Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
SS Higher Education Trends
Gender gaps in certain STEM majors are widening — but not everywhere
Growing divides in physics and other fields at less selective colleges may be troubling for institutions hoping to graduate students into high-paying careers.
By SS
Mar 20, 2025
Wyoming’s anti-DEI law is ‘a tool for censorship,’ free speech group says
PEN America lambasted the Republican-led Legislature for interfering in instruction and taking a "battering ram" to the state’s education system.
By SS
Mar 19, 2025
Trump administration can enforce anti-DEI orders, appeals court rules
The three-judge panel lifted a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked major portions of two executive orders.
By SS
Mar 19, 2025
Democrats demand details on Education Department layoffs
The cuts could hinder the agency’s ability to uphold its duties under key federal laws, according to the letter from three congressional leaders.
By SS
Mar 19, 2025