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Civil Rights and Disability Offices Relocated from U.S. Department of Education in Broader Federal Restructuring Effort

In the Trump administration's latest step towards dismantling ED, the departments of Health and Human Services and Justice are set to absorb disability and civil rights portfolios.

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How Fear and Politics Are Straining a Historic Immigrant Pipeline at Community Colleges

As a hostile political environment drives immigrant students into the shadows, institutions like Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts are fighting to keep open the fragile pathways to the American middle class.

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Experts Warn Data Gaps Undermine Value of Fast-Growing Non-Degree Credentials

Experts say workforce Pell alone won't fix the problem.

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Feds Launch Medical School Nutrition Initiative With No Monetary Penalties for Curricular Gaps

A growing number of medical schools and accrediting agencies have signed on to a new federal pledge requiring 40 hours of nutrition education beginning in Fall 2026.

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The Last Class of 18-Year-Olds

As the demographic cliff arrives, some colleges have a plan. Others are waiting for a miracle.

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SC State Caught in Political Firestorm as GOP Threatens $5 Million in Funding

A commencement speaker dispute at South Carolina State University has turned into a fight over $5 million in state funding. The clash highlights broader tensions over campus speech and political power.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette was disinvited from South Carolina State University's commencement podium following protests from students. Now the state is threatening to withhold funding.

Leadership & Policy

Skeletal Staff, Dropping Quality: The Struggle to Rebuild the 'Nation’s Report Card' Agency After DOGE Cuts

While a new report commissioned by the Trump administration suggests narrowing the focus of the gutted Institute of Education Sciences, former leadership warns the agency cannot be rebuilt under a proposed 67% budget cut.

Dr. Peggy Carr's six-year term, intended to shield the National Center for Education Statistics commissioner from partisanship, abruptly ended following DOGE recommendations.

What It Really Means to Put Students First in Higher Education

From flexible online programs to universal transfer pathways, higher ed innovators are pulling back the curtain on the policy overhauls required to move beyond the rhetoric and serve students well.

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Leadership & Policy

Historian Warns Trump Policies Risk 'Timed Destruction' of Independent Higher Education

Speaking at the Education Writers Association's annual meeting, UCLA professor Eddie Cole warned that shifts in federal accreditation and grant criteria could leave universities vulnerable to unprecedented political interference.

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Leadership & Policy

Lawsuit Accuses University of Michigan of Using Private Security to Surveil Black, Muslim Student Activist

A sweeping civil rights lawsuit accuses the University of Michigan and its police department of a coordinated campaign of harassment and private surveillance against a prominent student activist, marking an escalation in the nationwide legal fallout over campus protest crackdowns.

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Once a Top Ranked Institution On Social Mobility, Oakland City University Pauses Undergrad Degree Programs

The rural university's decision to suspend undergraduate programs in the wake of financial pressures will surely disrupt the regional higher ed ecosystem.

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Texas American Muslim University Sued By Attorney General Ken Paxton

The state of Texas is seeking $1 million in civil penalties, claiming the institution “repeatedly disregarded Texas law, misrepresented its authority to grant degrees, and risked deceiving students about its legitimacy."

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