An interview with Yale Law professor Natasha Sarin

March 17, 2025

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Law Natasha Sarin joined the Law School in 2023 and received tenure in 2024. Her research centers on public finance and financial regulation, with work on tax policy, household finance, insurance, and macroprudential risk management.

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Yale Law to host Connecticut Supreme Court to hear oral arguments

March 17, 2025

YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Connecticut Supreme Court will hear two arguments at Yale Law School on March 5 as part of its “On Circuit” program.

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Federal judge blocks recent federal orders aimed at DEI initiatives

March 13, 2025

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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US Department of Education warns schools to end DEI programs or risk losing federal funding

March 13, 2025

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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A look at what DEI programs do in higher education

March 13, 2025

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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College presidents remain largely silent amid executive order targeting higher education

March 13, 2025

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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A look recent federal policy changes related to higher education

March 13, 2025

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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California college leaders express uncertainty amid recent orders to end DEI programs

March 13, 2025

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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A look at how the closing the US Department of Education could affect the country

March 13, 2025

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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