will receive millions in grants from the U.S. Department of Education to boost civics…
By Emily Sturge  
Nov 10, 2025
Education Department bars loan forgiveness for employees of groups engaged in illegal acts
This marks a shift away from the Biden-era framework, which allowed graduates who volunteered with progressive advo…
By Wesley Liu '28
Nov 10, 2025
YAF files civil rights complaint over Embry-Riddle poster censorship
Young America’s Foundation has filed a civil rights complaint against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for proh…
By Austin Browne  '24
Nov 10, 2025
DOJ urges probe into Nevada university's alleged use of taxpayer funds to assist illegal aliens
Campus Reform investigated the University of Nevada, Reno's 'UndocuPack' program and found links to financial aid, …
By Emily Sturge  
Oct 20, 2025
STURGE: Trump’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence' brings law and merit back to campus
The Trump administration initially invited nine colleges to join its 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Edu…
By Emily Sturge  
Oct 7, 2025
Minnesota Ed Dept found in violation of Title IX for allowing males to compete in female sports
The federal government has issued a resolution agreement to Minnesota requiring the state to reverse its policies a…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 2, 2025
Trump admin opens probe into Cal State University system
The Trump administration's sweeping action will affect campuses across the California State University system
By Jared Harris 
Sep 30, 2025
Ed Dept invests $153M in American history and civics seminars to promote patriotic education
The Dept. of Education announced it awarded over $153 million in grants to support civics and American history educ…
By Emily Sturge  
Sep 29, 2025
Ed Dept puts Harvard on cash monitoring status, sets 20-day deadline before further enforcement
Under the new status, Harvard must disburse student aid with its own money before requesting reimbursement from the…
By Jared Harris 
Sep 22, 2025
Education Department partners with TPUSA, other groups to launch American civics education coalition
The coalition, announced on Constitution Day, is set to host nationwide events leading up to the United States Semi…
By Jared Harris 
Sep 18, 2025
Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to shut down DEI programs
Court says Department of Education bypassed legal safeguards in move to cut 'race-based decision-making.'
By Wesley Liu '28
Sep 8, 2025
76% of civics teachers self-censor over fears of controversy
Fear of controversy leads many civics teachers to self-censor, leaving students without exposure to open political…
By Alessia Degraeve 
Sep 8, 2025
Dept of Ed investigates Massachusetts school district for violating parental opt-out rights
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, Massac…
By CJ Womack '25
Sep 5, 2025
Secretary of Education slams 'Obama-appointed judge' behind Harvard ruling, commits to court fight
After a federal judge's ruling reversed a funding freeze that locked up more than $2 billion for Harvard University…
By Jared Harris 
Sep 4, 2025
9 key Title IX milestones under the Trump administration
Campus Reform compiled nine pivotal moments in the fight to protect women’s sports and spaces under the Trump admin…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 29, 2025
Seven major campus reforms in fight against antisemitism
In tracking the federal crackdown on campus antisemitism, Campus Reform highlights seven reforms that mark a decisi…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 28, 2025
GMU President refuses accountability on DEI after federal demand
George Mason University President Gregory Washington refuses to apologize after the Department of Education found t…
By CJ Womack '25
Aug 28, 2025
Judge: Minnesota cannot ban faith statements for PSEO students
A federal judge struck down a Minnesota law that barred religious colleges from requiring faith statements and impo…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 27, 2025
Five major DEI rollbacks reshape higher ed under state and federal pressure
Campus Reform highlights five pillars of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) that have been dismantled on campuse…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 25, 2025
Trump administration ends Biden-era rule funding poll workers with student aid
New federal guidance bars colleges from paying students to staff elections with taxpayer-funded work study jobs.
By Simon Olech  '28
Aug 25, 2025
George Mason violated civil rights law with DEI-based hiring, Ed Dept says
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found George Mason University guilty of race-based hiring in …
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 22, 2025
Attorney Breaks Down Free Speech Case in Women’s Sports: WATCH
Attorney Leigh Ann O’Neill from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) joins Campus Reform to break down the cas…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 22, 2025
Haverford College under federal investigation following response to anti-Semitic incidents
Pennsylvania's Haverford College is under a directed federal investigation after the Department of Education receiv…
By Campus Reform 
Aug 20, 2025
ANALYSIS: Discounted tuition, scholarships, free legal services for illegal immigrants need to go
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken legal action against three states for offering in-state tuition to illega…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 8, 2025
Wagner College enters Title IX agreement over male fencer, apologizes to female athletes
Wagner College has agreed to revise its athletic policies and issue public apologies after a federal Title IX inves…
By Emily Sturge  
Aug 4, 2025
UMich accepted over $270M in foreign funds, Campus Reform audit finds; feds launch probe
Campus Reform obtained data from the Dept. of Education and found that the University of Michigan accepted more tha…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 31, 2025
Brown University reaches agreement with Trump administration, funding to be restored
Brown University has agreed to multiple compliance conditions to restore federal research funds.
By Campus Reform 
Jul 30, 2025
Trump administration launches civil rights probe into Duke’s race preference policies
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation Monday into Duke University and …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 30, 2025
Duke under civil rights investigation, $108M in funding now frozen by Trump administration
Duke Health is accused of violating civil rights laws by illegally giving racial preference in hiring and patient c…
By Campus Reform 
Jul 30, 2025
Office of Civil Rights opens investigation into Oregon Department of Education
The Oregon Department of Education is being investigated for alleged Title IX violations over male athletes in girl…
By Campus Reform 
Jul 28, 2025
UMich spent $100k on illegal immigrant scholarships, triggering federal probe
In the 2023-2024 school year, the University of Michigan awarded $100,000 to undocumented students through its ‘Dre…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 25, 2025
28 Attorneys general demand NCAA reinstate women’s titles, records taken by male athletes
Twenty-eight attorneys general are calling on the NCAA to restore championships, titles, records, and awards previo…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 25, 2025
Ivy League's morality is 'gross and greedy': WATCH
'These universities are only interested in doing the right thing by our common morality because their money is at s…
By Campus Reform 
Jul 25, 2025
Samford job listing reveals continued support for DEI programming
Samford University recently posted, then deleted, a job listing for a program coordinator tasked with promoting DEI…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 24, 2025
REPORT: New poll shows Americans’ trust in higher ed rebounding under Trump administration
A recent Gallup-Lumina Foundation survey found that 42% of U.S. adults said they have “a great deal” or “quite a l…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 21, 2025
SCOTUS lifts block on Trump’s plan to dismantle Education Department
The Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to proceed with mass layoffs within the U.S. Department o…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 15, 2025
Trump admin sues California over girls’ sports policy, cites ‘deeply unfair’ rules
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed the lawsuit in an effort to stop state policies that allow ath…
By Emily Sturge  
Jul 14, 2025
California defies federal order to bar males from girls’ sports
California state officials have formally rejected a federal resolution requiring them to prohibit biological males …
By Campus Reform 
Jul 8, 2025
Smith College hit with federal complaint over transgender admissions policies
Smith College is under federal investigation after a complaint accused it of violating Title IX by admitting trans-…
By CJ Womack '25
Jul 5, 2025
Blue state AGs urge McMahon to keep DEI grant funding
18 Democratic Attorneys General sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging continued federal funding …
By Claire  Harrington '25
Jun 25, 2025
Campbell University faces civil rights complaint over sex- and race-based scholarships
A recently filed civil rights complaint argues that Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina offers discr…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 25, 2025
Education Department unveils grants to teach Founding documents ahead of America’s 250th birthday
In celebration of the country’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Department of Education has announced a new grant program …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 24, 2025
University of Louisville faces civil rights complaint over race-based scholarships
The University of Louisville is among the latest schools to be the subject to a civil rights complaint due to six d…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 16, 2025
Male pitcher wins Minnesota girls softball title, triggers special federal investigation
The Department of Education escalated its probes into the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesot…
By Emily Sturge  
Jun 13, 2025
Trump admin investigates University of Wyoming for allowing male to join sorority
The University of Wyoming’s Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter inducted a male member in 2022, but the university asserts it…
By Emily Sturge  
Jun 10, 2025