Insight Into Academia

Federal Court Halts Mass Layoffs at Department of Education

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Against Anti-DEI Executive Orders, With Broad Support for NADOHE Lawsuit

Higher Ed News Roundup: May 21

Rural Maine Schools Caught in Crossfire as Trump Administration Threatens Federal Education Funds

Sweeping House Budget Bill Threatens College Access and Student Aid, ACE Warns

Boston Students Look to HBCUs Amid Pressure on Higher Ed

Higher Ed News Roundup: May 14

Penn State Weighs Closure of Seven Branch Campuses Amid Enrollment, Budget Pressures

AAAS Launches New University Institutional Memberships Amid Science Funding Cuts

Howard University Funding on the Chopping Block in Trump’s 2026 Budget

U.S. Faces Growing Threat of Scientific ‘Brain Drain’ Amid Research Cuts and Political Pressure

HSI Secures Nearly $1 Billion in Voter-Approved Funds for Education and Economic Development

Trump Targets Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status as Faculty Pledge Salary Donations

Higher Education News Roundup – April 30, 2025

Controversial GOP Bill Would Restructure Federal Student Aid Programs

ICE Restores Immigration Status for Some International Students Amid Lawsuits

Court Blocks Restrictions on School Diversity Programs

Trump Orders Crackdown on College Accreditation

Joint Statement from University Leaders Condemns Trump Administration’s “Unprecedented Overreach”

NIH to Halt Grants Over DEI Programs and Boycotts, Raising Alarms Across Research Community

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Federal Funding Freeze

Protests Erupt on California Campuses In Response to Trump’s Higher Education Crackdown

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Amid Federal Funding Freeze

Funding, Free Speech, and DEI: Colleges Confront New Political Reality

Federal Contractors Urged to Stand by DEI

Harvard Pushes Back Against Trump Demands, Defending Academic Freedom and $9 Billion in Research Funding

Trump Administration Revokes Hundreds of Student Visas, Targeting International and Pro-Palestinian Students

Higher Ed Under Pressure: Lawmakers, Infrastructure Woes, and Policy Battles Shape the Future of U.S. Universities

New Federal Actions Threaten Trans Rights and International Students in Higher Education

Trump Escalates Campus Crackdown: Nearly $2 Billion in Funding Withheld from Top Universities

Barack Obama to Universities: Stand Firm Against Federal Overreach

Legal Action Taken Against Trump for Termination of NIH Grants

Higher Education Developments: Federal Actions and Institutional Changes

Harvard Faces Federal Scrutiny Over Handling of Antisemitism

Higher Ed in Turmoil: DEI Rollbacks and Federal Scrutiny Intensify

SCOTUS Intervention Sought in DEI Grant Dispute

State Funding, Federal Policy Shifts, and Major Investments Reshape Higher Ed

Educators Sue Trump Over Columbia Funding Cuts

Trump Signs Memo to Eliminate DEI from Foreign Service

Trump Orders Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education

Proposed Tenure Ban, Funding Cuts, and Federal Crackdowns Continue to Threaten Higher Ed

Court Ruling: ED to Reinstate Certain DEI Education Grants

DEI Rollbacks, Tenure Battles, and More: Higher Ed Faces Intensifying Scrutiny

Higher Education Under Scrutiny: Federal Investigations and Institutional Challenges

Higher Education Under Attack: Federal Cuts, Hiring Freezes, and Policy Battles Reshape Academia

Higher Education in Crisis: A Rapidly Shifting Landscape

Trump Eliminates More Than 1,300 Jobs from ED

OCR Investigates 60 Colleges Over Alleged Antisemitism Complaints

Anti-DEI Legislation Stalls in Georgia, Advances in Kentucky

U.S. Education Policy Roundup: March 7, 2025

Trump Pulls $400 Million in Funding from Columbia University

Georgia Bill Would Ensure HBCU Representation on Board of Regents

FIRE Decries Trump’s Threat to Cut Funding Over ‘Illegal Protests’

OpenAI Launches $50 Million Research Consortium with University Partners

Columbia University Federal Funds Under Review Amid Civil Rights Investigation

Education Department Revises Restrictions on Race Initiatives

Kentucky Students Stage Statewide Protests in Defense of DEI

Summer Research Programs in Jeopardy as NSF Cuts REU Funding

Educators Challenge Trump’s Anti-DEI Mandate

Apple Maintains DEI Commitment as Other Companies Scale Back

1890 National Scholars Program Restored After Brief Suspension

Concerns Grow Over Kentucky’s Proposed Intellectual Freedom Survey

Maine Pushes Back on Transgender Ban as USDA Investigates Title IX

Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders

Virginia Bill on Employee Board Seats Awaits Governor

Universities Face Funding Threat Over DEI Policies

State Bills Challenge Faculty Tenure Protections

Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Outcomes and Equity

Universities Tighten Budgets Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

Study Time Meets Story Time at the UDC Library

Howard University Achieves Top Research Classification

Ohio Senate Approves Higher Education Reform Bill

USAID Shutdown Threatens University Research, Aid Efforts

HACU Urges Congress to Pass the DREAM Act

New Mexico’s Latest Push for Menstrual Equity in Higher Ed

TSU Partners with Nashville DOT to Drive Transportation Safety Innovations

High Point University’s Affordable Housing Investment

National TCU Week Gains Senate Approval

CSU Partners with Tech Leaders for AI Expansion

Kentucky Advocates Rally to Defend DEI

Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Halt DEI Rollback

Lawsuit Settled, McDonald’s Alters Long-Standing Latino Scholarship

The $25 Million Initiative That Will Strengthen HBCUs

Lawmakers Push to Reshape Iowa Higher Ed

Furman University Adopts Okanagan Charter to Prioritize Wellbeing

White House Issues Freeze on Federal Funding

Businesses Uphold DEI Amid Political Pressure

Federal DEI Policies Eliminated Under Trump

ICE Can Now Arrest at Schools, Churches

Addressing Technology Access in Mississippi

Webinar Addresses Higher Education Challenges for Native Students

Professors Sue to Block Florida Anti-DEI Law

Discover Beyond the Quad: Your Ultimate Higher Education Resource

Freshman Enrollment Rises After Data Correction

Texas A&M Challenged on DEI Policies

Ohio Invests in Safer Campuses

Survey Highlights Faculty Concerns on Academic Freedom

State Lawmakers Push to Defund Indiana University

Azurest South Designated a National Historic Landmark

How Higher Education Can Strengthen Democracy Through Civic Engagement

Prescribing Equity: CVS Health and AACP Award Scholarships Support Student Success

UM-Dearborn’s Evidence-Based Approaches to Inclusive Excellence

Muhlenberg Resolves OCR Antisemitism Complaints

Howard University Elects Its First Transgender Student Body President

Northwestern Athletics Review Leads to Recommendations

ACE Report Highlights Disparities in Higher Education

Republicans Withhold Raises for UW System Staff in DEI Dispute

INSIGHT Into Diversity Announces Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke as New Editorial Board Member

INSIGHT Into Diversity Announces Dr. Sonja Feist-Price as New Editorial Board Member

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