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Education Department Cancels Another $350M in Contracts, Grants

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Education Department Cancels Another $350M in Contracts, Grants Ryan Quinn Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM The cancellations came after anti-DEI activist Christopher Rufo posted on social media about the programs. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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Death to DEI: Practical advice to higher education leaders during the rollback

University Business

In the wake of George Floyds murder in 2020, your college or university may have established thoughtful new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. Since then, attacks on DEI initiatives at colleges and universities have intensified. Should you cancel all DEI-related programming? Or wait and do nothing?

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What would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025 (Bryan Alexander)

Higher Education Inquirer

We’ve been exploring this question over the past year, including months of reading, analysis, reflection, and conversation about Project 2025 might mean for higher education. 337-8) Project 2025 would end the Biden team’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, along with “time-based and occupation-based student loan forgiveness” plans.

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DEI remains a big target as Trump makes more cuts

University Business

19) Over $1 billion worth of contracts with education nonprofits have gone up in flames over the past 10 days, and public institutions may soon need to close DEI-related programming, according to another wave of executive orders from President Donald Trump. (LATEST UPDATE: Feb. DOGE, DOE cut nearly $2 billion in funding On Feb.

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