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Southern Oregon University gets $15M lifeline from the state
The public institution was facing a looming cash crunch. Now it needs a plan to balance its budget and operate in the future without increased state help.
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Per-student state funding for higher ed dips for first time in years
Enrollment gains at public colleges surpassed increases in state and local support in the 2025 fiscal year, according to an annual report.
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Dozens more colleges get delay in submitting race and sex admissions data
A federal judge extended the deadline for several private colleges and higher education groups to submit data to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Whatās inside the Education Departmentās draft proposals to overhaul accreditation?
The proposed changes would ease the pathway for new accreditors and require agencies to have standards requiring intellectual diversity among faculty.
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Kansas governor must veto anti-DEI college bill, PEN America says
Conservative lawmakers added a ban on required "DEI-CRT" courses to the state's budget package, which now sits on Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk.
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Education Department rescinds Title IX pacts protecting LGBTQ+ students
The resolution agreements, which the agency called "illegal," were reached under previous Democratic administrations.
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Deep DiveColleges ramp up offerings to teach students to be AI ethicists
Institutions are teaching students how to know when artificial intelligence is biased, when it could threaten privacy and when it is just plain wrong.
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Court blocks Education Departmentās data demands for 17 statesā colleges
A judge issued a preliminary injunction, citing the agency’s rushed timeline for collecting large swaths of new data on race and sex in admissions.
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How higher ed would fare in Trumpās latest budget proposal
It seeks to eliminate key student access programs, cut $354 million in grants for minority-serving institutions and trim U.S. Department of Education funding.
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University of Missouri cuts designated funding for student affinity groups
The university's Legion of Black Collegians called the cuts "calculated steps to push minority students further away" from the center of campus life.
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Leadership LedgerSyracuse, Ohio State, Utah Valley: The latest college leadership transitions
At least fifteen campuses announced presidential comings and goings in March, as the higher ed sector prepares for the end of the academic year.
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Indiana public colleges to cut or merge about 580 programs due to state law
A new statute took effect last year that seeks to cull academic offerings that produce low numbers of graduates.
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Syracuse University to eliminate 93 academic programs
The cuts are meant to right-size the private nonprofit’s offerings and align them with student demand, according to the institution’s provost.
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Deep DiveWhat can financial metrics actually tell college leaders about their programs?
Measuring the costs and revenues of academic offerings isn't straightforward, but those accounting decisions have big implications in an era of austerity.
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Oregon public colleges to face state review of operations, programs
Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law a measure mandating a study recommending ways to put the state's institutions on better financial footing.
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Penn must turn over Jewish employee records to EEOC, judge rules
The agency has requested extensive data — including employee contact information and survey responses — as part of a federal antisemitism probe.
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Higher ed groups urge GSA to rescind anti-DEI certification proposal
The General Services Administration proposed new certification requirements for federal funding recipients like colleges, raising alarms in the sector.
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DOL seeks to hike H-1B visa holder wage rates to curb āabuseā of program
Employers should expect the changes, which revive a regulatory effort from the first Trump era, to disrupt their skilled worker hiring plans, one attorney said.
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More colleges get delay on submitting new admissions data
A federal judge gave members of two higher education groups until April 14 before they must submit data on their applicants and admits by race and sex.
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Portland Community College reaches tentative deal with striking faculty
The Oregon institution previously reached an agreement with its staff union, which declared a strike with faculty on March 11.
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DOJ lawsuit dismissed over Minnesota tuition and aid laws for undocumented students
The Trump administration has sued seven states over policies allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at public colleges.
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Kentucky Senate passes bill making it easier to cut faculty
Faculty groups have slammed the measure, which would allow boards to terminate instructors who teach programs with low enrollment or revenue.
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Trump order directs federal contractors to dump DEI ā or risk canceled contracts
Agencies must insert a clause by April 25 in their contracts that requires colleges and other partners to abstain from "discriminatory" DEI activities.
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Walla Walla Community College eyes 43 layoffs, closing a branch campus
The Washington institution may declare a financial emergency as it seeks $4.3 million in savings for a budget under strain from rising costs.
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Kentucky State could get dramatic academic overhaul under state proposal
A bill in the state’s General Assembly would declare financial exigency at the university and transform it into a polytechnic institution.
