SS Higher Education Trends
This week in 5 numbers: Education Department’s DEI crackdown sparks outcry
We’re rounding up recent stories, from a letter attempting to prohibit colleges’ diversity initiatives to an analysis of graduates’ earnings over time.
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Feb 22, 2025
Colleges tighten budgets amid NIH funding uncertainty
From hiring freezes to spending cuts, research universities are trying to manage their finances amid a fluid and harrowing situation.
By SS
Feb 21, 2025
How can college leaders navigate mergers and closures in 2025?
A consolidation expert urges officials to face the facts, explore their strategic options and be willing to accept external help.
By SS
Feb 21, 2025
Kentucky lawmakers seek to weaken tenure, restrict DEI
A pair of wide-ranging proposals revived versions of previous bills that failed to gain enough traction in the 2024 legislative session.
By SS
Feb 21, 2025