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US judge strikes down Education Department’s anti-DEI grant policy

Judge says the policy provided no discernible criteria for ​what programs would be considered "DEI" and disfavored for funding. The department also ⁠failed to consider how canceling the grants would impact those who relied upon the funding, ​she said.

Some U.S. medical schools to teach nutrition under government deal

Under the voluntary ​commitment, 52 medical schools will administer 40 hours of nutrition education or a ​40-hour competency equivalent starting in autumn 2026. The Trump administration will not dictate the curriculum.

U.S. law schools face loan limits, oversight pressures in 2026

U.S. law schools head into 2026 under tighter student loan caps and growing scrutiny of ABA oversight, even as applications surge. The changes are reshaping how schools fund and regulate legal education.

Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch

DePaul University will cut spending after a 30% drop in international enrollment this fall, its president told faculty. The decline comes as U.S. colleges face the impact of shifting federal education and immigration policies.

Top U.S. colleges sued in class action over ‘early decision’ admissions

The 32 defendants are violating antitrust law by agreeing not to compete with each other for early-decision students, the lawsuit said. The universities also mislead applicants by presenting early decision offers as legally binding, it said.

Columbia to pay $9 million to settle lawsuit over US News college ranking

Proposed class action by students claimed the university submitted false data to boost its position in U.S. News & World Report's influential college rankings.

Harvard and University of Toronto make contingency plan for international students

In response to potential U.S. visa challenges, students at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government who are unable to return to the United States will have the option to continue their studies through a visiting student program at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

U.S. universities help foreign students weather Trump deportations

Now, some university advisers are quietly telling students from abroad to hire a lawyer and keep attending classes while legal appeals play out, according to over two dozen students, immigration attorneys and university officials Reuters spoke to.

Rights advocates concerned by reported U.S. plan to use AI to revoke student visas

Rights advocates raised alarm, including free speech concerns, after it was reported that the U.S. State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants.

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to combat antisemitism and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests.

Dartmouth College basketball team’s union files complaint over school’s refusal to bargain

Members of the basketball team voted 13-2 to unionize on March 5 after the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the players were employees of the prestigious school in Hanover, New Hampshire. Later that month, Dartmouth declined to enter a collective bargaining agreement with the players.