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When disgraced presidents return (or never go away)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But critics of the board see a failure of transparency on the Gupta situation, which they say is consistent with how MSU typically handles Title IX matters. which was also related to Title IX issues. An investigation into that incident is ongoing.

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Here are 2 strategies for successful pushback against policy changes

University Business

Susan Collins (R-Maine) helped reinstate funding to the University of Maine System after the Department of Agriculture began investigating the university’s compliance with Title VI and Title IX, Maine Public reports.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. In addition, students who come from low-income families, which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell Grant, will have debt reduced $20,000,” Biden said in August. million contract.

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Donald Trump's 9-Year War Against US Education

Higher Education Inquirer

The Trump administration also rolled back protections for marginalized groups, including Title IX protections for transgender students, and shifted the Department of Educations focus away from investigating discrimination and harassment cases in favor of addressing free speech concerns.

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McMahon: Funding is safe but mass layoffs are “first step” to full closure

University Business

(LATEST UPDATE: March 12) Student loans and Pell Grants are safe, but this week’s mass firings at the Department of Education represent the “first step” of President Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the agency, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says.

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

Higher Education Inquirer

I’ve organized the various ideas and threads into several headers: the Department of Education, higher education economics, international education and research, research supported and opposed, military connections, sex education, and anti-intellectualism. 594-5) International research and education.

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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. The IES is one of the country’s largest funders of education research.

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