SS Higher Education Trends
Johns Hopkins to lay off 2,200 workers as it reels from Trump’s USAID cuts
The university said previously it faced an $800 million funding shortfall from the hollowed-out aid agency and would have to wind down programs.
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Mar 16, 2025
Columbia University faces ultimatum from Trump administration to keep federal funding
Federal officials told the Ivy League institution to remake its disciplinary process and suspend or expel some pro-Palestinian protesters by March 20.
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Mar 16, 2025
Education Department launches probes into over 50 colleges after anti-DEI guidance
The new investigations are part of the agency’s aggressive tactics to carry out President Donald Trump’s higher education policy priorities.
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Mar 16, 2025
Kentucky lawmakers vote to ban DEI spending at public colleges
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is unlikely to sign the bill, but Republican lawmakers hold a veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature.
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Mar 14, 2025