HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

April 25, 2025

Two federal judges blocked the Education Department from enforcing its anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter, Inside Higher Ed writes... A Forbes op-ed looks at the value of the updated Carnegie Classifications... Harvard President Alan Garber suggested in a Boston Globe interview that the Trump administration is using campus antisemitism as a pretext to go after the university... NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan resigned on Thursday as the Trump administration seeks to cut the agency’s budget and restrict the research it funds, CNN reports.

Anti-DEI Guidance Letter Put On Hold, for Now
Inside Higher Ed | April 24, 2025

OPINION: Opportunity Colleges: Measuring What Truly Matters
Forbes (sub. req.) | April 24, 2025

In Globe Interview, Harvard President Alan Garber Casts Doubt on Trump Administration’s Motives in Antisemitism Campaign
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | April 24, 2025

Trump’s First-Term Pick to Run the National Science Foundation Quits: ‘I Have Done All I Can’
CNN | April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of Higher Education cover the release of the redesigned Carnegie Classifications... President Trump signed a collection of executive orders affecting higher education on Wednesday, addressing topics like foreign contract reporting and DEI in accreditation, according to the Associated Press... Inside Higher Ed examines dozens of lawsuits defending international students whose SEVIS records were terminated by the government.

Beyond ‘Prestige’: New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Student Success
Inside Higher Ed | April 24, 2025

New Carnegie Classification Aims to Shake Up How Higher Ed Sees Itself
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | April 24, 2025

Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Colleges, Plus Schools’ Equity Efforts
The Associated Press | April 23, 2025

Inside the Lawsuits Challenging SEVIS Terminations—and Succeeding
Inside Higher Ed | April 24, 2025

April 23, 2025

The NIH announced that institutions with DEI programs that violate federal anti-discrimination laws will be ineligible for grants from the agency, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported... Hundreds of higher education leaders signed a statement denouncing President Trump’s encroachment on institutions, The New York Times writes... Since rejecting the Trump administration’s demands, Harvard has received a flood of new donations, The Boston Globe reports... The Arizona Republic looks at new scholarship funding for Arizona community college students pursuing teaching careers.

Colleges Must Eliminate DEI Programs to Receive Research Funding, NIH Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | April 22, 2025

More Than 220 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump ‘Overreach’
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 22, 2025

Harvard Attracts New Donors as Funding Fight With Trump Administration Intensifies
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | April 22, 2025

Community College Students Could Get Tuition Money if They Agree to Teach. What to Know
Arizona Republic (sub. req.) | April 23, 2025

April 22, 2025

Harvard University sued the Trump administration Monday over billions in frozen grant funding... Inside Higher Ed examines the proper legal procedure for the Trump administration to penalize Harvard... The New York Times reports that millions of borrowers are late on their student loan payments and at risk of default... The National Science Foundation froze new grants and eliminated millions of dollars in existing grants last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes.

Harvard Sues Trump Administration to Stop the Freeze of More Than $2 Billion in Grants
The Associated Press | April 21, 2025

The Process of Punishing Harvard
Inside Higher Ed | April 22, 2025

Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Behind on Payments
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 21, 2025

The Trump Administration Has Canceled Millions in NSF Grants
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

The New York Times looks at the Trump administration’s unprecedented move to penalize Harvard for allegations it has yet to substantiate... The White House’s funding cuts to higher education have interrupted training for teachers of deaf children and research on rare diseases, Inside Higher Ed writes... President Trump is investigating institutions’ foreign gifts, a step he took during his first term, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education... Harvard’s rejection of the Trump administration’s demands has spurred other institutions to defend their missions, USA Today writes... According to The Hechinger Report, an online catalog of decades of education research runs out of funding this week.

In Trump Attack on Harvard, Punishment Before Proof
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 18, 2025

Trump’s Funding Freezes Halt Medical Research, Deaf Education Training
Inside Higher Ed | April 21, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Colleges’ Foreign Gifts. It’s Not the First Time.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | April 18, 2025

A New Phase Begins in Trump’s Battle with Higher Education
USA Today | April 19, 2025

A Treasure Trove of Education Reports and Studies Is Under Threat
The Hechinger Report | April 21, 2025

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