SS Higher Education Trends
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.
By SS
Feb 15, 2025
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.
By SS
Feb 15, 2025
$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.
By SS
Feb 14, 2025
Ohio Senate passes bill to ban DEI and faculty strikes at public colleges
The legislation would also establish post-tenure reviews and require all instructors to share their contact information and syllabi publicly.
By SS
Feb 14, 2025