A look at the most significant federal actions facing higher education

March 13, 2025

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.

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Opinion: College leadership should push back on federal policies

March 13, 2025

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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Video: Ohio lawmakers react to recent federal orders on higher education

March 13, 2025

WTOL 11 — The bill, which has passed in the state senate, would also prevent faculty from striking.

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How friendships can be beneficial to graduate students

March 13, 2025

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can benefit in many ways from prioritizing friendships, Yi Hao and Mallory Neil write.

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A look at steps to close a university

March 13, 2025

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.

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Michigan governor pushes for male college enrolment after recent drop

March 13, 2025

FOX 47 NEWS — Gov. Whitmer to sign an executive directive to boost young men’s education and training.

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Texas legislature considers higher education budget cuts

March 13, 2025

HOODLINE — Texas has a $24 billion surplus, but the state’s legislature has proposed budget cuts that could significantly reduce funding for higher education.

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AALS distinguished counselor Blake Morant discusses the history of executive orders and challenges

March 13, 2025

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.

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California State Bar offers free July Bar Exam registration to applicants that experienced challenges in February

March 13, 2025

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. 

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South Dakota Supreme Court approves licensure through public service experience as an alternative to the bar exam

March 13, 2025

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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