The Department of Education is ordering staff whom it previously laid off from the Office for Civil Rights back to work to help manage a backlog of discrimination cases.
University Business looks back on five of the most popular stories this year covering Trump's higher education agenda and the Department of Education's dissolution.
Only five of the 60 workforce training programs offered at Central New Mexico Community College are currently eligible, the president said in this New America webinar.
Recent economic headwinds and policy changes have led to proposed or enacted cuts to public university and college funding across at least 15 states this year.
The deal offerings preferential treatment in exchange for capping tuition rates, restricting international enrollment and ending DEI programs, among other concessions.
The Department of Education implores these universities to return to standardized testing, limit international students and freeze tuition for five years.
State lawmakers in 2025 have pitched dozens of bills to "extend a web of control" over colleges and universities, according to a prominent watchdog group.
The Department of Education is deciding whether universities' scholarships for documented students are violating anti-discrimination law under Title IV.
Budget cuts at the National Center for Education Statistics signal future disruptions to data collection, sounding the alarm for higher education planning.
The Trump administration's recent moves to revoke international student visas and cut university funding are causing widespread panic across colleges, according to policy leaders in this webinar hosted by ACE.
Tufts University has offered the most public defense yet of a graduate student who was detained as the Trump administration revokes hundreds of student visas.
While the Trump administration overhauls the education system, members of Congress are more vulnerable to influence than we think, said policy leaders at ACE.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating colleges and universities for potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, according to a press release.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order that limits which nonprofit organizations qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness based on whether they participate in "illegal" or "harmful" activities.
Colleges and universities under investigation for campus antisemitism now risk losing federal contracts and grants, the Department of Education warns. The first target is Columbia University.
President's actions against diversity, equity and inclusions programs are an "unconstitutional" threat to academic freedom and accessibility, a new lawsuit contends.
Outcomes-based funding formulas could push institutions to help students secure well-paying careers, asserts this whitepaper from The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
The press release comes only five days after President Donald Trump released an executive order pledging to hold higher education accountable for anti-Semitisms in the wake of protests against Israel’s actions in the Gaza war.
The Department of Education received a record number of civil rights complaints three years in a row under former president Joe Biden's administration.
The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration shared a webinar on how colleges can support undocumented students, with particular focus on protecting sensitive information.
President-elect Donald Trump's aggressive stance on immigration has led some institutions and related organizations to begin issuing guidance to students ahead of his inauguration.
Funneling colleges' financial aid data and institutional costs into one location will require an unprecedented level of cross-departmental collaboration, says one Title IV expert.
A stealthier wave of censorship campaigns is hitting college campuses as lawmakers in some states move to restrict academic freedom beyond the wave of "educational gag orders" enacted in recent years, a new report warns.
Complete College America highlights need for digital transformation at HBCUs, calling for increased investment in technology and physical infrastructure to boost student success
A pending case involving Penn State and sports apparel retailer Vintage Brand centers around whether a T-shirt manufacturer can use another’s trademark without permission.
On Monday, three higher ed regulations will take effect, raising some employee wages and expanding government's ability to oversee financial aid disbursement and underperforming academic programs.
