A federal judge in New York ordered on Tuesday that a recent Columbia University graduate and permanent U.S. resident who was detained by federal immigration officers Saturday not be removed from the country. Read more

California State Universities are in the process of removing Native American “cultural items” from their collections this spring to comply with state and federal regulations that prohibit their use for “teaching, research and display,” Read more

This is the second time in less than a week that the Trump administration has pulled funding from higher ed institutions suspected of not following his policies. Read more

The confrontation between the Trump administration and Columbia University reminds me uncomfortably of the scene in Independence Day when Bill Pullman, playing the U.S. president, confronts one of the aliens who have been attacking Earth. Read more

About 60 colleges and universities now face “enforcement actions” over claims of campus antisemitism, the U.S. Department of Education warned just a few days after yanking $400 million in grants from Columbia University over alleged civil rights infractions. Read more

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point recently disbanded 12 student groups on campus in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on federal “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs in the Armed Forces. Read more

Students, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts “for decades to come” caused by funding freezes, cuts and executive orders from the Trump administration. Read more

If they accept this unlawful action, the university will be making a serious mistake. Read more

Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected Read more

A nonpartisan group recently filed a lawsuit against the University of California system in federal court, alleging racial discrimination in admissions decisions. Read more