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UConn professor with history of hateful posts drops f-bombs about Trump voters

An immunology professor at UConn posted a series of f-bombs on Bluesky about Trump voters, and more generally, thos…

By Austin Browne '24
Dec 4, 2025

St. Louis University rebrands DEI office, denies link to Trump crackdown

St. Louis University recently closed its old DEI office on the same day it opened one under a new name.

By Austin Browne '24
Dec 2, 2025

College Board of Trustees unanimously approves transfer of property for Trump presidential library

The board has re-approved the transfer of prime campus land for Trump's presidential library as a Sunshine Law laws…

By Jared Harris
Dec 2, 2025

Northwestern will pay $75 million to settle Title VI investigation

'You do not accept a $75 million federal penalty and multi-year oversight regime unless there were serious failures…

By Alessia Degraeve
Dec 1, 2025

Northwestern reportedly nearing deal to end federal probe, restore research funds

University seeks to restore nearly $800M in federal research dollars after months of political fallout.

By Jared Harris
Nov 27, 2025

Trump’s academic excellence compact triggers faculty resistance in Colorado

Faculty across Colorado’s public universities are advancing a 'mutual academic defense compact' to collectively res…

By Lyle Kenitzer '28
Nov 27, 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

Emory University student newspaper bemoans Trump compact, DEI cuts

An article recently published in The Emory Wheel blasted the Trump administration’s targeting of DEI initiatives in…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 26, 2025

Vanderbilt in ongoing talks with Trump admin over Higher Ed Compact, no longer under deadline

Originally included in a group of elite schools invited to respond to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher…

By Jared Harris
Nov 21, 2025

Ed Sec McMahon says Harvard negotiations nearing completion: 'We are getting close'

The Trump administration appears to be close to finalizing a deal to restore nearly $3 billion in federal research …

By Jared Harris
Nov 20, 2025

State Department proposes cutting off 38 universities over DEI hiring practices

The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping overhaul of a major State Department research initiative, proposin…

By Jared Harris
Nov 20, 2025

Portland State, others reject Trump compact as deadline nears

None of Oregon’s universities were included in the Department of Education’s initial round of invitations, but offi…

By Jared Harris
Nov 20, 2025

HBCU breaks ranks, becomes first to support Trump’s Academic Excellence Compact

St. Augustine’s decision comes after Ivy League schools and major research universities like MIT, Brown, and Dartmo…

By Jared Harris
Nov 20, 2025

New College ‘ready’ to sign Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

New College of Florida says it 'will happily' sign the Trump administration’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence in H…

By Emily Sturge
Nov 18, 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

UNC rejects Trump administration’s academic compact

UNC Chapel Hill announced it will not join the Trump administration’s proposed higher-education compact, saying sev…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Nov 17, 2025

Deadline for Trump's Compact for Academic Excellence approaching fast, only two universities left undecided

With only days left before the deadline on the Trump administration's offer to universities, two institutions have …

By Jared Harris
Nov 17, 2025

Northwestern Faculty Assembly rejects Trump's Higher Ed Compact, continues to weather $790M freeze

Northwestern University’s Faculty Assembly voted on Oct. 20 to formally oppose the Trump administration’s Compact f…

By Christina Sher
Nov 14, 2025

Duke students protest Trump Higher Ed compact

The Duke Climate Coalition and Sunrise Movement recently staged a protest calling on the school to refuse to sign t…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 14, 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

Vanderbilt students and faculty protest Trump's Higher Ed Compact

Over 300 people participated in a protest on Vanderbilt’s campus against the Trump administration’s Compact for Aca…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 10, 2025

Cornell restores frozen federal research funding after reaching agreement with Trump administration

The deal ends multiple investigations and reestablishes eligibility for future government grants.

By Jared Harris
Nov 7, 2025

Washington University medical school hides DEI office in attempt to subvert federal crackdown

Washington University School of Medicine recently moved its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to a floor o…

By Austin Browne '24
Nov 3, 2025

Valley Forge becomes first college to join Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence

Valley Forge becomes first college to join Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence after Ivy League rejections.

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 30, 2025

Dozens of elite college papers back brief opposing Trump immigration policy

Elite student newspapers unite against alleged federal retaliation for pro-Palestinian speech.

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 28, 2025

UPenn rejects Trump higher ed compact after faculty senate pressure

The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has rejected the Trump administration’s invitation to participate in a compa…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Oct 23, 2025

Tucson City Council unanimously denies Trump’s higher ed compact, calls it ‘political intrusion’

On Oct. 8, the Tucson City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Compact for Academic Excellence in …

By Lyle Kenitzer '28
Oct 21, 2025

Vanderbilt student and faculty groups urge university not to sign Trump Admin’s Higher Ed Compact

The Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United, Vanderbilt Student Government, and Faculty Senate all released statements u…

By Michael Duke '26
Oct 20, 2025

Stefanik, Cotton call for Trump administration probe into CAIR over ‘potential ties’ to Hamas

Republican lawmakers are urging the Treasury Department to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (C…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 17, 2025

STURGE: Professors denounce Trump's Compact, want taxpayer money with no strings attached

University professors are denouncing President Donald Trump’s 'Compact of Academic Excellence in Higher Education,'…

By Emily Sturge
Oct 16, 2025

UT Austin students stage protest against Trump compact

Students at UT Austin recently protested an offer from the Trump administration to partner in combating anti-conser…

By Austin Browne '24
Oct 16, 2025

Trump extends compact offer to colleges and universities nationwide

The Trump administration is expanding its ‘Compact for Academic Excellence’ offer, which originally applied to nine…

By Austin Browne '24
Oct 15, 2025

Whittier College rebrands DEI office citing Quaker values

College claims name change reflects Quaker values, but timing aligns with Trump’s Executive Order 14151 targeting D…

By CJ Womack '25
Oct 15, 2025

CUNY offers course on 'Global Antifa' to discuss 'antifascism' and 'racial capitalism'

Course reading material includes 'Black Marxist Antifascism,' 'Queer Antifa,' and more.

By Claire Harrington '25
Oct 14, 2025

MIT says it 'cannot support' Trump admin's proposal to reshape higher ed

The proposal asks that colleges eliminate consideration of race or sex in hiring and admissions, maintain current t…

By Alessia Degraeve
Oct 10, 2025

DHS blasts ruling shielding anti-Israel protesters from deportation

A federal court ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by targeting anti-Israel protester…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 10, 2025

UNLV diversity office pages vanish as school ‘restructures’ DEI programs

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has removed web pages dedicated to student diversity and “undocumented” …

By Brendan McDonald '25
Oct 8, 2025

Duquesne University quietly rebrands DEI medical school initiative

Duquesne University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine appears to be rebranding its DEI initiatives under softer lan…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 7, 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

ACLU urges Brown University to reject and forcefully resist Trump deal

The ACLU of Rhode Island is pushing Brown University to reject a proposed compact from the Trump administration and…

By Jared Harris
Oct 6, 2025

Gavin Newsom threatens to 'instantly' cut funds from schools that sign Trump's compact

The administration of President Donald Trump issued the higher education compact to nine schools initially, althoug…

By Jared Harris
Oct 3, 2025

Trump administration sends out 'Compact for Academic Excellence,' offers big benefits for colleges that sign

The compact would guarantee multiple benefits for schools that sign on, but these institutions would also be held t…

By Jared Harris
Oct 2, 2025

Columbia University’s Trump-mandated Middle East Review led by pro-Hamas professors

A Columbia University review committee includes members with histories of defending Hamas and hosting figures like …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 2, 2025

Trump says administration is nearing $500M deal with Harvard: 'They'll be operating trade schools'

President Donald Trump says his administration is closing in on a deal with the elite Ivy League institution.

By Jared Harris
Oct 1, 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

Brown University layoffs tied to Title VI investigation and years of administrative bloat

Brown University will lay off 48 employees and terminate 55 vacant positions in an effort to reduce spending.

By Alessia Degraeve
Sep 26, 2025

UMich hit with federal civil rights complaint over anti-Semitic course content

The Lawfare Project filed a federal complaint against the University of Michigan, claiming an American culture cour…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 24, 2025

Harvard removes BLM sign, cites public signage rules instead of new DEI rollbacks

Harvard invokes campus signage restrictions to take down old BLM banner, refuses to acknowledge any pressure tied t…

By Alessia Degraeve
Sep 22, 2025

Harvard ends long-running minority recruitment program following federal DEI crackdown

Harvard has ended its 50-year-old Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program amid federal scrutiny of race-based ad…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 17, 2025

College Board ends demographic tool used by colleges to skirt affirmative action ban

The College Board announced it will discontinue its Landscape tool, which provided demographic data that could be u…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 16, 2025

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