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

A federal agency is claiming Harvard University may have violated antidiscrimination law through its faculty hiring and promotion decisions, citing the university’s own demographic data, The Washington Free Beacon first reported on Monday. Read more

Numerous federal civil rights complaints have been filed by various organizations since the start of President Donald Trump’s administration with the goal of ending race and sex-based discrimination on campuses across the nation. Read more

Appetite for industry-aligned micro-credentials—among learners entering the workforce and employers seeking skilled candidates—is nearly universal, according to a new report from Coursera. Read more

Children's behaviour has improved at a school where pupils lock their phones away for most of the day, a head teacher has said. Read more

House Republicans proposed sweeping changes to financial aid, federal loans and program cost estimates that could make paying for college more challenging and expensive. Read more

Yet more universities announce job cuts amid ‘financially challenging environment’ Read more