SS Higher Education Trends

Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief. 

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This week in 5 numbers: Court temporarily blocks NIH funding cuts

We’re rounding up recent stories, from a court ruling affecting a new National Institutes of Health policy to an increase in colleges with the coveted R1 status.

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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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$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.

logo.png  By SS  Feb 14, 2025