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DEI-linked funding bill stalled in Iowa Senate over student impact concerns A proposed bill in Iowa that aimed to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at private colleges has been halted at the Senate level, marking a significant pause in the state’s broader push to regulate such programs in higher education. The legislation, which…
Harvard cuts A grades after push to tackle grade inflation Harvard faculty awarded significantly fewer A grades in the fall term after the College encouraged instructors to address grade inflation, leading to a sharp reduction in top marks across courses.An internal email sent to Faculty of Arts and Sciences instructors explained that the share of…
Northwestern’s $75m Trump agreement raises First Amendment questions. (Getty Images) Northwestern University’s agreement to pay $75m to the Trump administration in exchange for the restoration of nearly $790m in federal research funding has drawn scrutiny from constitutional scholars and free speech advocates, raising questions about the limits of government influence over higher education.The deal, announced…
Canadian government has committed around C$1.7 billion in federal funding to help universities attract top global scholars For decades, global academic mobility followed a simple rule: if you wanted the deepest research funding, the fastest breakthroughs and the strongest institutional backing, you went to the United States. That assumption is now under quiet strain. As…
Texas A&M University Image credit: tamu.edu (Official website) Texas A&M University is once again confronting the tremors of a political storm of its own making. Months after a classroom video ignited a statewide firestorm, an internal committee has sharply rebuked the administration for firing English department senior lecturer Melissa McCoul, concluding that the university acted…
Public confidence in American higher education is quietly recovering. A recent Gallup–Lumina survey shows that 42% of Americans now express a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in colleges and universities, up from 36% a year ago. Yet the headlines continue to focus on controversies at elite institutions, leaving the achievements and daily…
Syracuse University cites autonomy, declines Trump’s higher education compact Syracuse University will not sign the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” proposed by US President Donald Trump in its current form, according to a report by Syracuse.com. The compact offers universities preferential treatment in funding, student visa approvals, and tax breaks if they agree…
University of Arizona rejects US research compact over academic freedom concerns. (Getty Images) The University of Arizona has formally rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” making it the sixth institution out of nine invited universities to do so. UA President Suresh Garimella confirmed the decision in a letter to…
Why top universities are pushing back against Trump’s federal funding offer. (AP Photo) Four prominent universities have formally declined an offer from the Trump administration promising expanded federal funding in exchange for compliance with a set of conditions outlined in the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The compact was sent to nine institutions…
Vanderbilt Senate condemns US federal compact. (Getty Images) In an emergency session, the Vanderbilt Faculty Senate has formally condemned a proposed compact from the Trump administration, citing concerns over legality, academic freedom, and institutional independence.The resolution, passed by a 30-11 vote with one abstention, opposes the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which offers…
