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Trump shifts higher education fight from campus probes to federal rulebook

The Trump administration is changing its approach to higher education. Instead of targeting individual campuses, new federal rules are being proposed. These rules aim to influence thousands of universities nationwide. The administration seeks to reshape policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This shift follows legal challenges to earlier actions. The…

The Economic Times

$200M Columbia payout a ‘blueprint’ for Trump to squeeze Harvard and other Gaza protest schools: report

Columbia win has paved the way for Trump team to elecit hundreds of millions from other top schools, including Cornell, Brown, Duke and Northwestern

The Independent UK

University of Virginia president resigns under US government pressure

James Ryan, the university’s president, stepped down amid Trump administration scrutiny over diversity initiatives.

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Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?

The process of gutting the department will require approval from Congress, which might be hard to secure.

Al Jazeera

Some universities are freezing hiring as Trump threatens federal funding

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

The Independent UK

As Trump's deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes

Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes

The Independent UK

Texas Tech System receives 6,000 acres in state’s “Big Empty” region for research, learning labs

The property is currently an observatory surrounded by open land. System officials say they’ll use it for agricultural research and other opportunities.

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Student loan crisis awaits new generation despite Biden plan

President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation offers a life-changing financial break for millions of Americans

The Independent UK

California inmates study at 1st college based behind bars

Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity and nationalism

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