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Trump DEI: Brown University, pictured here, reached a settlement with the Trump administration that requires identity-based outreach and programming even as federal officials crack down on campus DEI initiatives.

How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI

by Alex Bronzini-Vender February 18, 2026May 5, 2026

Most people believed the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to end affirmative action would cause a big drop in Black and Hispanic enrollment at the nation’s top colleges. What actually happened is more complicated.

Higher Education

After Affirmative Action: Takeaways—and Puzzles—From College Admissions Data

by Meredith Kolodner and Marina Villeneuve February 12, 2026February 11, 2026

Grade Inflation

The Real Cause of Grade Inflation

by Alex Bronzini-Vender January 28, 2026February 3, 2026

Higher Education

Their Value Attacked and Funding Cut, Higher Ed Fights Back

by Jon Marcus January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

Harvard’s lawsuit fighting the Trump administration’s freeze on research grants is one that every higher education institution should join.

Higher Education

The United States of America v. Higher Education

by Robert A. Scott January 26, 2026January 24, 2026

Death of Western Civilization at Harvard?

Higher Education

Reports of Western Civilization’s Death at Harvard Are Greatly Exaggerated

by Alex Bronzini-Vender January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

graduate student loan cuts: the Trump administration hit a nerve when it defined nursing as not a "profession."

The GOP War on Nurses

by Paul Glastris December 22, 2025February 3, 2026

The Kalven Trap

by Christoph Irmscher December 11, 2025February 3, 2026

Govern by euphemism: In Trump’s Washington, helping Hispanic-serving colleges becomes “racial bias”—and cutting their funding becomes “equal protection.”

Higher Education

The Quiet War on Hispanic-Serving Colleges

by Rob Wolfe December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

President Donald Trump listens as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters in July 2025. DeSantis’s takeover of New College previewed the kind of political control Trump is now trying to impose on universities nationwide.

Higher Education

Where Might Trump’s Attacks on Universities Lead? Just Look at Florida

by Nate Weisberg November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

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