A court order means dozens more institutions won’t have to submit detailed race and sex data on their applicants and enrollees to the U.S. Department of Education while a lawsuit against the agency’s new survey plays out, reports Higher Ed Dive. . .Mike Sosulski, the new president of Lake Forest College, used his inauguration to deliver a clear message: higher education faces mounting challenges — from artificial intelligence to political division — but its core mission remains essential, writes the Chicago Tribune. . .Inside Higher Ed looks at how Heather Shotton, the new president of Fort Lewis College and the first Native American to head the institution, plans to continue work she helped launch. . .The White House's outer of the National Science Foundation leaves it with no board, director or deputy director. . .