Professors brace for another year of losing ground. Read more

House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, and higher ed experts say the picture is grim. Read more

People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is giving clues to our evolutionary past – and what makes us human. Read more

The agreements, which have raised academic freedom advocates’ eyebrows, said that those wanting a voluntary retirement payout can’t criticize the university or any of its employees. Read more

The Trump administration cut another $450 million in funding to Harvard University Tuesday after the school’s president sought common ground but vowed to stick to the institution’s principles amid a dispute over the handling of antisemitism on campus. Read more

Amid conflict with the Trump administration, many institutions have increased federal lobbying efforts, in some cases doubling or tripling what they spent in the first quarter of 2024. Read more

The University of Connecticut appears to be using taxpayer funds to award internal diversity, equity, and inclusion grants, including one that provides travel funds specifically for “LGBTQ+ students,” Read more

Despite comprehensive growth in higher education DEI recruitment and hiring practices since 2019, advertisements targeting diverse job candidates have begun to cool since the summer of 2023—when the U.S. Supreme Court banned affirmative action. Read more

An executive order assured apprenticeship and workforce development advocates that their goals were a priority. But Trump’s recent budget proposal leaves them uncertain. Read more

Inside a laboratory nestled above the mist of the forests of south Dakota, scientists are searching for the answer to one of science's biggest questions: why does the Universe exist? Read more