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5 positive higher ed policy changes in 2025
The result was a set of policy moves that all point in the same direction: fairness over favoritism, rigor over bur…
By Alessia Degraeve
Dec 22, 2025
Georgia universities join Florida-backed anti-DEI accreditation agency
Two Georgia public universities plan to work with a new accreditation body created by conservative-led states to ch…
By Brendan McDonald
Dec 19, 2025
FSU to publish all course syllabi after statewide DOGE transparency directive
State universities must now make course materials publicly searchable under a DeSantis-backed audit and Board of Go…
By Alvaro Sopo
Dec 19, 2025
DeSantis’ DOGE demands full syllabi, faculty data from Florida public universities
Florida’s Department of Governmental Efficiency has ordered the state’s public universities to submit syllabi and f…
By Brendan McDonald
Dec 2, 2025
DeSantis returns to Yale, blasts elite indoctrination and touts Florida's higher ed overhaul
Speaking to a packed room at Yale, DeSantis touted Florida’s rejection of DEI programs and warned that elite univer…
By Vasant Bhatt
Nov 29, 2025
Louisiana higher ed task force says yes to joining new accreditation agency
Gov. Landry created the Higher Education Reform Task Force in July, intending to reorient the state’s higher educat…
By Brendan McDonald
Nov 24, 2025
Conservative Florida Supreme Court justice to lead UF’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education
Justice Charles Canady, 71, released a statement on Nov. 17, on the State Supreme Court’s website, announcing the d…
By Brendan McDonald
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
Florida Board of Education to vote on including the ‘horrors’ of communism in state curriculum
On Nov. 13, the Florida State Board of Education is set to have a final review of a proposed change to social studi…
By William Buckley
Nov 12, 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
DeSantis orders Florida universities to stop hiring H1-B visa workers
Gov. DeSantis says schools should prioritize American workers, while calling H1-B use 'indentured servitude.'
By Jessica Ogrin
Nov 6, 2025
Florida pushes higher education transparency with public syllabus proposal
DeSantis-backed measure would require colleges to post course materials online, aiming to rebuild student trust in …
By Amalie Comiskey
Nov 5, 2025
Florida tops higher ed rankings for 10th year as DeSantis dismantles DEI
Florida’s higher education system ranks first in the nation, while DEI programs are dismantled under Gov. Ron DeSan…
By CJ Womack
Oct 6, 2025
Florida judge dismisses professors’ lawsuit over state’s anti-DEI law
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker dismissed all but one claim in the lawsuit Thursday.
By Brendan McDonald
Sep 29, 2025
University of West Florida moves to close DEI center, remove DEI references from student code of conduct
UWF is considering removing references to sexual orientation and gender identity from its student code of conduct, …
By Patrick McDonald
Sep 10, 2025
Declining test scores prompt red states to prioritize academic excellence
Republican-led states are responding to nationwide declines in academic performance by enacting education reforms, …
By Patrick McDonald
Jul 30, 2025
Louisiana joins Southern states in building new accreditor to challenge DEI dominance
Louisiana plans to join six other Southern states in creating a new accreditation agency to combat Diversity, Equit…
By Brendan McDonald
Jul 25, 2025
Florida, five GOP states launch new higher ed accreditor to counter DEI ‘monopoly’
Six Republican-led states have created a new accreditation commission, which they say will prioritize merit above D…
By Patrick McDonald
Jul 21, 2025
University of North Florida signs ICE agreement to enforce immigration law
The University of North Florida in Jacksonville has finalized an agreement with immigration officials to enforce fe…
By Brendan McDonald
Jul 17, 2025
DeSantis forms new accreditation agency to combat DEI
Florida is spearheading a six-state effort to counter ‘activist-controlled accreditation monopoly.’
By Brendan McDonald
Jun 30, 2025
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