SS Higher Education Trends

At 11th hour, judge blocks Trump’s pause on federal funding

The higher education community faced an "enormous amount of confusion" in the wake of an OMB directive aimed at ensuring programs adhere to recent executive orders.

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5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2025

From Biden-era policies under fire to an antitrust suit against academic publishers, 2025 could see major legal waves.

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DOL pauses contractor hiring discrimination enforcement after Trump order

The decision is the result of a Jan. 22 executive order that rescinded a half-century-old effort to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors.

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Texas A&M University to restrict undergrad enrollment growth following ‘massive’ increases

The public university wants to hold new undergraduate enrollment at its main campus to 15,000 a year so its infrastructure can catch up with recent growth.

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