SS Higher Education Trends

‘Inaccurate and misleading’: Democrat AGs push back against Trump’s DEI executive order

Sixteen AGs issued guidance for private employers regarding a recent executive order targeting diversity efforts at colleges and other organizations. 

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A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Some colleges, like Ohio State University, are reversing their stances on diversity efforts as federal and state policymakers ratchet up the pressure.

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Why the University of Texas System is offering microcredentials to students — for free

The public network is providing access to Coursera’s Career Academy, which includes professional certificates from companies like Microsoft and Google. 

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AFT sues Education Department over anti-DEI guidance

The union alleged that the agency's recent guidance barring colleges from considering race in any of their programs and policies is unconstitutional.

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