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Iowa House Passes Bill Threatening Tuition Grant Funding Over DEI Offices

The legislation would strip private colleges of state tuition grant funding if they maintain diversity, equity and inclusion offices.

Iowa State Capitol

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Louisiana Governor Asks Feds to Expand Civil Rights Investigation to All State Colleges

Landry said he welcomed the federal government's scrutiny of Louisiana's higher education system and pledged his administration's full cooperation.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry

Leadership & Policy

New Report Calls for Systemic Overhaul to Reconnect Disconnected Youth to Education and Work

The report offers a sweeping analysis of what researchers and practitioners call "opportunity youth" — a population that cuts across race, geography, and circumstance, but shares a common condition: disconnection from the two institutions most likely to launch a young person into a stable adult life.

Leadership & Policy

Education Department Urges Colleges to Combat Rising Student Loan Default Rates

The department released updated nonpayment data showing that more than 1,800 institutions have nonpayment rates at or exceeding 25 percent — a figure officials describe as an early warning sign of deeper default risk.

Leadership & Policy

Senate Democrats Demand Education Department Restore Funding to Minority-Serving Institutions

The senators sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling on the department to immediately restore both discretionary and mandatory funding to more than 800 federally recognized minority-serving institutions.

Sen. Alex Padilla

Leadership & Policy

Kansas Budget Provision Threatens $12M in University Funding Over DEI Curriculum

Since July, Wichita State University employees have been prohibited from including pronouns in email signatures, university web pages have been removed, and several campus organizations have been renamed.

Leadership & Policy

Federal Education Department Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Louisiana Higher Education Board

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened a directed investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents, targeting a decade-spanning policy that critics say explicitly excludes white and Asian students from priority enrollment and graduation initiatives.

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education at a Crossroads: EAB Report Warns of Upheaval on Four Fronts

Higher education is navigating what may be its most turbulent period in decades.

Leadership & Policy

Senate Bill Would Cap Consumer Interest Rates at 36%, Closing Loopholes That Enable Triple-Digit APRs

Legislation mirrors Military Lending Act protections, drawing support from more than 170 advocacy groups.

Leadership & Policy

Massachusetts Opens Door to Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees Despite Quality Concerns

The regulation permits institutions to submit pilot proposals for degree programs that deviate from traditional requirements, including the standard 120-credit threshold.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey

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Proposed Department of Education “Professional” Degree Rule Change Sparks Controversy

The Department of Education is expected to implement its proposed measures starting July 1.

Coppin State University Nursing Students

Leadership & Policy

Oklahoma Governor Eliminates Tenure at Regional Universities and Community Colleges

The executive order strips tenure protections from faculty at institutions including the state's six regional universities and its community college system, though it does not apply to the University of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University, the state's flagship research institutions.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt

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