SS Higher Education Trends
3 takeaways from Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing
Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department faced questions about the agency’s future, Title IX enforcement and antisemitism on college campuses.
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Feb 15, 2025
$50K threshold for college foreign gift reporting passes House panel
The bill would lower the reporting floor from $250,000 and require a waiver for colleges to enter contracts with “countries of concern” like China and Russia.
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Feb 14, 2025
Which colleges gained R1 status under the revamped Carnegie Classifications?
Howard University, a historically Black college, gained the coveted designation, as did about three dozen other institutions.
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Feb 14, 2025
Ohio Senate passes bill to ban DEI and faculty strikes at public colleges
The legislation would also establish post-tenure reviews and require all instructors to share their contact information and syllabi publicly.
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Feb 14, 2025