Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 4, 2025 Amid reports that the White House is finalizing an executive order to get rid of the Education Department, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that when he nominated Linda McMahon as secretary, he instructed her to “put herself out of a job.” “Linda, I […]
Cal Matters Dan Walters February 4, 2025 When Gov. Gavin Newsom issues one of his periodic boasts about California’s superiority vis-a-vis other states — particularly those with conservative politics such as Texas and Florida — he conveniently omits aspects that are less than admirable. The exclusions include California’s levels of poverty, homelessness, unemployment, utility […]
Campus Technology Rhea Kelly February 3, 2025 Microsoft recently announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a new pay-as-you-go offering that adds AI agents to its existing free chat tool for Microsoft 365 education customers. Powered by generative AI, agents can be tailored to perform autonomous tasks with a particular expertise, the company […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott February 4, 2025 The Pell Grant program has a $2.7 billion shortfall heading into the coming fiscal year, according to new projections from the Congressional Budget Office. The budget office said in June that the program would run a $11.4 billion surplus, though that assumption was based on […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 6, 2025 News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff. The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to dismantle the Education Department, though the specifics are still in the works, two news outlets reported […]
Minding the Campus Samuel Negus January 31, 2025 Higher education seemingly played an important, if largely negative, role in the recent presidential election. Exit polls showed that non-college-educated voters overwhelmingly favored Donald Trump. Many voters associated Kamala Harris unfavorably with progressive trends and ideas prevalent on elite campuses, such as pro-Hamas protests and gender […]
Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz January 31, 2025 At Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference, sector leaders shared the policy shifts they’re expecting under the new administration. WASHINGTON — On the 2024 campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the nation’s faculty of being “obsessed with indoctrinating […]
U.S. Department of Education January 31, 2025 Education Department will return to enforcing Title IX protections on the basis of biological sex in schools and on campuses Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to K-12 schools and institutions of higher education advising educators and administrators […]
University Business Alcino Donadel January 30, 2025 For-profit colleges and universities faced considerable scrutiny and a watchful eye from the previous federal administration, but that didn’t stop their consistent rise over the past five years. For-profit institutions’ undergraduate enrollment increased by 21.5% from 2019 to 2024, experiencing positive year-over-year changes for four […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox January 30, 2025 Last year’s rollout of the revamped federal aid form was a disaster. The Education Department’s efforts to get it on track could reshape the agency that oversees student aid. After the bungled launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last […]