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Senate panel approves McMahon for education secretary
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved McMahon even as all Democrats dissented. This story was updated at 2 p.m. Linda McMahon’s bid to become the next education secretary moved forward Thursday after a Senate panel voted 12–11 along party lines to advance her nomination.
Florida ends in-state tuition for undocumented students
Advocates for the policy worry other states will follow Florida’s lead and end price reliefs for students who can’t access federal financial aid. Florida state lawmakers have eliminated in-state tuition for undocumented students, reversing a decade-old law that once enjoyed bipartisan support. Previously, undocumented students in Florida could apply for waivers to pay in-state tuition rates, if they went to high school in the state for at least three consecutive years and enrolled in college within two years of graduating.
McMahon’s Title IX comments cause confusion, concerns
Statements from the education secretary nominee during her confirmation hearing conflicted with Trump’s 2020 Title IX policies. Sexual violence prevention groups say that recent comments from Linda McMahon about Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 muddied the waters over how President Donald Trump and his administration plan to address sexual harassment on college campuses.
Voices of Student Success podcast: College devotes a day to life 101 education
Having successful career outcomes is important for colleges and also for students, but getting students to engage in career services can feel like an uphill battle. Leaders at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania decided to bring careers to students with an event called LVC Success Expo. On this day, LVC cancels classes so students can engage in an all-day career fair or meet with academic support staff to ensure their success in and after college.
Higher ed unions rally against Trump’s cuts, layoffs
At more than a dozen events across the country Wednesday, workers and faculty at colleges and universities gathered to speak out against what they see as an attack on federal research funding, lifesaving medical research and education. In Washington, D.C., hundreds rallied in the front of the Department of Health and Human Services, while in Philadelphia, hundreds gathered at the office of Senator Dave McCormick, a Pennsylvania Republican. Other protests were planned at colleges in Seattle and St. Louis, among others.
This LSU law professor’s job has become a legal drama
Ken Levy of Louisiana State University told Trump-supporting students they need his “political commentary.” A series of judges has disagreed over whether he should be back in class. And Louisiana’s governor keeps attacking him on social media. In a Jan. 14 lecture, Ken Levy, Holt B. Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at Louisiana State University, dropped f-bombs against then–president-elect Donald Trump and Louisiana governor Jeff Landry and told students who like Trump that they need his “political commentary.” Some students found the apparent attempt at political humor funny, according to an audio recording of the class obtained by Inside Higher Ed from a student who supports Levy.
Higher ed must resist authoritarian rule. It's the mission.
Trying to make your institution a smaller target isn’t going to work. Together, we should be clear on what President Donald Trump is trying to do to higher education. Destroy it. Whatever public rationales he or his administration release, the intent of his actions is clear, so if we’re going to discuss responses to those actions, we must remember, always, that Donald Trump is trying to destroy higher education. Michelle Goldberg at The New York Times gets it; the rest of us should, too.
Fewer colleges sharing profits with OPMs
University partnerships with the companies are down over all, according to new data, but more institutions are opting to pay OPMs à la carte for specific services, including counseling, enrollment and marketing. Colleges and universities are relying less and less on outside companies to manage their online programs, according to a quarterly market report from Validated Insights released today. The new report shows that, for all of 2024, higher education institutions launched just 81 new partnerships with online program managers—the lowest number since 2016.
How a college career fair addresses more than just careers
An annual event at Lebanon Valley College replaces classes for a day to provide career and life skills to students through workshops, an etiquette dinner, financial advising and employer connections. Having successful career outcomes is important for colleges and also for students, but getting students to engage in career services can feel like an uphill battle.
Who is Trump's OCR nominee, Kimberly Richey?
The appointee for assistant secretary of the Office for Civil Rights most recently worked as an education official in Florida, but she has federal government experience and a history of working with conservative think tanks. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is no stranger to Washington: She’s worked in the department twice before, under George W. Bush and during Trump’s first term, and served as acting assistant secretary of OCR from August 2020 until November 2021.
Thinking out loud with AI
What the newest developments in artificial intelligence mean for faculty, staff and administrators. I had the pleasure recently to participate in a lifelong learning session with a group of mostly current or retired educators at my nearby Lincoln Land Community College. The topic was AI in education. It became clear to me that many in our field are challenged to keep up with the rapidly emerging developments in AI.
Following Trump EOs, Naval Academy prohibits class materials
The U.S. Naval Academy’s provost told faculty last week not to use course readings “or other materials that promote” critical race theory, “gender ideology” and other topics targeted by the Trump administration, The Baltimore Banner reported.
NYU College Republicans president resigns after Trump comments
The president of the College Republicans chapter at New York University resigned this week after she told Vanity Fair that President Donald Trump’s son Barron was like “an oddity on campus.” The College Republicans of America posted about the resignation on social media Monday, saying that comments were “unfairly framed” but “inappropriate.” The post added that the NYU chapter president, Kaya Walker, resigned Sunday.
SFFA president on affirmative action ban's growing impact
The architect of the affirmative action ban got everything he wanted, first from the Supreme Court, then from the Trump administration. He’s still not satisfied. Edward Blum isn’t quite a household name. But at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., he’s a minor celebrity. The conservative think tank has played host to an array of high-profile politicos, pundits, journalists and businesspeople over the years: Bill Gates, Mike Pence, Jordan Peterson, the Dalai Lama. Blum, who took affirmative action to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 and won, spoke at the institute earlier this month about his decades of legal activism.
Higher ed groups push back on Trump’s DEI threats
Higher education groups including the American Council on Education, EdTrust and the American Association of University Professors are urging colleges and universities to stay calm and not overreact to the latest guidance issued by the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights late Friday.
Federal funding uncertainty prompts hiring freezes
Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health reimbursement rates have created financial headaches for universities, prompting cost-cutting measures at even the richest institutions. Facing financial unknowns associated with President Donald Trump’s attempted overhaul of higher education—including proposed caps on federal health research funding—universities are scrambling to minimize the financial fallout.
Seton Hall sues its former president
Seton Hall University sued former president Joseph Nyre, alleging he leaked documents in an effort to paint his successor in a bad light. Nyre filed his own explosive lawsuit last year. A year after being sued by ex-president Joseph Nyre for alleged breach of contract and retaliation, among other claims, Seton Hall University has hit back with its own legal action against the former leader.
After Trump’s diversity threats, what should colleges do?
The Education Department issued a surprise letter over the weekend vastly expanding the scope of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. As the dust settles, institutions must decide how to respond—and whether to fight back. Late Friday night, long after most people had settled in for a long Presidents’ Day weekend, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights declared in a four-page letter that any race-based policies or programming in K-12 schools and colleges were unlawful. The letter targeted “every facet of academia,” from scholarships and academic prizes to campus cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies.
39% of colleges rely on donors to address food insecurity
New data from Swipe Out Hunger finds basic needs programs lack funding to adequately aid all students and provide administrative support. College students are more likely to experience food insecurity, compared to the general population, but funding and support for programs that address basic needs in higher education remains limited.
AI’s gone MAGA. What are implications for colleges? (opinion)
Zach Justus and Nik Janos ask what AI’s growing links to Trump and MAGA mean for higher ed. Tech broadly, but artificial intelligence specifically, is being MAGA-coded. This is not entirely new. Peter Thiel backed President Trump in his first run for the White House, and Larry Ellison endorsed him in 2020.
Weekly assignment helps students build healthy habits
A professor at the University of Iowa encourages students to adopt new habits or break unhealthy behaviors using a low-stakes assignment. Colleges and universities are increasingly creating curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students to consider their health and habits to support retention and thriving.
Trump administration faces a growing number of lawsuits
Higher education groups are suing the federal government to block executive orders and policy changes. Here’s the latest on the legal challenges. Last updated Feb. 18. President Donald Trump’s plans to reduce the federal workforce; crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and cut spending have faced swift pushback from higher education associations, students, legal advocacy organizations and colleges, and they’ve turned to the courts to seek relief.
Five questions for two authors on the uses and abuses of AI
The authors of a book on teaching with artificial intelligence answer our pressing questions about its uses, abuses and future in the classroom. Many professors are too overworked, overwhelmed and frankly skeptical about AI to spend time digging into how it can be used.
Trump tackles higher ed during his first 10 days in office
In two short weeks, the president has deconstructed DEI, attacked gender identities, cracked down on immigration and tried to freeze federal funds. But what does it mean for higher ed? During his first 10 days in office, President Trump signed a plethora of executive orders to combat so-called woke ideology, reversed a long-standing immigration policy that barred ICE officers from raiding college campuses and sought to freeze federal grants that don’t align with his agenda—a move blocked by a federal court.
Harvard lays off staff at its Slavery Remembrance Program
Harvard University last week laid off the staff of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, who were tasked with identifying the direct descendants of those enslaved by Harvard-affiliated administrators, faculty and staff, The Boston Globe reported.
After Trump DEI order, MSU cancels Lunar New Year event
A college within Michigan State University canceled a lunch celebrating the Lunar New Year in part because of President Trump’s recent executive orders cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government and elsewhere, the news site Bridge Michigan reported Thursday.
Student visa numbers hit record despite Australian clampdown
New figures suggest political headache for government—and educators—will not disappear any time soon. Student visa issuances reached record levels in Australia late last year, suggesting that 12 months of policy upheaval have failed to suppress international education flows ahead of a federal election likely to be fought on migration. Visa grants to would-be university students applying from overseas reached an all-time high of almost 17,000 in November, the latest month for which Department of Home Affairs statistics are available.
Florida board approves extensive gen ed overhaul
The Florida Board of Governors voted to remove hundreds of classes, many touching on race and gender, from general education offerings at all 12 state universities. Students at Florida State University can cheer on the Seminoles across multiple sports, but they can no longer learn about the namesake tribe of Indigenous Americans as part of FSU’s general education offerings after the Florida Board of Governors approved sweeping curriculum changes Thursday.
New report: Too many communities lack broad-access colleges
A new report found that millions of Americans don’t have any colleges with high acceptance rates nearby, or they have only one, causing geographic disparities in college access. Most American college students attend broad-access institutions, or public colleges and universities that admit at least 80 percent of applicants. Yet millions of people live in communities without one of these institutions nearby—and millions more live in areas with only one option, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success.
San Francisco State to require climate justice coursework
San Francisco State University will soon require all incoming students to take a climate justice course, KQED, San Francisco’s NPR affiliate, reported Tuesday. Students will be able to choose from dozens of different courses across various disciplines—including STEM, English, ethnic studies and history—to satisfy the requirement, which is set to take effect as early as fall 2026.
Judge reinstates professor LSU suspended after Trump remarks
A judge has ordered Louisiana State University to return to the classroom a tenured law professor who says the institution suspended him from teaching after he made comments about Donald Trump and Louisiana governor Jeff Landry in a lecture.