Trump administration antisemitism task force plans to visit UCLA and USC
LOS ANGELES TIMES — The Department of Justice announced Friday that a federal “task force to combat antisemitism” would visit 10 U.S. college campuses as part of investigations into allegations of antisemitic incidents, including three California institutions roiled by pro-Palestinian protests last spring.
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HIGHER ED DIVE — The ruling said that plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their arguments that the directives undermined free speech and were unconstitutionally vague.
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ED WEEK — School district leaders should consult with their lawyers over new guidance from the U.S. Department of Education that threatens the loss of federal funding to schools that don’t end essentially any sort of race-based programming, education experts say.
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LAIST — “There are a group of us across institutions, especially in California, who are saying it’s time to actually double down on doing diversity, equity and inclusion work,” said Liane Hypolite, a professor of educational leadership at Cal Poly Pomona. “This isn’t the time to just comply … out of fear.”
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Donald Trump is seeking to aggressively reshape higher education in ways that threaten programs and federal funding. College presidents are largely staying silent.
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OPB — The administration has unleashed a flurry of cuts and changes to government programs. Here’s a summary of how the changes are affecting just one area – education – and how Northwest leaders have responded.
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ED SOURCE — Some officials say they will not change any programming despite risk of losing federal dollars, while others are still weighing next steps.
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NPR — “The Department of Education is a big con job.” That’s just one of the things President Trump has said about one of the most high profile departments in federal government — a department Trump says he wants to eliminate.
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NPR — The U.S. Department of Education has given schools and universities that receive federal funding an ultimatum: eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department gave colleges two weeks to eliminate race-conscious programs. As the deadline approaches, questions remain about what compliance means and how far the Trump administration will go to enforce it.
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