A look at the most significant federal actions facing higher education
MASS LIVE — A dizzying flurry of executive orders followed by legal stays or reversals has characterized federal policy toward higher education over the past month.
Read More about A look at the most significant federal actions facing higher educationOpinion: College leadership should push back on federal policies
DIVERSE — On the day of his death in 2020, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times, pre-written by Congressman John Lewis, urging Americans to stand up for justice and what he called “good trouble, necessary trouble.
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WTOL 11 — The bill, which has passed in the state senate, would also prevent faculty from striking.
Read More about Video: Ohio lawmakers react to recent federal orders on higher educationHow friendships can be beneficial to graduate students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can benefit in many ways from prioritizing friendships, Yi Hao and Mallory Neil write.
Read More about How friendships can be beneficial to graduate studentsA look at steps to close a university
INSIDE HIGHER ED — There is no good time in the calendar year to announce a closure of a university. Such an announcement will be immediately met with a vast array of feelings ranging from anger to grief, all of which should be validated.
Read More about A look at steps to close a universityMichigan governor pushes for male college enrolment after recent drop
FOX 47 NEWS — Gov. Whitmer to sign an executive directive to boost young men’s education and training.
Read More about Michigan governor pushes for male college enrolment after recent dropTexas legislature considers higher education budget cuts
HOODLINE — Texas has a $24 billion surplus, but the state’s legislature has proposed budget cuts that could significantly reduce funding for higher education.
Read More about Texas legislature considers higher education budget cutsAALS distinguished counselor Blake Morant discusses the history of executive orders and challenges
FORBES — The first month of 2025 delivered unprecedented change in America. Elected to a second term, President Trump issued a series of executive orders impacting many areas of public life to include federal employment, higher education, and an issue that dominated the 2024 election, immigration.
Read More about AALS distinguished counselor Blake Morant discusses the history of executive orders and challengesCalifornia State Bar offers free July Bar Exam registration to applicants that experienced challenges in February
THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA — The Board of Trustees, at its February 21 meeting, approved a plan to offer a free July 2025 Bar Exam to test takers who withdraw from the February 2025 exam or fail next week’s test.
Read More about California State Bar offers free July Bar Exam registration to applicants that experienced challenges in FebruarySouth Dakota Supreme Court approves licensure through public service experience as an alternative to the bar exam
ABA JOURNAL — The South Dakota Supreme Court has approved a new pathway to licensure that allows law students to perform 500 hours of supervised public
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