Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
SS Higher Education Trends
Federal judges deal major blow to Education Department’s anti-DEI guidance
The agency didn’t follow the proper procedures when it issued sweeping guidance threatening federal funding in February, one court ruled.
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Apr 25, 2025
College rankings don’t fully capture institutions that serve post-traditional students
Some metrics don’t adequately track certain students, including those attending part time or who start college in months other than the traditional fall semester.
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Apr 24, 2025
NIH prohibits new grant awards to colleges with DEI initiatives
Organizations will have to certify that they don’t have diversity programs that violate federal antidiscrimination laws and that they aren’t boycotting Israel.
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Apr 24, 2025
Limestone University may have a ‘lifeline’ to avert closure
The Christian institution's board said “a possible funding source has surfaced" after warning last week it may have to shutter or go online.
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Apr 24, 2025