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How Federal Law Could Hinder Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Dept.

How Federal Law Could Hinder Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Dept. jessica.blake@… Mon, 03/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Many of the agency’s offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce the department without Congress. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/pFql9Y8 via IFTTT

Education Department Cuts and an Ultimatum for Columbia: The Key

Education Department Cuts and an Ultimatum for Columbia: The Key sara.custer@in… Fri, 03/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) IHE Staff from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/ZMP6yaw via IFTTT

Rector: Recruiting U.S. Scholars Can Protect ‘Threatened Research’

Rector: Recruiting U.S. Scholars Can Protect ‘Threatened Research’ sara.custer@in… Fri, 03/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Universities should offer opportunities to U.S. talent because it can “prevent fruitful lines of enquiry from being abruptly cut off,” says head of leading European institution. Byline(s) Emily Dixon for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/W2gZqPL via IFTTT

Delivering Career Wellness Education for Student Thriving

Delivering Career Wellness Education for Student Thriving Ashley Mowreader Thu, 03/27/2025 - 03:00 AM An intervention from the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin at Madison helps students preserve well-being and self-development throughout their career. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/0qPzQ2m via IFTTT

Louisiana Expands Corequisite Integration to English Courses

Louisiana Expands Corequisite Integration to English Courses Ashley Mowreader Tue, 03/25/2025 - 03:00 AM A statewide overhaul of remedial education has seen early success, with passing rates jumping over 40 percentage points among corequisite English students. The work required cross-campus collaboration, faculty development and leadership buy-in. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/whC0mGf via IFTTT

Democrats Seek Transparency on Trump’s Plans to Dismantle Education Department

Democrats Seek Transparency on Trump’s Plans to Dismantle Education Department Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 03/24/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/sXOYKNH via IFTTT

Trump’s Plan to Move Student Loans to SBA Raises Concerns

Trump’s Plan to Move Student Loans to SBA Raises Concerns Katherine Knott Fri, 03/21/2025 - 06:19 PM The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the law. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/s1ykrlJ via IFTTT

Congress Eyes More Control Over Colleges

Congress Eyes More Control Over Colleges jessica.blake@… Fri, 03/21/2025 - 03:00 AM Lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills related to higher education, according to a new searchable database from Inside Higher Ed . Taken together, the proposals offer a sketch of the Republican agenda to crack down on colleges. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/0bogeSf via IFTTT

Personal Perspectives on Combining Traditional Degrees With Digital Credentials

Personal Perspectives on Combining Traditional Degrees With Digital Credentials Melissa Ezarik Thu, 03/20/2025 - 03:00 AM At the recent 1EdTech Digital Credentials Summit, a panel of those who earned or are earning traditional degrees and microcredentials shared their experiences and three positive impacts of their education decisions. Byline(s) Kelly Hoyland from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/mcwLTZB via IFTTT

Judge Orders Education Department to Reinstate Teacher Prep Grants

Judge Orders Education Department to Reinstate Teacher Prep Grants kathryn.palmer… Wed, 03/19/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/ZnuxNfA via IFTTT

Democrats Blast McMahon Over Education Department Cuts

Democrats Blast McMahon Over Education Department Cuts Susan H. Greenberg Tue, 03/18/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/ThJXqv8 via IFTTT

Education Department Investigates Dozens of Colleges for Discrimination

Education Department Investigates Dozens of Colleges for Discrimination Liam Knox Sat, 03/15/2025 - 01:42 PM The Trump administration is following through on its threat to crack down on colleges’ race-based programs, beginning with a small postgraduate recruitment partnership. Byline(s) Liam Knox from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/WwkaUP2 via IFTTT

States Sue to Block Education Department Layoffs

States Sue to Block Education Department Layoffs Liam Knox Fri, 03/14/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Liam Knox from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/4pGdXWL via IFTTT

Assessing the Damage After the Education Department’s Mass Layoffs

Assessing the Damage After the Education Department’s Mass Layoffs Katherine Knott Thu, 03/13/2025 - 03:00 AM The Trump administration’s deep cuts at the department hit some offices harder than others, but the effects will likely be felt by students, families and institutions across the country. Byline(s) Liam Knox Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/xaRfKdV via IFTTT

3 Questions for Duke’s Quentin Ruiz-Esparza

3 Questions for Duke’s Quentin Ruiz-Esparza joshua.m.kim@d… Thu, 03/13/2025 - 03:00 AM A conversation with the director of digital product strategy and design at Duke Learning Innovation and Lifetime Education. Byline(s) Joshua Kim from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/FdCMyit via IFTTT

Native Students Are Undercounted in Higher Education, but ED Could Help

Native Students Are Undercounted in Higher Education, but ED Could Help Ashley Mowreader Wed, 03/12/2025 - 03:00 AM A new report urges the Department of Education to implement standards that improve data collection for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The Trump administration may derail this work. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/GskDZl9 via IFTTT

Education Department to Lay Off Half of Staff

Education Department to Lay Off Half of Staff Katherine Knott Tue, 03/11/2025 - 04:53 PM Ahead of the announcement, the department told staff that DC offices would be closed on Wednesday and reopen Thursday for “security reasons.” Byline(s) Liam Knox Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/yJFUG6N via IFTTT

Sonny Ramaswamy: Higher Ed Must Be Proactive

Sonny Ramaswamy: Higher Ed Must Be Proactive Josh Moody Tue, 03/11/2025 - 03:00 AM After seven years leading an accrediting agency, Sonny Ramaswamy is retiring, but he urged higher education leaders to speak up and tell their story amid mounting political challenges. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/LXTxegN via IFTTT

Elon Musk Survives Royal Society Expulsion Bid

Elon Musk Survives Royal Society Expulsion Bid sara.custer@in… Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider “potential further actions.” Byline(s) Jack Grove for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Qv21F7W via IFTTT

Draft Order Offers Hints About How Trump Wants to Shut Down the Department

Draft Order Offers Hints About How Trump Wants to Shut Down the Department jessica.blake@… Thu, 03/06/2025 - 05:46 PM The leaked draft gives higher ed leaders some idea of what could happen next. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/K3sqMWS via IFTTT

Trump to Sign Order Abolishing Education Department Today

Trump to Sign Order Abolishing Education Department Today Katherine Knott Thu, 03/06/2025 - 10:28 AM The long-awaited directive comes as the agency is preparing to lay off likely hundreds of employees and just days after Secretary Linda McMahon took the reins. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/M7A0ncD via IFTTT

Ed Data Goes Dark: Why It Matters

Ed Data Goes Dark: Why It Matters Elizabeth Redden Thu, 03/06/2025 - 03:00 AM Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences are part of an authoritarian playbook, Robert Ubell writes. Byline(s) Robert Ubell from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/EGmYUKg via IFTTT

Dean’s Dilemma: How to Use AI to Advance the College

Dean’s Dilemma: How to Use AI to Advance the College mnelson@upcea.edu Wed, 03/05/2025 - 03:00 AM We have entered an era of greater scrutiny and fewer resources in higher education. How might AI enable deans to become more effective and efficient in administering the college? Byline(s) Ray Schroeder from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/O7ZDXQs via IFTTT

AI and Education: Shaping the Future Before It Shapes Us

AI and Education: Shaping the Future Before It Shapes Us joshua.m.kim@d… Tue, 03/04/2025 - 03:00 AM A guest post by U of Michigan’s James DeVaney. Byline(s) James DeVaney from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/LxfC5pX via IFTTT

Linda McMahon Confirmed as Education Secretary

Linda McMahon Confirmed as Education Secretary jessica.blake@… Mon, 03/03/2025 - 07:06 PM The billionaire donor and co-chair of Trump’s transition team was sworn in Monday evening. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/6ru2a9h via IFTTT

A New Kind of Christian University

A New Kind of Christian University Sara Weissman Mon, 03/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Author John W. Hawthorne calls for adopting a new approach to Christian higher education and staying out of the culture wars. Byline(s) Sara Weissman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/GZU9FCe via IFTTT