Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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Trump signs order closing Education Department to ‘maximum extent appropriate’
The directive comes on the heels of U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's decision to gut half the agency as its "final mission.”
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Mar 21, 2025
St. Norbert College to cut over 2 dozen faculty positions and 20 programs
The Catholic institution in Wisconsin is still trying to cut $7 million from its fiscal 2026 budget after previously initiating multiple rounds of layoffs.
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Mar 20, 2025
What will NCES layoffs mean for the Nation’s Report Card?
The U.S. Department of Education claims mandated tests like NAEP won’t be impacted, but laid-off employees beg to differ.
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Mar 20, 2025
Gender gaps in certain STEM majors are widening — but not everywhere
Growing divides in physics and other fields at less selective colleges may be troubling for institutions hoping to graduate students into high-paying careers.
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Mar 20, 2025