| | <em>Inside Higher Ed </em> | Media and Statements | Student Recruitment, Admissions and Enrollment | | Inside Higher Ed looks at how the Trump administration is trying to change the college admissions process. | 4/25/2025 11:45 AM |  Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:45 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The New York Times</em> | Media and Statements | Student Recruitment, Admissions and Enrollment | | The Department of Justice announced it would investigate whether several California universities were complying with the Supreme Court’s decision banning the consideration of race in admissions. | 4/25/2025 11:44 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:44 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Associated Press | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | Students of color say they are starting to lose mentorships, scholarships, and other support services, the AP reports. | 4/25/2025 11:43 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:43 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Department of Education | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Department of Education announced investigations into institutions for violating its Dear Colleague Letter on DEI programming. | 4/25/2025 11:42 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:42 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>Detroit Free Press</em> | Media and Statements | Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Detroit Free Press reports that the University of Michigan Alumni Association ended a program that provided scholarships to increase student diversity on campus. | 4/25/2025 11:41 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:41 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Reuters | Media and Statements | Graduate School, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | A conservative group sued the American Bar Association, alleging that a scholarship program meant to boost the number of racially and ethnically diverse law students is discriminatory. | 4/25/2025 11:39 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:39 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | CNN | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | CNN looks at the various impacts ED's guidance on DEI is having on students. | 4/25/2025 11:38 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:38 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>Ithaca Times</em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into scholarships geared toward students of color at Ithaca College. | 4/25/2025 11:37 AM | Nicholson, Jack | 4/25/2025 11:37 AM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The Washington Post</em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | Experts told The Washington Post that ED's FAQ document was a significant retrenchment from the initial Dear Colleague Letter. | 3/17/2025 1:11 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:11 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Department of Education | Legal Resources | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Department of Education released an FAQ document that further details and clarifies its interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling. | 3/17/2025 1:10 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:10 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The New York Times</em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | An op-ed by University of Chicago Professor Sonja Starr breaks down the "wrong and dangerous" issues in ED's DCL. | 3/17/2025 1:10 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:10 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | ACE | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | ACE and more than 60 higher education associations called on the Department of Education to rescind its recent Dear Colleague Letter regarding DEI policies on college campuses. | 3/17/2025 1:09 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:09 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The Washington Post</em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Washington Post covers ED's DCL and the response from institutions. | 3/17/2025 1:08 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:08 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Department of Education | Legal Resources | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter of its broad interpretation of the Supreme Court Ruling, sparking widespread concern and confusion. | 3/17/2025 1:07 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:07 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The Washington Post</em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI, Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit accusing the Education Department of trying to rewrite civil rights law when it threatened to pull federal school funding over mentions of race, The Washington Post reports. | 3/17/2025 1:06 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:06 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | New York State Attorney General | Legal Resources | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI | | Fifteen state attorneys general issued guidance to schools outlining the benefits and legality of DEIA policies in education. | 3/17/2025 1:05 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:05 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Reuters | Media and Statements | Financial Aid and Scholarships | | McDonald's said it will revise a program that awards scholarships to Latino and Hispanic students to eliminate any eligibility criteria based on applicants' race or ethnicity to settle a lawsuit, Reuters reports. | 3/17/2025 1:04 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:04 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The Washington Post</em> | Media and Statements | Student Recruitment, Admissions and Enrollment | | More states are now promising college admission to high schoolers before they apply, easing the admissions process, The Washington Post reports. | 3/17/2025 1:03 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:03 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>Higher Ed Dive</em> | Media and Statements | Other | | The Pentagon will ban race-, sex-, and ethnicity-based admissions goals at military academies and eliminate DEI programs, per Defense Secretary Hegseth’s directive. | 3/17/2025 1:02 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:02 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The New York Times</em> | Media and Statements | Student Recruitment, Admissions and Enrollment | | A lawsuit claims California’s university system secretly reinstated race-conscious admissions, The New York Times reports. | 3/17/2025 1:01 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 3/17/2025 1:01 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The Boston Globe</em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI | | President Trump’s executive order calling for an end to DEI policies singles out colleges and universities for enforcement, an opening bid to remake higher education institutions, The Boston Globe reports. | 1/31/2025 4:20 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:20 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>Inside Higher Ed </em> | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI | | Inside Higher Ed reports on President Trump's executive order that aims to end DEI programming and the broader impact it could have on campuses. | 1/31/2025 4:19 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:19 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>STAT</em> | Media and Statements | Graduate School | | STAT looks at the direct and indirect impacts the Supreme Court ruling has had on medical schools, which saw declines in students from underrepresented populations. | 1/31/2025 4:18 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:18 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Reuters | Media and Statements | Other | | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that he opposes the use of race as a factor when evaluating candidates for elite U.S. military academies, Reuters reports. | 1/31/2025 4:16 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:16 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Reuters | Media and Statements | Graduate School | | Racial and ethnic diversity in law school enrollment did not decline in 2024, according to ABA data. | 1/31/2025 4:13 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:13 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | American Society for Microbiology | Media and Statements | Creating Inclusive Climates/DEI | | The American Society for Microbiology overviews the Supreme Court ruling and provides recommendations for institutions going forward. | 1/31/2025 4:13 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:13 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Colorado Public Radio | Media and Statements | Other | | The United States Air Force Academy is being sued over its admissions policies by SFFA, which argued the academy has no justification for using race-based admissions. | 1/31/2025 4:12 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:12 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy | Media and Statements | Student Recruitment, Admissions and Enrollment | | The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy takes a look at impacts resulting from the Supreme Court's ruling and next steps for policymakers, educators, and institutions. | 1/31/2025 4:11 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:11 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The Hechinger Report </em> | Media and Statements | Financial Aid and Scholarships | | The Hechinger Report found a variety of race-based scholarships, fellowships, and other programs have been eliminated following the Supreme Court ruling. | 1/31/2025 4:10 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:10 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
| | <em>The New York Times</em> | Media and Statements | Student Recruitment, Admissions and Enrollment | | The New York Times compiled a detailed analysis on how the makeup of colleges changed after the end of the use of race in admissions. | 1/31/2025 4:02 PM | Nicholson, Jack | 1/31/2025 4:02 PM | Nicholson, Jack | |
