SS Higher Education Trends
St. Norbert College to cut over 2 dozen faculty positions and 20 programs
The Catholic institution in Wisconsin is still trying to cut $7 million from its fiscal 2026 budget after previously initiating multiple rounds of layoffs.
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Mar 20, 2025
What will NCES layoffs mean for the Nation’s Report Card?
The U.S. Department of Education claims mandated tests like NAEP won’t be impacted, but laid-off employees beg to differ.
By SS
Mar 20, 2025
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