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University of Nebraska Board of Regents to consider eliminating four departments
The board will decide the fate of four departments amid a sweeping budget overhaul and campus-wide cost-cutting eff…
By Jared Harris 
Dec 1, 2025
ICE arrests Ferris State professor, previously convicted migrant, for sex offenses in Canada
ICE says the Ferris State professor had prior sex-crime convictions in Canada and sought legal status despite thos…
By Brendan  McDonald 
Dec 1, 2025
Lehigh University facing civil rights complaint over race-based postdoc program
A civil rights complaint alleges that Lehigh University’s postdoctoral program gives preference to applicants base…
By Brendan  McDonald 
Dec 1, 2025
Americans overwhelmingly oppose ideological teaching in higher ed: SURVEY
Most Americans say colleges should prioritize critical thinking and citizenship over political activism and ideolog…
By Lyle  Kenitzer 
Dec 1, 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
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over Bibles in classrooms
Guidance that pointed to the Bible as a critical instructional support sparked a legal battle that escalated to the…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 28, 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 
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
Temple medical school rebrands DEI without removing it
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has renamed its Office of Hea…
By Lyle  Kenitzer 
Nov 26, 2025
Cal State system mandates DEI graduation courses including ‘Queer Crip Lit’ and ‘Chican@/Latinx Lives’
A new report shows nearly every Cal State university still requires DEI-focused classes for graduation, even as fed…
By Brendan  McDonald 
Nov 25, 2025
Imam goes on anti-Semitic rant at CUNY interfaith event
An imam at an interfaith event at CUNY City College recently promoted sharia law, including cutting the ‘tips of th…
By Austin Browne  
Nov 24, 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
Iowa State Board of Education finalizes pro-life curriculum rules, removes gender identity protections
The board also approved rules enforcing a law that removes 'gender identity' as a protected class in the Iowa Civil…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 23, 2025
Confidence in higher education hits new low: Gallup poll
A new poll shows confidence in higher education has reached its lowest point in 15 years, with just 35% of American…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 22, 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
Man sues Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after being barred from women’s track meet
A male runner is suing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for blocking him from women’s events under Trump’s executiv…
By Brendan  McDonald 
Nov 21, 2025
Rep. introduces legislation to make classical education test a new standard for US service academies
The bill would also require the 161 federally operated secondary schools to administer the CLT to all 11th-grade st…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 21, 2025
Mamdani’s campaign received advice from a Harvard professor
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani receives campaign advice from Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Dr. Marshall…
By Francis Kapper  
Nov 21, 2025
Protesters claim new Johns Hopkins police force endangers students, is not needed despite violent crime on campus
Several black activist organizations and unions recently staged a protest against the newly formed Johns Hopkins Po…
By Austin Browne  
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